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Mishawaka School City Referendum:

Shall School City of Mishawaka continue to impose increased property taxes paid to the school corporation by homeowners and businesses for eight (8) years immediately following the holding of the referendum for the purpose of funding student and staff safety, academic programming, technology hardware, software, and personnel, and employee retention and compensation? The property tax increase requested in this referendum was originally approved by the voters in November, 2016, and originally increased the average property tax paid to the school corporation per year on a residence within the school corporation by 22.75% and originally increased the average property tax paid to the school corporation per year on a business property within the school corporation by 23.31%.

Candidates for Mayor

Ballot Name Office Title Party
HENRY DAVIS JR Mayor of South Bend Democratic
JAMES MUELLER Mayor of South Bend Democratic
DAVE WOOD Mayor of Mishawaka Republican
DESMONT UPCHURCH Mayor of South Bend Republican

Candidates for Clerk or Clerk/Treasurer

Ballot Name Office Title Party
DEBBIE LADYGA-BLOCK Mishawaka City Clerk Democrat
JASON BANICKI South Bend City Clerk Democrat
DAWN M JONES South Bend City Clerk Democrat
BIANCA TIRADO South Bend City Clerk Democrat
LOUANN HAZEN Mishawaka City Clerk Republican
TINA C WILSON South Bend City Clerk Republican

Candidates for City-County or City Common Council Member

Ballot Name Office Title Party
LACY HAHN Mishawaka City Common Council, At Large Democratic
GREGG A HIXENBAUGH Mishawaka City Common Council, At Large Democratic
MATT MAMMOLENTI Mishawaka City Common Council, At Large Democratic
DALE (WOODY) EMMONS Mishawaka City Common Council, District 1 Democratic
MATT CARROLL Mishawaka City Common Council, District 2 Democratic
SHELLI TREELY Mishawaka City Common Council, District 4 Democratic
TONY VIOLI Mishawaka City Common Council, District 5 Democratic
RON BANICKI Mishawaka City Common Council, District 6 Democratic
OLIVER DAVIS South Bend City Common Council Member, At Large Democratic
LORI K HAMANN South Bend City Common Council Member, At Large Democratic
LAQUITA HUGHES South Bend City Common Council Member, At Large Democratic
RACHEL TOMAS MORGAN South Bend City Common Council Member, At Large Democratic
KAREN L WHITE South Bend City Common Council Member, At Large Democratic
NICK HAMANN South Bend City Common Council Member, District 1 Democratic
CANNETH J LEE South Bend City Common Council Member, District 1 Democratic
JORDEN GIGER South Bend City Common Council Member, District 2 Democratic
OPHELIA GOODEN-RODGERS South Bend City Common Council Member, District 2 Democratic
DREW DUNCAN South Bend City Common Council Member, District 3 Democratic
SHARON L MCBRIDE South Bend City Common Council Member, District 3 Democratic
TROY D WARNER South Bend City Common Council Member, District 4 Democratic
SHERRY BOLDEN-SIMPSON South Bend City Common Council Member, District 5 Democratic
PATRICK REIGHTER South Bend City Common Council Member, District 5 Democratic
BRUCE MITCHELL JR South Bend City Common Council Member, District 6 Democratic
SHEILA A NIEZGODSKI South Bend City Common Council Member, District 6 Democratic
MAGGIE M DEMAEGD Mishawaka City Common Council, At Large Republican
GLORIA NIEDBALSKI Mishawaka City Common Council, At Large Republican
MIKE BELLOVICH Mishawaka City Common Council, District 2 Republican
ANTHONY (TONY) HAZEN Mishawaka City Common Council, District 3 Republican
KATE VOELKER Mishawaka City Common Council, District 4 Republican
HEIDI-SUNJE BELL South Bend City Common Council Member, At Large2 Republican
RHONDA RICHARDS South Bend City Common Council Member, At Large2 Republican
ROOSEVELT LORENZO STEWART SR South Bend City Common Council Member, District 2 Republican
SONIA PEREZ South Bend City Common Council Member, District 3 Republican
ELI WAX South Bend City Common Council Member, District 5 Republican

Candiadtes for Town Clerk-Treasurer

Ballot Name Office Title Party
ELIZABETH MCCOMBS Roseland Town Clerk-Treasurer Democratic
THERESA (TERRI) BUCKMASTER Walkerton Town Clerk-Treasurer Democratic

Candidates for Judge, Town Court

Ballot Name Office Title Party
DANIEL P CHAMBERLIN Walkerton Town Judge Republican

Candidates for Town Council Member

Ballot Name Office Title Party
ROBIN ACKERSON Roseland Town Council Member, At Large Democratic
JULIE MUDROVICH Roseland Town Council Member, At Large Democratic
KAROL S JACKSON Walkerton Town Council Member, Ward 4 Democratic
JEFF FANSLER Walkerton Town Council Member, At Large Republican
JOYCE JOINER Walkerton Town Council Member, Ward 3 Republican
KYLE NORRIS Walkerton Town Council Member, Ward 4 Republican
BRYAN VANDALL Walkerton Town Council Member, Ward 4 Republican