Politics & Government

Plymouth Township Race Sees Crowded Field

21 Republicans, 3 Democrats meet filing deadline for Board of Trustees.

Update: Since this posting, Abe Munfakh has withdrawn name as a candidate for township supervisor. 

A crowded field is vying for seats on the Plymouth Township Board of Trustees, due in part to a over the township's fire budget.

According to the Plymouth Observer, 21 Republicans and three Democrats have filed for this year's race by Tuesday's 4 p.m. deadline, and all six of the incumbents looking to keep their seats face challengers in the Aug. 7 GOP primary.

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Trustee Steve Mann is not seeking re-election, the report said.

Here's a look at the candidates:

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Supervisor:

  • Richard Reaume (incumbent), Republican
  • Abe Munfakh, Republican

Clerk:

  • Joe Bridgman (incumbent), Republican
  • Nancy Conzelman, Republican

Treasurer:

  • Ron Edwards (incumbent), Republican
  • Richard Sharland, Republican
  • Paul Garon, Republican
  • Edwin Schulz, Republican
  • Rita White, Democrat (no primary challenger)

Trustee:

  • Kay Arnold (incumbent), Republican
  • Bob Doroshewitz (incumbent), Republican
  • Mike Kelly (incumbent), Republican
  • Arthur Butler, Republican
  • Mark Christenson, Republican
  • Charles Curmi, Republican
  • Sandy Groth, Republican
  • Christopher Hull, Republican
  • Andrew Justus, Republican
  • Jennifer Mann, Republican
  • Don Schnettler, Republican
  • Paul Schulz, Republican
  • Janai Stepp, Republican
  • Joanne Lamar, Democrat
  • Alanna Maguire, Democrat

Jennifer Mann led the Citizens Action Group of Plymouth Township, a group that strongly opposed .

Independents have until July 19 to file to be included on the November ballot.

For more on this story, check the Observer website.


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