Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
The superintendent of San Jon Municipal Schools last week filed as a write-in candidate for one of two open positions on the village’s board of trustees for the Nov. 3 election.
Another candidate filed as a write-in for an open position on Mesalands Community College board of trustees, and one candidate each withdrew from Logan Village Board and San Jon school board races.
Janet Gladu, who has been the San Jon school district’s superintendent since mid-2018, filed as a write-in Aug. 31 at the Quay County Clerk’s Office after no candidates filed for the San Jon board during the initial filing date of Aug. 24.
Gladu stated in an email Wednesday she decided to file after discussing the situation with her husband.
“As Tim and I discussed the open seats on the village board, I felt this would be a way for me to give back to our community and hopefully draw further connections between the school and San Jon,” she wrote. “I am excited about the possibility of working with the Village of San Jon and their governing body while also serving as their school's superintendent.”
Gladu is unopposed for the seat that comes with a four-year term. The village board will have to appoint someone to fill the other open seat after the November election.
Robin Burns Alden, a special education director at House Municipal Schools, also filed as a write-in candidate for District 5 on the Mesalands board, which drew no candidate during the initial filing date.
“It is very important for educators to be involved in the community and to be a part of the Mesalands Board,” Alden wrote in an email. “I have previously worked at a community college so I do understand how the policies and procedures of the college work. I am also involved both as a teacher and in an administrative capacity in the public school system.”
Tom Humble previously filed as a candidate for Position 1 councilor on the Village of Logan and filed for re-election for Logan school board’s Position 5.
Humble last week withdrew his candidacy for the village board, which already had two candidates — Jai Courtney and Brian Michael Cox.
Humble apparently will concentrate instead on winning another four-year term on the school board. He faces Toby Jon Willis as his opponent.
Current San Jon school board member Pam Slater withdrew her candidacy for re-election for Position 4 last week.
Jeremy Wade Allen, who was her challenger for the post, now will be unopposed for a four-year term.
Humble and Slater did not respond to emails requesting comment.
Local candidates for Nov. 2 election
(Terms are for four years unless otherwise noted.)
City of Tucumcari
District 4 — Christopher Wallace Arias (incumbent)
District 5 — Michael W. Cherry
Municipal judge — Tommy L. Snapp, Willis J. Hendrickson Jr. and Christopher Maestas
Tucumcari Municipal Schools
District 2 — Jerry Joe Lopez (incumbent)
District 3 — Robert L. Lucero and Cassie R. Huffman
Village of Logan
Position 1 councilor — Jai Courtney and Brian Michael Cox
Position 2 councilor — David Shivers (incumbent)
Logan Municipal Schools
Position 4 — William Scott Osborn (incumbent)
Position 5 — Tom S. Humble (incumbent) and Toby Jon Willis
Village of San Jon
Two trustees — Janet Gladu and no filing
San Jon Municipal Schools
Position 1 — Franklin Gibson (incumbent)
Position 3 — Cynthia Lee (incumbent)
Position 4 — Jeremy Wade Allen
Village of House
Mayor — Joe M. Patton and Evan Susan Harding
Two councilors — Steven Edward Foust, Matthew Wayne Cramblet, Anita M. Allen, Danny Joe Dodd, Destiny M. Dodd and Cathy A. Ray
Councilor (two-year term) — Ronald W. McGee (incumbent) and John D. Snipes
House Municipal Schools
Position 1 — Calvin Downey (incumbent) and Randall Blake Lee
Position 2 — Stoney Shoemaker and Lori A. Foust
Mesalands Community College
District 1 (six-year term) — James P. Streetman (incumbent)
District 3 (six-year term) — Maria T. Stephenson (incumbent)
District 4 (four-year term) — Thomas J. Sidwell (incumbent)
District 5 (six-year term) — Robin Burns Alden
Grady Municipal Schools
Position 4 — Colten Lane Grau (incumbent)
Position 5 — Phillip Joe Borden (incumbent)
Melrose Municipal Schools
Position 4 — Tyler W. Belcher (incumbent)
Position 5 — Larry D. Devaney (incumbent)
Canadian River Soil and Water Conservation District
Position 3 — Tonya Hodges (incumbent)
Position 4 — David Franklin Garnett (incumbent)
Southwest Quay Soil and Water Conservation District
Position 3 — Lisa Lynn Runyan (incumbent)
Position 4 — no filing