Seven Applicants Apply For Vacant Kenosha County Board Seat, 5th District

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Seven residents applied for appointment to the vacant 5th District Kenosha County Board seat, County Board Chairman Monica M. Yuhas announced today.

The close of business on Monday, July 22, was the deadline for interested individuals to apply for the appointment.

The seven applicants, in alphabetical order, are:

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David Arrington (D) – Special Educational Teacher, IL – Former County Board Member, Lost By a Large Margin just three months ago

James Kendall – 29-Year Retired Kenosha Police Detective, Kenosha Police Union Board Executive Committee

Patrick Melman – Deputy Warden, Racine Correctional Institution

William Merritt – Physician Assistant, Zenith Health Care, Part Owner, Modern Apothecary

Jason Ottum – Associate Director, Cyber Security

Julia Robinson (D) – Former Alderman, Former Board of Health President, Kenosha County (Fought to keep businesses and schools closed during COVID.)

Tamara Weber – Owner, Kenosha Running Company


Yuhas said interviews with all seven applicants will be scheduled prior to an appointment being made at the Aug. 6 County Board meeting.

The individual appointed to the position will serve until a successor is elected in the 2025 spring nonpartisan election. (The appointee may seek election at that time, if he or she so chooses.

This seat became vacant with the recent resignation of former Supervisor Brian Thomas. The 5th District is located on the northwest side of the City of Kenosha; a map of the district is available online at https://bit.ly/KCDist5.

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  1. Who is the most liberal of the group? Guaranteed Monica Yuhas (D) picks the most liberal nut job to assist her in screwing Kenosha County! Let’s not forget, a very openly conservative just won that seat. Respect the voters!

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    1. Yes, respect the voters… many of whom don’t want more crazy bible thumper, anti-everything candidates elected anywhere.

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  2. I figured there’d be hundreds applying based on all of the arm chair quarterbacks on this site. Guess not. People just want to complain but no one wants to do the work, leaving room for the goofy Dems to pick up another seat.

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