Green County Board of Supervisors
All Green County Board of Supervisors seats are up for election on the April 5 ballot. There is one contested race in District 24: Incumbent Gordon Klossner is being challenged by Erica Roth. Steve Borowski is running for the open seat in District 7. Incumbents running are: District 1, Dennis Everson; District 2, Gary Neuenschwander; District 3, John Glynn; District 4, Jerry Guth; District 5, Kate Maresch; District 6, Michael Furgal; District 8, Joan Winn Rufenacht; District 9, Richard Thoman; District 10, Oscar Olson; District 11, Paul Beach; District 12, Harvey Mandel; District 13, Jeff Williams; District 14, Kenneth Hodgson; District 15, Sherri Fiduccia; District 16, Art Carter; District 17, Steven Stettler; District 18, Barbara Krattiger; District 19, Ron Wolter; District 20, Calvin Wickline; District 21, Russ Torkelson; District 22, Harvey Kubly; District 23, Karl Blumer; District 25, Kristi Leonard; District 26, Ted Fahey; District 27, Roger Truttman; District 28, Beth Luchsinger; District 29, Betty Grotophorst; District 30, Ray Francois; and District 31, Herb Hanson.
Age: 55
City/town of residence: City of Monroe
Family: Married over 33 years to Jane (Gibbons) Thoman and we have 5 Children and 3 grandchildren.
Education: Bachelor of Arts from Concordia University Wisconsin in Management and Communication. I also have an Associate Degree from Blackhawk Technical College in Accounting.
Occupation: Self-Employed - Owner/operator of hotel properties and apartment properties.
Previous elected positions held: Green County Board Supervisor (9th District) and City of Monroe Alderman (Ward 9).
What are the top issues facing this district/municipality and how would you work to resolve it?
I believe that we need to keep property taxes in check without sacrificing much needed services and amenities for our county. Many of our citizens are living on fixed incomes and it is important to keep tax levies as low as possible. As elected officials we need to keep a balance between taxes and services. It is our responsibility to see that we represent our constituents.
What are other key issues facing the district/municipality, and how would you work to resolve them?
We need to make sure that tax revenues are used to serve the county and that waste is eliminated. We also need to ensure that local control of the county is not taken from us and placed at the state or federal levels. There needs to be dialogue with our state and federal representatives to ensure that we keep control at the local levels and that we aren't given unfunded mandates to fulfill. I believe it is also our responsibility to educate and make our constituents aware of the issues facing us.