2008 Woodie Awards
Candidates hoping for student vote
Five of six candidates running for city council came to talk with students March 27.
Brittany Westerberg
Issue date: 4/2/08 Section: News
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Every candidate except Larry Mix participated in a forum held in the Market of The Union on March 27 at 1 p.m. The Students' Association sponsored the forum, and SA President Chris Daugaard was mediator.
Ginger Thomson was the first of the five candidates to speak in the forum. She has been on the city council since May 2005. "The city and SDSU enjoy a wonderful partnership …" she said. "We want to continue that, and I can help by continuing to move this energetic and growing community … forward."
Ryan Brunner is another candidate. Brunner is currently on the City Council after being appointed in August 2007. Brunner was SA President for the 2004-05 school year, graduated from SDSU with a degree in agricultural economics in December 2007 and is currently pursuing a master's degree in the same field. He spoke about the relationship and unique partnerships that exist between the campus and community and said that, as a city councilman so far, he has worked to "provide a unique link between the campus and community to help maintain that relationship," he said.
Mike Bartley is running for reelection. He has been a resident of Brookings since 1974 and has family ties to SDSU. "It's a vibrant community, a vibrant university," he said. "All of us spend an awful lot of time trying to get input, to get your opinions … to try to make a decision that benefits all of us."
Mike McClemans, who has been a lifelong resident of Brookings, is also a candidate. He is a local businessperson involved in real estate, who has served on the council from 1999-2005.
Joyce Hodges, the fifth candidate, served eight years in the South Dakota House of Representatives as well as 12 years as a Kingsbury County Commissioner. Her husband and two sons are graduates of SDSU and her grandson is attending SDSU, so she is "very interested in what happens here," she said. "I love Brookings… and I want to make it a better place to live. … I have the time, and I have the experience. … We have to work together on the issues that will do us all the most good."
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