MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) – The Minot City Council will be able to appoint someone to fill the open seat left by now Mayor Tom Ross, until the election in November selects a new member.
Thirteen people have put their names in for the position:
-Alicia Moody who says she wants to work towards a career in politics
-Andrew Schultz, an owner/operator at a local law firm
-Gary Lucy, who says that the council is relied upon to keep costs down
-Jennifer Weigel, who works with the Minot Men’s Winter Refuge
-Macy Christianson, who has represented North Dakota in the Miss America and Miss USA competitions
-Miranda Schuler, who has served in several public offices, including a stint on the council previously
-Nikki Paulsen, who says she wants to see better representation on the council.
-Roscoe Streyle, who served in the North Dakota House of Representatives
-Ryan Schoen, who says he hopes to always leave things better than how he finds them
-Scott Burlingame, the current president of the Minot Alliance of Nonprofits
-Trev Albright, a member of the Civil Engineering Squadron on Minot Air Force Base
-Doug McHenry, who has worked as president and treasurer for a local sportsman group
-Zach Raknerud, a former council and U.S. house candidate, who promises to be a positive representative for the Magic City
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