Four vying for mayor's post in first heat of race
Town supervisor races uncontested
Jan. 6, 2010 | 0 comments
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Incumbent Brookfield Mayor Jeff Speaker will face three opponents in his race for a third term, including a long-serving alderman and a Waukesha County supervisor.
As of Tuesday's 5 p.m. filing deadline, the Brookfield mayoral race has a field of four, meaning a primary will be held Feb. 16 to narrow the pool to two.
The candidates are Speaker, 18520 Milwaukee Ave.; 4th District Alderman Steve Ponto, 19755 Kilkee Court; Waukesha County Supervisor Thomas Schellinger, 240 Leanore Lane; and former alderman and Elmbrook School Board member David Marcello, 4695 Danbury Drive.
The top two vote-getters in the primary will advance to the general election April 6.
Two other people - former municipal judge Richard Steinberg and longtime Brookfield resident Roger Bielinski - had filed declarations of candidacy but decided not to file nomination papers. Their names will not appear on the ballot.
In a news release announcing his decision to withdraw, Steinberg said the introduction of a February primary provided a "short time period to conduct a mid-winter campaign" and "has resulted in a massive advertising effort instead of an issue-oriented election."
Despite his withdrawal, Steinberg said there will be "a strong challenge to the incumbent mayor in the general election."
Bielinski could not be reached for comment.
The mayor serves a four-year term and will make $99,149 a year through 2012, with 2 percent increases scheduled in 2013 and 2014.
Five council races contested
Five of the city of Brookfield's incumbent aldermen will face challengers this spring.
Two contestants are running in each of the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th and 6th districts.
In the 1st District, former Alderman Richard Brunner, 2940 Princeton Road, has filed to run against the man who ousted him in the 2006 election, incumbent Bill Carnell, 3360 Cardinal Drive. Brunner served on the Common Council from 1998 through 2006 before losing to Carnell, a former employee with Brookfield's Public Works Department.
Terry Halmstad, 3485 Tall Oaks Drive, who lost to Alderman Rick Owen in the race for the 2nd District seat in 2008, will face off against incumbent Bob Reddin, 18020 Royalcrest Drive, who is seeking his second term in the 2nd District.
In the 4th District, Alderman and Common Council President Mark Nelson, 2450 Keats Drive, will face a challenge from newcomer J.P. Murray, 1460 N. Barker Road.
In the 5th District, incumbent Gary Mahkorn, 18670 Le Chateau Drive, will square off against Sheila Buechel, 16505 Siesta Lane, the former president of the Friends of the Brookfield Public Library.
Sixth District Alderman Jerry Mellone, 16980 Ruby Lane, who is seeking his second term, will face a challenge from newcomer Michael Loy, 16455 Georgetown Drive.
Third District Alderman Jim Garvens and 7th District Alderwoman Lisa Mellone are unopposed.
Aldermen serve four-year terms and are paid $9,911 annually.
Town supervisors unopposed
Two incumbent town of Brookfield supervisors will be unopposed in their re-election campaigns in April.
John Schatzman, 22129 Ridge Road, and Patrick Stroebel, 19545 Black Forest Drive, will run again for two-year terms on the five-member Town Board.
Stroebel joined the Town Board in a special election in 2003, and Schatzman was elected to his first two-year term in 2004.
Supervisors make $5,000 annually.
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