Three more file for Perkins County School Board for 2026 Primary Election

BY BECKY UEHLING

GRANT TRIBUNE 

Three more have filed for positions on the Perkins County School Board, bringing the total to four vying for the three positions up for reelection on the May primary ballot. Also filing this week is Marcia Shalla for the Perkins County Hospital Board.

New filers for the PC School Board, according to Perkins County Clerk James Brueggeman, include incumbents Christian G. Fryzek and Victoria A. Gengenbach, and non-incumbent Mitchel Bottom. These three join incumbent Cameron J. Sis, who had already filed. For the Hospital Board, Marcia Shalla is the only one so far who has filed for three open positions up for re-election. 

Other FilingS

Others who have filed in Perkins County for the 2026 Primary Election besides Fryzek, Gengenbach, Bottom and Shalla, and the offices they have filed for, are as follows: Perkins County Attorney, Richard Roberts; Perkins County Assessor, Regina Berry; Perkins County Clerk, James Brueggeman; Perkins County Sheriff, Jeffrey Miller; Perkins County Treasurer, Julie Sestak; Perkins County Commissioner District 3, Steve Tucker; City of Grant’s Mayor, Sam Sims; Perkins County Commissioner District 2, Mark Bottom; City of Grant Council Member, Andrea Brueggeman; City of Grant Council Member, Tierney Petersen; Perkins County School Board, Cameron J. Sis.

Filing deadlines for the 2026 Primary Election are next Tuesday, Feb. 17 for incumbents and March 2 for non-incumbents. The Perkins County Clerk’s office will remain open until 5 p.m. on these days to accommodate those who would like to file for this year’s primary election on May 12, Brueggeman said.

All Local/County Offices up for Reelection

The local and county offices up for reelection this year in Perkins County, and their current office-holders, include the following: Attorney-Rick Roberts, Assessor-Peggy Burton, Clerk-James Brueggeman, Sheriff-Scott Miller, Treasurer-Julie Sestak, Commissioners in District 2-Mark Bottom, and District 3-Steve Tucker, City of Grant Mayor-Lisa Schmitt, two City of Grant Council Members-Andrea Brueggeman and Tierney Petersen, three Perkins County Public Schools Board- Chris Fryzek, Cameron Sis, and Tori Gengenbach, and three Perkins County Hospital Board Members- Jeffrey Skeels, Melissa Wilson, and Marcia Shalla.

The General Election in November will see positions up for all three village boards including the following: Venango-Christina Farnsworth, Troy Grotham (NOTE: See Related Article), and Dennis Ekdahl; Madrid-Kamryn Loy and Jennifer Baumgartner; and Elsie-Doug Curtis and Vic Perez.

Those wanting to run for a village office have until July 15 to file for incumbents, and Aug. 3 for non-incumbents.

Filing for local elections is completed at the county clerk’s office at the courthouse, while statewide candidates can find paperwork to file on the Secretary of State’s website or in-person in Lincoln.

Voter Registration

Voter deadlines for the final day for in-person voter registration and absentee ballot applications for the primary election is May 1. For the general election, the final day for in-person registration and mail-in ballot applications is October 23. For more information in Perkins County contact Brueggeman at 308-352-7560. To contact the Secretary of State’s office logon to https://sos.nebraska.gov/ or call 402-471-2554. Watch the Tribune for continual election coverage throughout the year.

Clarification on Village of Venango elections

According to Perkins County Clerk James Brueggeman, Cody Miller from the Village of Venango is not up for reelection this fall. Instead, it is Troy Grothman’s seat up for reelection. The Village of Venango inadvertently reported the wrong information when they filed their Certification form last year and recently notified the Perkins County Clerk’s office of the error. There will still remain three positions up for reelection, which are now held by Christina Farnsworth, Troy Grothman and Dennis Ekdahl.