By James B. Bartle
Filing for the Primary Election, set for Aug. 3, began on Tues., Feb. 23 with several filings made this week.
On the Republican ballot, the respective candidates and offices sought are:
Associate Circuit Judge, David B. Tobben, Washington; County Presiding Commissioner, Jerry Landing, Sullivan, and Ron Keeven, New Haven; Clerk of the Circuit Court, Bill D. Miller, Washington; County Clerk, Debbie Door, Union; Recorder of Deeds, Sharon L. Birkman, Union.
Prosecuting Attorney, Robert E. Parks, Washington; County Auditor, Ralph E. Sudholt, II, Union; Collector of Revenue, Linda Emmons, Union; Central Township Committeeman, Alfred Osborn, St. Clair; Central Township Committeewoman, Dorothy Osborn, St. Clair.
Prairie Township Committeeman, Jerry Landing, Sullivan; Prairie Township Committeewoman, Virginia Landing, Sullivan; Washington Ward Two Committeewoman, Joy Gerstein, Washington; Washington Ward Two Committeeman, Terry O. Wilson, Washington; Washington Ward Four Committeeman, Nick Kotakis, Washington.
On the Democratic primary filings, the candidates to file are:
Associate Circuit Judge, Stan Williams, Pacific; Presiding County Commissioner, Gary W. Getman, St. Clair; County Clerk, Teresa Connelly, Union, and Don Necessary, Lonedell; Pacific Ward One Committeeman, Matt Agee, Pacific.
Central Township Committeeman, Jeff Maune, Union; Meramec Township Committeewoman, Juanita Abernathy, Leslie; Union Ward One Committeeman, Daniel J. Kloeppel, Union; Union Township Committeewoman, Rebecca A. Voelkerding, Washington.
Washington Ward One Committeewoman, Carol Straatmann, Washington; and Washington Ward Two Committeewoman, Robin Stewart, Washington.