About Township Supervisor
About this position
The Township Supervisor is a member of a multi-person Board of Supervisors charged with general governance of the township and execution of legislative, executive and administrative powers. The Supervisor is responsible for setting and enacting policies and resolutions, levying taxes, and setting budgets.
- Office level
- Township
- Election frequency
- Every 2 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 2 open seats
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Township Supervisor
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Resident and qualified voter
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- The nomination papers shall be signed by not less than 20 nor more than 100 electors of the town. The nomination papers shall be circulated not sooner than December 1 preceding the election and shall be filed with the town clerk not later than 5 p.m. the first Tuesday in January, or the next day if Tuesday is a holiday.
- Filing period
- December 1, 2027 - January 4, 2028
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the Township Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- W314 N7624 Highway 83 PO Box 128 North Lake, WI 53064
- Filing phone
- 262-966-2651
- Step 3
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Who's currently in office
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- View profileJames "Jim" FlemingSeat 2Nonpartisan · Current term 2026 to 2028
- View profileDonald "Don" L. Herrick Jr.Seat 3Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2027
- View profileJames "Jim" W. OlsonSeat 4Nonpartisan · Current term 2026 to 2028
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Timothy "Tim" KlinkNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2027
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