2021/01/04 - Mayor's Column: Welcome to 2021, Local Elections are This Year
An Open Door to O’Fallon”
A Weekly Note from Mayor Herb Roach
On April 6, 2021, there will be local elections for positions in the City of O’Fallon, O’Fallon’s School Boards, and O’Fallon Township. For the City of O’Fallon, the offices of Mayor, City Treasurer, City Clerk, and one council seat for each of O’Fallon’s seven Wards will be up for election.
For the City positions, there were 24 petitions taken out in total for the various positions. All petitions had to be filed by 5 p.m. on December 21st and any challenges against any of the petitions had to filed by 5 p.m. on December 29, 2020. The City received twelve petitions for the various City Offices and no challenges.
Below are the positions that are up for election on April 6, 2021, and the candidates running for those positions.
City-wide Offices:
Mayor of O’Fallon: Herb Roach - incumbent
Treasurer: Dave Hursey- incumbent
City Clerk: Jerry Mouser- incumbent
City Council:
Ward 1: Ross Rosenberg- incumbent
Ward 2: Jerry Albrecht- incumbent, and Todd Hackney
Ward 3: Roy Carney and Mark Richardson
Ward 4: Stephanie Smallheer
Ward 5: Chris Monroe - incumbent
Ward 6: Jim Campbell
Ward 7: Dan Witt - incumbent
There were three current council members did not file for re-election:
Matt Gilreath in Ward 3
Mark Morton in Ward 4
Ray Holden in Ward 6
I would like to THANK Mr. Gilreath, Mr. Morton and Mr. Holden, for their service to the city and recognize all the work that they have put into serving the citizens of O’Fallon.
Also, I want to thank the five new candidates that have stepped up with the willingness to get involved by representing the citizens of their Ward and to help govern the City of O’Fallon.
And without question THANK YOU to all of our current Council Members for all of your time and effort that you have put in over the years and especially during 2020 when so many extra items had to be delt with for the safety and wellbeing of our citizens and our businesses.
As residents of O’Fallon, you should always be able to reach out to your elected officials and ask questions about what is happening in O’Fallon. Having open communications is important to me and something I care very deeply about. Thank you for reading, and please remember, my door is always open (virtually, at least)!