In Stevens Point, a contentious battle over political philosophy has been the center point of debate between incumbent Mayor Andrew Halverson and his challenger, city council member Mike Wiza. Halverson says he can continue to bring jobs to the Stevens Point area and points to his work with Travel Guard, Spectra Print and Marshfield Clinic retaining and creating jobs in the city. Wiza says Halverson gave away too much of the taxpayers money in those efforts, and says he could get the same results for the city more effectively.
Schofield will be holding an election to replace former mayor Al Bremer who died last year. The two candidates are interim Mayor Ken Fabel and challenger Jesse Rozmarynowski.
Seats for city councils and village and town boards are up for grabs in most municipalities. Weston Village President Fred Schuster or Kronenwetter village president Judi Akey are up for reelection. Rothschild village president Neil Torney has announced he's not running for re-election.
School boards in Wausau, Stevens Point and Merrill have elections scheduled. Wausau and Merrill both reached concessions with their unions this winter in order to bring down costs, but Stevens Point did not enter into any negotiations.
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