By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
Candidates who earned the endorsement of the St. Louis Labor Council fared well in the April 2 municipal elections.
In St. Louis, as expected, Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed won election to a fourth term, easily defeating Green Party candidate Jerome Bauer.
Reed, who received the St. Louis Labor Council’s COPE endorsement in the general election, could be the swing vote on some key decisions — such as whether to bring in a private operator to run St. Louis Lambert International Airport.
The election also made St. Louis aldermanic races official. Most candidates that won the Democratic primary ran unopposed.
In competitive races, COPE-endorsed Alderwoman Christine Ingrassia defeated Republican Michael Hebron in the city’s 6th Ward and Democrat Bret Narayan beat two independent candidates to represent the 24th Ward.
Following is a list of COPE-endorsed candidates who won election April 2. Incumbents are marked with an asterisk (*).
ST. LOUIS CITY LABOR CLUB
City of St. Louis
President Board of Aldermen Lewis Reed (D)*
Alderman Ward 2 Lisa Middlebrook (D)*
Alderman Ward 4 Samuel L. Moore (D)*
Alderman Ward 6 Christine Ingrassia (D)*
Alderman Ward 8 Annie Rice (D)*
Alderman Ward 10 Joe Vollmer (D)*
Alderman Ward 12 Larry Arnowitz (D)*
Alderman Ward 14 Carol Howard (D)*
Alderman Ward 16 Thomas Oldenburg (D)*
Alderman Ward 18 Jesse Todd (D)
Alderman Ward 20 Cara Spencer (D)*
Alderman Ward 22 Jeffrey Boyd (D)*
Alderman Ward 24 Bret Narayan (D)
Alderman Ward 26 Shameen Hubbard (D)
Alderman Ward 28 Heather Navarro (D)
JEFFERSON COUNTY LABOR CLUB
City of Arnold
Alderman, Ward 1 Jason Fullbright*
Alderman, Ward 4 Claude Butch Cooley*
City of Herculaneum
Alderman, Ward 1 Michael Burlage*
Alderman, Ward 2 Norman Seithel*
Alderman, Ward 3 Joseph Burke*
City of Pevely
Mayor Stephanie M. Haas*
Alderman, Ward 1 Steve Markus*
Alderman, Ward 3 Donald Menkhus*
Crystal City School District
School Board Mandie Osher*
Dunklin School District
School Board Oscar James Kasten*
School Board John A. Maddox
Festus R-6 School District
School Board Todd Oetting
School Board Richard Fadler
Fox C-6 School District
School Board Carole Yount*
Northwest School District
School Board Jeffery M. Hanewinkel*
School Board Gary Bonaker*
Windsor School District
School Board Steve Meinberg*
Jefferson Community College
Board of Trustees Ronald Skaggs*
Board of Trustees Krystal Hargis*
Board of Trustees Retta “Susan” Tuggle
Jefferson County Health Center
Board Officer Timothy Pigg*
Board Officer Dennis M. Diehl*
Joachim-Plattin Ambulance
Board of Directors Sam Richards
Board of Directors Darryl Reed
Rock Township Ambulance
Board of Directors Lynne Ruzicka
Board of Directors Christy Gay
NORTH COUNTY LABOR CLUB
City of Bellefontaine Neighbors
Mayor Tommie Pierson
City of Black Jack
Mayor Norman McCourt*
City of Ferguson
Council, Ward 1 Linda Lipka*
Council, Ward 3 Fran Griffin
City of Florissant
Mayor Tim Lowery
Judge Mary Elizabeth Dorsey
City of Hazelwood
Council, Ward 7 Ro Hendon*
City of Moline Acres
Alderman, Ward 2 Darlene Bell*
City of St. Ann
Mayor Mike Corcoran*
Ferguson-Florissant School District
School Board Leslie Hogshead*
Hazelwood School District
School Board Cheryl Latham*
School Board Zella Williams*
Black Jack Fire Protection District
Board of Directors Orlando Smith
Maryland Heights Fire District
Board of Directors Tom Carter
Pattonville Fire Protection District
Board of Directors William Esterline*
Riverview Fire Protection District
Board of Directors Kevin J. Anthony Jr.
Board of Directors Grace Harvey
Robertson Fire District
Fire Dist. Board Mike Conley*
ROCKWOOD LABOR CLUB
City of Pacific
Alderman, Ward 1 Carol Johnson
Rockwood School District
School Board Loralee Mondl
Meramec Ambulance District
Sub District 1 Shelby Cox
Pacific Fire Board
Board Member Chris Wymer
St. Clair Fire Protection District
Board of Directors Stephanie Butenhoff
SOUTH ST. LOUIS COUNTY LABOR CLUB
Hancock School District
School Board Wayne Anthony (Tony) McMahon
Kirkwood School District
School Board Mark Boyko
St. Louis Community College
District 3 Anne Marshall
TRI-COUNTY LABOR CLUB
City of New Melle
Alderman, Ward 2 Janet Karrnebrock
City of O’Fallon
Council, Ward 2 Tom “Duke” Herweck
Council, Ward 5 Debbie Cook
City of Silex
Mayor Charles (Chuck) Turbyeville
City of St. Charles
Mayor OPEN
Alderman, Ward 6 Jerry Reese
Alderman, Ward 7 Michael Flandermeyer
City of St. Peters
Alderman, Ward 2 Judy Bateman
Alderman, Ward 3 Terry Violet
Alderman, Ward 3 Melissa Reimer
Alderman, Ward 4 Nicholas (Nick) Trupiano
City of Troy
Alderman, Ward 3 Dennis Detert
City of Wentzville
Alderman, Ward 3 Matt Swanson
Orchard Farm School District
School Board Kenny Biermann
School Board Sarah Farley Vacek
St. Charles School District
School Board Donna Towers
School Board Marita Freymuth Malone
Wentzville School District
School Board Dale Schaper
Lincoln County Ambulance Board
District 3 Tammie Taubig
District 6 Melissa Squires
St. Charles County Ambulance Board
District 2 Raymond Bauer
District 4 Teresa Reynolds
Cottleville Fire District
Board of Directors Steve Dubois
Wentzville Fire District
Board of Directors Jennifer Houston
FRANKLIN COUNTY LABOR CLUB
City of Pacific
Alderwoman, Ward 2 Carol Johnson
Fire Board Chris Wymer
City of Washington
Councilman, Ward 1 Nick Obermark
MISSOURI VOTERS APPROVED MAJORITY OF PROPOSITIONS APRIL 2
Voters approved most, but not all propositions on the ballot.
In Jefferson County, Proposition S, the Fox School District’s a 40-cent property tax increase to pay for updates to building safety and security, additional classrooms and other facility needs was rejected. However, Proposition F, the Festus School District’s 59-cent property tax increase for general operations, building renovations, additional safety and security improvements, continued technology upgrades and construction of a new performing arts center passed, as did Proposition 911, a continuation of the one-half-cent sales tax collected in the county to fund the agency.
In Franklin County, voters passed half-cent sales tax inceases – Proposition P to fund parks and stormwater improvements, and Proposition S to fund street repairs and maintenance.
In St. Charles County Proposition R, the New Melle Fire Protection District’s 10-cent property tax increase to fund district pensions, passed. In Warren County, Proposition S, the Wright City Fire Protection District’s 17-cent property tax increase to continue current staffing levels, maintain four fire and provide appropriate staff training, failed.
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