Election Date April 2, 2024

Absentee Voting begins February 20, 2024

If you plan to absentee vote by mail, you need to request your ballot as soon as possible after this date, as it takes several weeks to process your ballot request.

Voting by mail is safe and effective, the Election Authority can track your ballot and its receipt once you have mailed it back. In the unlikely event of it getting lost, you can vote in-person at the Election Authority and your lost ballot will be declared null and void.

St Charles Community College Board of Trustees Candidates

(i) incumbent
links to candidate pages are provided where known

Board of Trustees Candidates
Dan Hogan
Arnie AC Dienoff
Gary McKiddy Endorsed by American Federation of Teachers local 4803 and Tri-County Labor Legislative Club
Michael Lissner (i)
Jean Ehlmann (i) Endorsed by American Federation of Teachers local 4803 and Tri-County Labor Legislative Club


St Charles County School Board Candidates

(i) incumbent
links to candidate pages are provided where known
All districts are vote for 2

St. Charles School District
Randy Beilsmith Endorsed by St. Charles County GOP (Republican Party)
Heidi Sikma (i) Endorsed by St. Charles County Families for Public Schools, Tri-County Labor Legislative Club, and St. Charles Education Association
Ellen Zerr (i) Endorsed by St. Charles County Families for Public Schools, Tri-County Labor Legislative Club, and St. Charles Education Association. MO Citizens for Safe Communities Value Aligned Candidate

Fort Zumwalt School District
Arnie C. AC "Arn" Dienoff
Tommy George Jr (i) Endorsed by St. Charles County Families for Public Schools, Tri-County Labor Legislative Club, and Fort Zumwalt Education Association. MO Citizens for Safe Communities Value Aligned Candidate. Missouri Equity Education Partnership Pro-Equity Candidate.
Gabriel Helms (i) Endorsed by St. Charles County Families for Public Schools, Tri-County Labor Legislative Club, Missouri Equity Education Partnership, and Fort Zumwalt Education Association. MO Citizens for Safe Communities Value Aligned Candidate
Melissa Wilson

Orchard Farm School District
Monica Burton
Steve Stopke (i) Endorsed by St. Charles County Families for Public Schools and Tri-County Labor Legislative Club
Eric Williams (i) Endorsed by St. Charles County Families for Public Schools and Tri-County Labor Legislative Club

Francis Howell School District
Steven Blair Endorsed by St. Charles County Families for Public Schools, Tri-County Labor Legislative Club, and Francis Howell Forward. Missouri Equity Education Partnership Pro-Equity Candidate.
Adriana Kuhn Endorsed by St. Charles County GOP (Republican Party) and Francis Howell Families. Missouri Equity Education Partnership Anti-Equity Candidate.
Carolie Owens Endorsed by St. Charles County Families for Public Schools, Tri-County Labor Legislative Club, and Francis Howell Forward. Missouri Equity Education Partnership Pro-Equity Candidate.
Sam Young Endorsed by St. Charles County GOP (Republican Party) and Francis Howell Families. Missouri Equity Education Partnership Anti-Equity Candidate.

Wentzville School District
David Biesenthal Endorsed by St. Charles County Families for Public Schools and Tri-County Labor Legislative Club
Leigh Palitzsch Endorsed by St. Charles County GOP (Republican Party)
Cindy Reidy Endorsed by St. Charles County GOP (Republican Party)
Brad Welsh Endorsed by St. Charles County Families for Public Schools and Tri-County Labor Legislative Club

Endorsements and Resources

  • St. Charles County Families for Public Schools
    • St. Charles County Families for Public Schools supports, informs, and advocates for people, actions, and legislation that provides for the highest quality public education experiences for all students.
    SCCFFPS works to support candidates for local school boards who support public education and for ballot measures that improve school funding. We support our students, teachers, staff and administrators in the pursuit of educational excellence for our community and opportunity for all citizens
    SCCFFPS endorses the following candidates:
    City of St Charles- Heidi Sikma and Ellen Zerr
    Wentzville- Brad Welsch and David Biensenthal
    Francis Howell- Carolie Owens and Steven Blair
    Fort Zumwalt- Tommy George Jr and Gabriel Helms
    Orchard Farm- Steve Stopke and Eric Williams

  • St. Charles Education Association - SCEA
    • The Missouri NEA is an advocate for public schools, public school students and public school employees
    SCEA's endorsed BOE candidates are Heidi Sikma and M. Ellen Zerr

  • Fort Zumwalt Education Association - FZEA
    • The Missouri NEA is an advocate for public schools, public school students and public school employees
    FZEA's endorsed BOE candidates are Tommy George Jr and Gabriel Helms

  • Francis Howell Forward
    • Francis Howell Forward is dedicated to preserving and protecting public schools and to advancing equity education
    Francis Howell Forward is proud to endorse Carolie Owens and Steven Blair

  • Francis Howell Families
    • Francis Howell Families reject attempts to divide people by race, gender, or other immutable characteristics. Say NO to CRT & division. Say YES to academic excellence
    Francis Howell Families endorses Adriana Kuhn and Sam Young

  • St. Charles County GOP
    • The Missouri Republican Party SUPPORTS overturning Roe v. Wade, marriage as being between one man and one woman, empowering local school districts to determine how best to handle the teaching of creationism and the theory of evolution.
    The St. Charles County Republican Central Committee (SCCRCC) has endorsed the following candidates for Board of Education:
    Wentzville- Leigh Palitzsch and Cindy Reidy
    Francis Howell- Adriana Kuhn and Sam Young
    St Charles- Randy Beilsmith

  • Missouri Equity Education Partnership
    • Missouri Equity Education Partnership is a grassroots organization founded in 2021 to promote anti-racist and anti-bias approaches to education. Education is about preparing children for the rest of their lives, and equity education gives them essential skills.

    We reached out to every school board candidate in the state with surveys and scored their responses based on their approach to equity education.

    Missouri Equity Education Partnership endorses Gabriel Helms for Fort Zumwalt.

  • MO Citizens for Safe Communities
    • We advocate for safe and effective learning environments for all children in Missouri. We have helped celebrate teachers, run fun community events, supported each other, and helped those in need during the course of the pandemic.

    MO Citizens for Safe Communities Value Aligned Candidates:
    St Charles- Ellen Zerr
    Fort Zumwalt- Tommy George, Gabriel Helms
    Orchard Farm-
    Francis Howell-
    Wentzville-


  • Tri-County Labor Legislative Club
    • It is our mission to unite those sympathetic to the labor movement, engender and nurture the principles and philosophies which have elicited legislation that safeguards and enables all working men and women of Missouri the opportunity to adequately provide for the welfare of themselves and their families.

    Tri-County Labor Legislative Club endorses:
    Tommy George Jr. and Gabriel Helms for Fort Zumwalt School District, Board of Education
    Steven Blair and Carolie Owens for Francis Howell School District, Board of Education
    Donald Eric Williams and Steven Stopke for Orchard Farm School District, Board of Education
    Heidi Sikma and M. Ellen Zerr for St. Charles School District, Board of Education
    Brad Welsh and David Biesenthal for Wentzville School District, Board of Education
    Gary McKiddy and Jean Ehlmann for St Charles Community College Board of Trustees

  • American Federation of Teachers Local 4803 St. Charles Community College Faculty Association
    • The AFT is a union of professionals that champions fairness; democracy; economic opportunity; and high-quality public education, healthcare and public services for our students, their families and our communities.

    AFT local 4803 endorses Gary McKiddy and Jean Ehlmann for St Charles Community College Board of Trustees


    Please email LWVStC to let us know about more endorsements or for more information

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