(UPDATED March 30, 2015) Following are the Greater St. Louis Labor Council, AFL-CIO’s COPE endorsements for the April 7 General Municipal Election as approved at the Feb. 17 delegate meeting. Incumbents are marked with an asterisk (*).
Absentee voting started Tuesday, Feb. 24, and will continue through Friday, April 3. Check with your local election authority for hours and locations.
ST. LOUIS CITY LABOR CLUB
St. Louis Board of Aldermen
President Lewis Reed*
Ward 2 Dionne Flowers*
Ward 4 Samuel Moore*
Ward 6 Christine Ingrassia*
Ward 7 Jack Coatar
Ward 8 Stephen Conway*
Ward 10 Joseph Vollmer*
Ward 12 Larry Arnowitz*
Ward 13 Elizabeth Murphy*
Ward 14 Carol Howard*
Ward 15 Megan Green*
Ward 16 Donna Baringer*
Ward 22 Open
Ward 24 Open
Ward 26 Rodney Norman
Ward 28 Lyda Krewson*
TRI-COUNTY LABOR CLUB
City of Cottleville
Ward 1 Bradley DiMariano
City of Dardenne Prairie
Ward 1 Open
City of Lake St. Louis
Ward 1 Gary Turner
Ward 3 John Pellerito*
City of O’Fallon
Prop. 1 Yes
City of St. Charles
Mayor Open
Judge William Lomar, Jr.*
City of St. Peters
Ward 1 Dave Thomas*
Ward 2 Judy Bateman*
Ward 3 Terri Violet*
Ward 3, 1yr. term Open
Judge Donald ‘Don” Kohl*
City of Weldon Spring
Ward 2 Janet Kolb*
City of Wentzville
Ward 2 Sonya Shryock
Ward 3 Matt Swanson
Judge Vincent Johnson
SCHOOL BOARDS
Fort Zumwalt School District
Board member Michael MacCormack*
Props A & B Yes
Francis Howell School District
Board member Chad Lange
Board member Eric Seider*
Orchard Farm School District
Board member Nancy Goeke*
Washington School District
Board member Harry Whitney
Wentzville School District
Board member Michael Feinstein
Board member Natalie DeWeese
Prop E Yes
FIRE /AMBULANCE
Central County Fire District
Prop. S ($15 million bond renewal) Yes
Cottleville Fire District
Seat 1 Kenneth Brooks
Lake St. Louis Fire District
Board of Directors Rick Thurwachter
Lincoln County Ambulance
Board member Diane Mueller
Board member Angie Collins*
O’Fallon Fire District
Board member William “Bill” Laughlin*
WATER DISTRICT
Public Water Supply Dist. 2
Sub district 3 John Cook
NORTH COUNTY LABOR CLUB
City of Bellefontaine Neighbors
Mayor Robert J. Doerr*
City of Black Jack
Mayor Norman C. McCourt*
Ward 1 Rick Steigerward*
City of Bridgeton
Municipal Judge Joseph W. Larrew*
Ward 3 Ferd Fetsch*
Ward 4 Joni Norris*
City of Dellwood
Mayor Reggie Jones*
City of Edmundson
Mayor John Gwaltney*
City of Ferguson
Ward 1 Ella M. Jones
Ward 2 Brian Patrick Fletcher
Ward 3 Wesley Bell
City of Florissant
Mayor Tom Schneider*
Municipal Judge Daniel Patrick Boyle*
Ward 1 Timothy A. Lee*
Ward 3 Joseph P. Eagan*
Ward 5 Keith Schildroth*
Ward 7 Jackie Bond Pagano*
Ward 9 Doug Stuart
City of Hazelwood
Mayor Matthew G. Robinson
Proposition P Yes
City of Jennings
Mayor Allan Stichnote
Ward 1 Miranda Jones
Ward 3 Nichole Cook
Ward 4 Joseph Turner
City of Overland
Ward 1 Marty A. Little*
Ward 2 Vernon Jay Fetsch*
Ward 3 Peggy Keller*
Ward 4 Tim Jones*
City of Maryland Heights
Ward 1 Donald (Don) A. Hunt*
Ward 2 Edwin L. Dirck, Jr.*
Ward 3 Maureen Brown
City of Moline Acres
Mayor Michelle DeShay
Ward 2 Darlene Bell*
City of St. Ann
Mayor Michael George Corcoran*
FIRE DISTRICTS
Riverview Fire Protection District:
Director David Schmerben
Robertson Fire Protection District
Director Open
Spanish Lake Fire District:
Director John (Jack) E. Green
SCHOOL BOARDS
Ferguson/Florissant
Board member Brian (Scott) Ebert*
Proposition 1 Yes
Hazelwood
Board member Desiree D. Whitlock*
SOUTH COUNTY LABOR CLUB
St. Louis County Council
6th District Kevin O’Leary
SCHOOL BOARDS
Afton
Board member Doug Beck*
Board member Larry R. Knox*
Hancock
Board member Connie Barton
Board member Liza Schultheis
Kirkwood Open
Lindbergh
Board member Karen Schuster*
Board member Daniel Sampson
Mehlville
Board member Ronald Fedorhak*
Board member James Murphy
JEFFERSON COUNTY LABOR CLUB
Arnold City Council
Ward 1 Jason Fulbright*
Ward 2 David Owens
Ward 3 Phil Amato*
Ward 4 Butch Cooley*
City of Byrnes Mill
Mayor Susan Gibson*
City of Crystal City
Ward 1 Open
Ward 2 Tony Becker*
Ward 3 Kenneth Jones Jr.*
Ward 4 David Picarella*
Prop. E Yes
City of Festus
Ward 4 Michael Cook
City of Herculaneum
Ward 1 Michael Burlage*
Ward 2 Norman B. Seithel*
Ward 3 Joseph P. Burke
City of Hillsboro
Mayor Frank Roland Jr.* (Deceased 3/16?15)
City of Pevely:
Mayor Stephanie M. Haas
Ward 1 Steve Markus
Ward 2 Russ Shackelford
Ward 3 Don Mrenkhus
Jefferson College
Trustee George “Bob” Engelbach*
Trustee Steve Meinberg*
SCHOOL BOARDS
Crystal City
Board member Gary V. Helwig
Board member Kenneth W. Holdinghausen*
Fox C-6
Board member Chris Hastings
Dunklin
Board member Tammy Heidland
Northwest
Proposition Pride Yes
FIRE & EMS
Cedar Hill Fire Protection
Proposition “Safety” Yes
Valle EMS
Valle Ambulance
Property Tax Relief Yes
FRANKLIN COUNTY LABOR CLUB
City of Pacific:
Ward 2 Johnson*
St. Clair Fire Protection District
Director Larry Janes*
Proposition “Safety” Yes
Proposition “Fire” Yes
Union Fire Protection District
Director Thomas J. Quigley
Crawford County EMS
Director Paula Shockley
Meramec EMS
Proposition E Yes
ROCKWOOD LABOR CLUB
St. Louis County Council
6th District Kevin O’Leary
City of Eureka
Mayor Kevin Coffey*
Ward 1 Wes Sir*
Alderman: Ward 2
(write-in) Marilyn Leistner
City of Pacific
Alderman, Ward 2 Carol Johnson*
Schools
Rockwood School District
Proposition 4 Yes
FIRE & EMS
West County Fire Protection District
Proposition F Yes