The ballot appears to be set for the Republican primary in the Shawano County sheriff’s race, with no limit on the amount of money the candidates can spend.
Incumbent Randy Wright and challengers Tom Tuma and Adam Bieber have all returned well over the 200 signatures needed to get on the ballot.
Wright turned in 400 signatures. Tuma turned in 353, and Bieber turned in 300.
The primary will be held Aug. 12.
Barring any last-minute entries, one of the candidates will advance to the general election Nov. 4, where there is an expected challenge from Independent candidate Lucas Christenson, of Shawano.
Christenson had not returned his papers as of Wednesday afternoon. The deadline is 5 p.m. Monday.
None of the three candidates in the Republican primary have claimed the $1,000 spending limit that would have exempted them from having to file campaign finance disclosures.
That means they can spend as much as they want as long as they turn in campaign finance reports. The first report, covering their spending through June 30, is due by July 21.
County Clerk Rosemary Rueckert said all three have also inquired as to what the maximum is that an individual contributor can give to a campaign. That would be $419.49.
Wright, who has been sheriff since 2007, is seeking another four-year term.
Tuma, a captain with the Sheriff’s Department, will have been with the department for 25 years in August.
Bieber, a Shawano police officer, has worked in law enforcement for 14 years and has been with the Shawano Police Department since 2003.
Christenson works in the parts department at American Marine & Motorsports in Shawano.