2025 SPRING ELECTION
Primary is Tuesday February 18th
City Employee General Election is Tuesday April 1st
2025 Mayoral Candidates: (in no particular order)

Vicki Markussen for Mayor
Shaundel Washington-Spivey for Mayor


Ellie McLoone for Mayor
Chris Kahlow for Mayor

2025 La Crosse City Council Candidates
WIZM News has invited all candidates to participate in a questionnaire about themselves and their positions. District 7 voting is active in the primary on February 18th to narrow the number of candidates to two. Other districts’ questionnaires will be posted soon…
PRIMARY – DISTRICT 7:
Mac Kiel (Incumbent) –> Learn More About Mac
Gary Padesky –> Read More About Gary
John F. Reiman –> Learn More About John
2025 General Election:
DISTRICT 8 – Uncontested
Mackenzie Mindel (I)
DISTRICT 9
Chris Woodard (I)
Aron Newberry
DISTRICT 10 – Uncontested
Jennifer Trost
DISTRICT 11
Martin Gaul
Cyrstal Bedford
DISTRICT 12
Doug Happel (I)
Lisa Weston
DISTRICT 13
Rosanne Northwood
Paul Brown
(I) incumbent
2025 La Crosse School Board Candidates
WIZM News has invited all candidates to participate in a questionnaire about themselves and their positions. We will post their answers as they come in. Please check back often.
Incumbents are Katie Berkedal, Merideth Garcia, and Juan F. Jimenez.
A February primary will be required to narrow the number of candidates down to six. Six candidates will appear on the April 1, 2025, spring election ballot for three school board spots.
The candidates are (in no particular order):
Joy Buchman
Molly Fuchs –> Learn More About Molly
Merideth Garcia –> Learn More About Merideth
Adam Hoffer –> Learn More About Adam
Kevin Hundt –> Learn More About Kevin
Jeff Jackson –> Learn More About Jeff
Sam Morris –> Learn More About Sam
