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Onalaska mayor’s “oversight” will leave him off upcoming ballot

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To get reelected, Chilsen will have
to do so by write-in campaign

The mayor of Onalaska won’t be on the upcoming ballot this April.

An “oversight” mayor Joe Chilsen called it, leaving his address off some nomination papers, which left him under the required number of total valid signatures to get on the ballot.

The nomination papers were challenged by the only other candidate in the mayor’s race, Jack Pogreba.

So now, Chilsen, wrapping up his first term, will be talking with supporters over the next few days, to help him decide whether to run a write-in campaign.

 

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.

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  1. Greg Luce

    July 6, 2016 at 9:55 pm

    Can I get a link to this interview you did with Chilsen?

    Thanks

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