Candidates throw names in for election, more sought

With one week left to file, candidates are still being sought for a number of Wrangell’s municipal committees and elected seats.

As of Tuesday, four residents have put in their names for the October 3 ballot, ahead of the August 31 filing deadline. Assemblyman Mark Mitchell will not seek another term on that body, but will be running instead for one three-year term on the Port Commission. Current commissioner Walter Moorhead has not yet submitted his name for another term.

For the Wrangell School Board, Jessica Rooney has also put herself up for consideration. The three-year term is that of former board president and current member Susan Eagle. A two-year unexpired term on the board is also open, with appointed member Robert Rang seeking reelection.

Two three-year terms on the Assembly are coming up for election, with the seats of Mitchell and Stephen Prysunka both expiring this year. Prysunka has filed to run for another term.

On the Wrangell Medical Center Board, the seats of its president, Bernie Massin, and Terri Henson are expiring. The terms for each is four years, while a third two-year unexpired term vacated by Woody Wilson in October 2016 is also open on the upcoming ballot.

Information on the requirements for candidacy and voting locally can be found in the Sentinel, on the city’s http://www.wrangell.com website, and forms on running and voting both can be found inside City Hall’s lobby during weekly business hours. Interested residents are encouraged to apply.