Candidates for Library District Board
Learn about candidates who have filed to run for Library District Board.
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Who's currently in office
Learn about who represents you in Kalamazoo County.
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Candidates and elected officials with this symbol took the People First Pledge, promising to serve people first, independent of both major parties and big-money interests.
- View profileJeanne FriedmanNonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026
- View profileCara TerryNonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026
- View profileDonna Beth VanderVriesNonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026
- View profilePenny BealsNonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026
- View profileValerie HarrisNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028
- View profileTakisha JohnsonNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028Has taken the People First Pledge
- View profileCourtney BordnerNonpartisan · Current term 2021 to 2026
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Michele D. BehrNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profileRobert CrissmanNonpartisan · Current term 2021 to 2026
- View profileKenneth A. BakerNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028
- View profileLinda WhitlockNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028
- View profileRobert HeasleyNonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026
- View profileEmily Greenman WrightNonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026
- View profileLisa A. GodfreyNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028
- View profileRuth LayneNonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026
- View profileBrenda J. HughesNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028
- View profileLinda MahNonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026
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Jessie ClemenceNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profileAshley WillisNonpartisan · Current term 2021 to 2026
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Tom VanceNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profile
Jannie M. WilliamsNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profileJenny SportelNonpartisan · Current term 2021 to 2026
- View profileKori JockNonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026
- View profileTodd AllgorNonpartisan · Current term 2021 to 2026
- View profileNancy NeumannNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028
- View profileLisa LysdahlNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028
- View profileDorla E. Coleman-BonnerNonpartisan · Current term 2024 to 2026
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About Library District Board
About this position
- Office level
- Local
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Commitment level
- Part Time
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 3 open seats
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Library District Board
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Must be a qualified elector of a participating municipality on the deadline for filing nominating petitions and must be a resident of the district.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing fee is $100 in lieu of a petition; signature requirement of 40-100
- Filing period
- January 1, 2026 - July 16, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the City Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 7900 South Westnedge Avenue, Portage, MI 49002
- Filing phone
- 269-329-4511
- Step 3
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