Jun 02, 2025

Ten candidates file for election to the Junction City Commission

Posted Jun 02, 2025 6:21 PM

By Dewey Terrill

JC Post

The filing deadline for the Junction City Commission election passed on Monday. There will be 10 candidates in the race.

Geary County Clerk Courtney Gilbert provided a list of the candidates.

--Sam Yoskowitz

--Terry Butler

--William R. Arnold Jr.

--John L. Tice

--Heath Gadberry

_--jim Germann

--Joe Markley

--Al Gordon

--Robert Laster

--Kelly Niemczyk

Three seats will be up for election.

Gilbert confirmed that there will be a primary election on Aug. 5. The list of candidates will be trimmed down to six in the primary. The general election is scheduled on Nov. 4.

Incumbent city commissioner Ronna Larson did not file for reelection. Ricardo Gutierrez, who was recently appointed to fill vacancy on the governing body, did not file for election to a full term.