Glendale Town holds meet the candidates night

About 25 residents gath­ered in the community room of the town hall for a “Meet the Candidates” night in Glendale on September 30, 2025, at 7 p.m. There are several positions open in the municipal government during this cycle, including the mayor and two seats on the town board.

The candidates are (L-R) Marshal Cox, Lorraine Chamberlain, Kade Iverson, Jeremy Chamberlain, Raleigh Franklin, and Bruce N. Harris. Photo by Don Jennings.

Incumbent Mayor Dan Spencer and board mem­bers Kristi Brinkerhoff and Wells Brinkerhoff, whose terms are up at the end of this year, have chosen not to run again.

Fredonia Town Clerk Lori Jensen, who replaced out­going clerk Melanie Dutson in August, welcomed the attendees before handing the candidates the floor. Go­ing from right to left, each gave brief statements about their reasons for running.

Bruce N. Harris, write-in candidate for the town board, spoke of his pride in the town and long years of experience in serving the community, mentioning his memories of the arrival of telephones and television, and his desire to support Glendale’s community and prospects.

Raleigh Franklin, write-in candidate for the town board, spoke of his past tenure as a board member and mayor, saying that he believes a focus on in­frastructure is important to the town’s future, and asking the attendees to “vote for experience” in November.

Jeremy Chamberlain, candidate for mayor, spoke of keeping the community’s traditions strong, and find­ing ways to bring people together. He emphasized his intent to be engaged and transparent, saying that “our spirit of looking after each other is our greatest asset.”

Kade Iverson, candidate for mayor, stood to say that he agreed with Jeremy’s comments and would focus on the same things himself.

Lorraine Chamberlain, write-in candidate for town board, spoke of her experi­ence in working with planning and zoning, as well as with the tourism board, noting that she ran the town heritage festival for 4 years, and was instrumen­tal in acquiring Christmas decorations for the streets in Glendale and bleachers at the North Event Center.

Marshal Cox, candidate for the town board, agreed with what the other candi­dates stated, adding that, “I’ve been here all my life, not planning on going any­where, figured it was time to help out.”

Each of the candidates was clearly sincere in their desire to serve the town. Glendale is fortunate to have residents willing to stand up for these positions.

Lori Jensen thanked ev­eryone for attending and added that details about the mailing or availability of ballots is forthcoming. The election will take place on November 4, 2025.