> SOUTHERN INDIANA —
Some fresh faces will mix with familiar incumbents on the ballots for school boards in Clark and Floyd counties in November.
In Greater Clark County Schools, District 2 incumbent Ernie Gilbert dropped out of the race, but three new faces — Vickie Boisseau, Clay Anthony “Tony” Hall and Fred Krenke, will vie for his seat in November.
Board president Christina Gilkey faces former Courier-Journal columnist Dale Moss for the District 5 seat. Gilkey has held the district since 2008.
In District 6, school board appointee Jerry White filed to run for his seat again. He was appointed to the spot just more than a year ago and will now face Alice Dorman Butler, who regularly attends board meetings.
Becka Christensen has filed to keep her seat in District 7 and will campaign against Teresa Bottorff-Perkins. Christensen has held the position of board president. Perkins unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination for Jeffersonville mayor in 2011.
In Clarksville Community Schools, Jim Bemiss has the only contested seat of the three districts up for election this year. He’ll run against Michael Sparkman and Lynn Wilson.
Bill Wilson, the board president, and Andy Bramer run unopposed for their seats in District 2 and 5, respectively.
In West Clark Community Schools, Joe Basham will run for one of two at-large seats against Richard Graf, Robin Long, Nick Ray and Celia Adams Winters.
Teresa Guthrie, the board’s at-large appointee after Sandra Furnish Banet died in April, will not run for her seat again.
In New Albany-Floyd County Schools, District 3 seat-holder Neal Smith did not file to run, but the seat remains contested. George Gauntt and Garrod Sieveking will vie for the position.
Lee Cotner, the board’s appointee to the at-large seat after Patricia Badger-Byrd left it, faces Sue Barlow and former board member Don Sakel.
Rebecca Gardenour will defend her District 4 seat and faces Ralph Dooley.
Greater Clark candidates
District 2
Vickie Boisseau
Clay Anthony “Tony” Hall
Fred W. Krenke
District 5
Dale Moss
Christina Gilkey
District 6
Alice Dorman Butler
Jerry White
District 7
Teresa Bottorff-Perkins
Becka Christensen
New Albany-Floyd County Schools
At-large
Sue Barlow
Lee Cotner
Don Sakel
District 3
George Gauntt
Garrod Sieveking
District 4
Ralph Edward Dooley
Rebecca Gardenour
West Clark [vote for 2]
At-large
Joe Basham
Richard L. Graf
Robin Long
Nick Ray
Celia Adams Winters
Clarksville
District 1
Jim Bemiss
Michael Sparkman
Lynn Wilson
District 2
Bill Wilson
District 5
Andy Bramer
