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Pat Fribis challenged by Richard Gestring in Sunset Hills mayoral race

Pat Fribis challenged by Richard Gestring in Sunset Hills mayoral race

By Staff Report March 23, 2024

Sunset Hills Mayor Pat Fribis will face newcomer to public office Richard Gestring for the mayoral seat in the April 2 municipal elections. Pat Fribis has been mayor of Sunset Hills since 2016....

Voters line up to vote in the 2020 general election at Rogers Elementary in Oakville in November 2020.

April 5 Election Results: Here’s who and what won in South County

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor April 6, 2022

These are the final, unofficial election results for South County from the April 5 election, with 100 percent of precincts reporting. Look for continuing coverage this week online and in print.  The...

Voters check in to cast their ballots at the Sunset Hills Community Center during the April 2019 municipal election.

Read all The Call’s candidate questionnaires for the April 5 election

April 4, 2022

The Call’s candidate questionnaires offer the most complete glimpse you’ll find of candidates’ views leading up to an election. View a complete collection of the Call candidate questionnaires for...

Letters to the editor

Mayoral candidate Lieber is a “consensus-builder”

March 31, 2022

To the editor: We join the current Board of Aldermen in offering our endorsement of Ward 2 Alderman Christine Lieber for mayor of Sunset Hills. We have observed extraordinary efforts by Alderman...

Fribis and Lieber face off for Sunset Hills mayor

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter March 30, 2022

Editor's note: This is a developing article. Continue to check back to callnewspapers.com for more. Sunset Hills Mayor Pat Fribis will face Ward 2 Alderman Christine Lieber for the mayoral seat...

John Stephens and his wife, Gena, started the private Sunset Hills Neighbors Facebook group last year.

John Stephens looks back on Sunset Hills mayoral election

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter July 10, 2020

Despite a loss in the June 2 mayoral race, Sunset Hills resident John Stephens plans to continue to advocate for city residents. Two-term incumbent Sunset Hills Mayor Pat Fribis collected 1,117 votes...

John Stephens, left, and Pat Fribis, right.

Fribis wins re-election over Stephens, but says she’s glad a long, ‘vicious’ race is over

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter June 8, 2020

Sunset Hills will remain under the guidance of Mayor Pat Fribis after the two-term incumbent won her re-election bid against political newcomer John Stephens last week, following a long-drawn-out race...

John Stephens, left, and Pat Fribis, right.

Fribis and Stephens face off in Sunset Hills

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 18, 2020

Sunset Hills Mayor Pat Fribis will face political newcomer and resident John Stephens for her seat as mayor in the now postponed April 7 election. The election will be held June 2. Fribis, 9843 Sunset...

Citizens vote at the Sunset Hills Community Center April 2, 2019.

Filing for April sets races in Sunset Hills, school boards

January 28, 2020

Candidate filing closed last week for local elections in April, and this election season is set to be the most competitive South County has seen in several years. The election will be held Tuesday, April...

Voters check in to cast their ballots at the Sunset Hills Community Center during the April 2019 municipal election.

Competitive elections set for Sunset Hills mayor, Mehlville

December 23, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Candidate filing began last week for the April 7 elections across South County, setting up a competitive race for Sunset Hills Mayor Pat Fribis...

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