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Contest develops for one La Crosse County judge’s seat in April

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2 weeks ago

January 6, 2025

Two candidates are now in the running to succeed a retiring La Crosse County judge.

Eric Sanford, the county’s family court commissioner, has filed papers for the Branch 1 judge’s race. Sanford would join attorney Joe Veenstra on the spring ballot in an election for the seat now held by the retiring Judge Ramona Gonzalez.

Tuesday at 5 p.m. is the filing deadline for the April election. Veenstra announced his campaign last summer.

Two incumbent judges, Elliott Levine and Scott Horne, are expected to run unopposed for reelection in their court branches.

The winners of the spring elections for circuit judge will serve six-year terms.

Brad Williams

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.