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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 |