City and School Board Candidates

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Municipal Candidates

Filing Dates for City of Rochester Municipal offices:

May 19 - June 2, 2026, ending at 5:00 p.m.

School Board

There will be no August 11 primary election for Rochester School Board.

Candidate filing for the City of Rochester School Board will be:

July 14 - July 28, 2026, ending at 5:00 p.m.

Candidates for all local offices, will be posted below at the end of each day of their filing period.

Mayor

Ward 1

Ward 3

Ward 5

Resources for City Council Candidates

The packets below remain from the 2024 cycle and are instructive only.

Updated versions of these documents will be uploaded in Ma, prior to the candidate filing period

Info Packet: Learn about the City's operations, legislative functions of the City Council, and areas of collaboration between Council and City Teammates

Q&A Request Form: Submit questions regarding the City and your prospective role in City Council

Q&A Form Report: A log of questions and answers submitted via the Q&A Request Form

Records Center: Submit a form to request data records

2026 School Board Candidates

Archived Candidates

City Council 2024

Councilmember At - Large:

Shaun C. Palmer - Filed on May 21, 2024
Randy Schubring - Filed on May 21, 2024
Dean Koutsoukos - Filed June 4, 2024

Ward 2 :

Nick Miller - Filed on May 23, 2024
Tripp Welch - Filed on May 23, 2024
Loring Stead - Filed on May 23, 2024
Breanna Bly - Filed on June 3, 2024

Ward 4 :

Andy Friederichs - Filed on May 21, 2024 -Updated Affidavit - Filed on October 7, 2024

Kelly Rae Kirkpatrick - Filed on May 21, 2024
Cory Sorgenfrie - Filed on May 21, 2024

Ward 6 :

Dan Doering - Filed on May 21, 2024
Mark Schleusner - Filed on May 21, 2024

Becca Dyer Tesch - Filed on May 22, 2024
Molly Dennis - Filed June 4, 2024
Salah Mohamed - Filed June 4, 2024 - Withdrew candidacy on June 6, 2024

School Board 2024

School Board Member Position 1

Don Barlow - Filed on May 21, 2024
Patrick Farmer - Filed on June 4, 2024

School Board Member Position 3

Karen MacLaughlin - Filed on May 21, 2024
John F. Whelan - Filed on June 4, 2024

School Board Member Position 7

Stephanie M. Whitehorn - Filed on May 30, 2024
Christina Lucille Barton- Filed on June 4, 2024

City Council 2022

Mayor:

Kim Norton (Incumbent) - Filed on May 17, 2022
Britt Noser - Filed on May 26, 2022

Ward 1:

Patrick Keane (Incumbent) - Filed on May 23, 2022
Andy Hemenway - Filed on May 23, 2022

Ward 3:

Nick Campion (Incumbent) - Filed on May 18, 2022
- Withdrew on May 27, 2022
Norman Wahl- Filed on May 31, 2022
Casey McGregor - Filed on May 27, 2022
Vangie Castro - Filed on May 31, 2022
Svaar David Vinje - May 27, 2022

Ward 5:

Shaun C Palmer (Incumbent) - Filed on May 17, 2022
Saida Omar - Filed on May 18, 2022

School Board 2022

School Board Member Position 2

Abdullahi Omar Yusuf - Filed on May 20, 2022
Justin M. Cook - Filed on May 23, 2022
Mohamed "Chief" - Filed on May 23, 2022

School Board Member Position 4

Julie Workman - Filed on May 17, 2022

School Board Member Position 5

Jean Marvin - Filed on May 17, 2022

School Board Member Position 6

Cathy Nathan - Filed on May 17, 2022

City Council 2020

Council Member-at-large:

Ward 2:

Ward 4:

Ward 6:

City Council 2018

Mayor:

Ward 1:

Ward 3:

Ward 5:

School Board 2020:

Position 1:

Position 3:

Position 7:

Candidates for the above offices need to file with the City Clerk's Office, either in-person, by mail, or electronically. More information about filing is available on the Running for Office section of this website.

At the time of filing, candidates must submit:

Affidavit of Candidacy
Candidate Name Pronunciation Guide
Ethics Disclosure Form(City Council candidates only)
Filing fee or petition in lieu of fee
- City Council positions = $50.00
- School Board Member positions = $2.00

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