Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.com
School district officials are hoping for a write-in willing to fill the Shawano School Board seat representing the town of Herman in the April 7 election.
Incumbent Jay Jones decided not to run for another two-year term, and no candidates came forward to take his seat.
Shawano School District Deputy Clerk Lori Sherman said she is not aware of anyone mounting a write-in campaign.
She said it’s the first time in her 24 years with the district that any of the seats had no candidates at all.
Sherman said the district will have to see who voters decide to write in and approach whomever has the most votes to see if the person wants the job.
The write-in winner will have to live in the town of Herman.
Sherman expects there could be a number of write-ins for people who don’t live in that area.
If the top write-in doesn’t want the seat, the school officials will continue down the line until they find someone who does.
If none of the write-ins is interested, the School Board could recruit and appoint someone.
“It could be interesting,” Sherman said. “We’ll have to wait and see.”
Incumbents Tyler Schmidt, representing the city of Shawano, and Al Heins, representing Richmond, are also running. They are unopposed.
Jones was elected to the board in 2009, replacing Wendy Gueths, who chose not to run.