2025 SPRING ELECTION
La Crosse Mayor Candidate Forum
The Spring Election is on Tuesday, April 1
2025 Mayoral Candidates: (in no particular order)
Shaundel Washington-Spivey 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 was active due to a FEB primary to narrow the number of candidates to two. District 5 will hold a special election due to reorganization of the aldermanic districts. That position will be held until April of 2027.
Other districts’ questionnaires will be posted soon…
DISTRICT 5 (special election):
Olivia Stine —> Learn More About Olivia
DISTRICT 7:
Mac Kiel (Incumbent) –> Learn More About Mac
Gary Padesky –> Learn More About Gary
2025 General Election:
DISTRICT 8 – Uncontested
Mackenzie Mindel (I)
DISTRICT 9
Chris Woodard (I) —> Learn More About Chris
Aron Newberry —> Learn More About Aron
DISTRICT 10 – Uncontested
Jennifer Trost —> Learn More About Jennifer
DISTRICT 11
Crystal Bedford
Martin Gaul —> Learn More About Martin
DISTRICT 12
Doug Happel (I) —> Learn More About Doug
Lisa Weston —> Learn More About Lisa
DISTRICT 13
Rosanne Northwood
Paul Brown —> Learn More About Paul
(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. Only Garcia chose to run for another term on the board.
A February primary narrowed 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 –> Learn More About Joy
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
Voting Information
City of La Crosse Voting Information – Details on voting in La Crosse, both in person and absentee
MyVoteWisconsin – Find out where to vote, register, and what’s on your ballot in Wisconsin
League of Women Voters – Additional videos of the mayoral candidates
Below – List of Polling Places in La Crosse County
