Candidate filing closed Dec. 31 for municipal offices and school board positions across south St. Louis County for the April 8 election. 

Up for election this year are municipal seats in Crestwood, Green Park and Sunset Hills. The Green Park mayoral post is also up for election. 

On the school board side, seats on the Affton, Bayless, Hancock Place, Lindbergh and Mehlville boards are up for election.

Crestwood aldermanic seats held by Jim Zavist of Ward 1, Mike Balles of Ward 2, Greg Hall of Ward 3 and Tony Kennedy of Ward 4 are up for election. Zavist, Balles and Hall filed for their respective seats, while newcomers to office, Megan Gadallah and Steven Liddy, filed for the open Ward 4 seat. Kennedy did not file as he is term-limited.

The seats carry three-year terms.

Green Park aldermanic seats held by Carol Hamilton of Ward 1, Tammy Witzig of Ward 2 and Joe Monteleone of Ward 3 are up for election. The mayoral seat – currently held by Tim Thuston – is also up for election. All four seats carry two-year terms.

All four Green Park incumbents filed for their seats. Though they were the only candidates to file, an election will still be held as a proposition placing the question of a commercial real property tax will be on the ballot. 

Sunset Hills aldermanic seats held by Brian Fernanedz of Ward 1, Marie Davis of Ward 2, Greg Colombo of Ward 3 and Fred Daues of Ward 4 are up for election. Fernandez, Davis, Colombo and Daues filed for their respective seats. Fernandez, Colombo and Daues will run unopposed, while  Shelia Vita will challenge Davis for the Ward 2 seat.

The seats carry two-year terms.

The seats held by Jordan Levinson and Michael McNeil on the Affton School District Board of Education were slated to be up for election, though as McNeil and newcomer Joe Krabbe were the only two candidates to file, there will be no election held. McNeil and Krabbe will fill the two open seats carrying three-year terms. 

Seats held by Shannon Kohler and Michelle Padgett on the Bayless School District Board of Education were also slated to be up for election, though as the incumbents were the only candidates to file, they will keep their current seats. 

Similarly, two Hancock Place School District Board of Education director seats were up for election, though as incumbents Jennifer Kossman and Tony McMahon were the only two candidates to file, no election will be held. Both seats carry three-year terms.

Five individuals filed for two open seats on Lindbergh Schools Board of Education: incumbent Julia Voss, incumbent and current board Vice President Jennifer Miller, Russell Dahmer, David Randleman and Martin VerPlank. Dahmer and VerPlank are newcomers to public office, while Randelman previously ran unsuccessfully in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Both open seats carry three-year terms.

Like in previous years, Lindbergh Schools and the League of Women Voters are hosting a Board of Education candidate forum at Central Office, 9350 Sappington Road, on March 10 at 6 p.m. Candidates will have the opportunity to share their views and the community will have the opportunity to submit questions. The candidate forum will be open to the public and available on the district’s YouTube channel following the event. 

Megan Paule, Ann Zimpfer, Serene Wilkinson and Mick Johnson Jr. filed for the two open seats on the Mehlville School District Board of Education. The seats are currently held by Scott Huegerich and Grace Wright, who did not seek reelection. Both positions are three-year terms.

Mehlville School District will provide more information about each candidate in March through the Mehlville Messenger print newsletter and on the district website.

The Lemay Fire Protection District had one open seat carrying a six-year term, though as one candidate filed, an election will not be held.

The seat held by Director Ed Ryan on the Mehlville Fire Protection District Board of Directors is up for election. Ryan will be challenged by Steven Mossoti and Fred Baumgarth.

The seat carries a six-year term.

 By the end of his current term, Ryan will have served on the Board of Directors for 18 years.

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