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Voters Guide

New Ulm School Board – Nicholas Thiel

Nicholas Thiel Why are you running for election to this position? My primary reason for running for this elected position is my children. Both of them attend NUPS and myself and their mother really want them to continue to attend NUPS for the next 10 plus years and graduate as Eagles. I aim ...

New Ulm School Board – Gigi Rysdahl

Gigi Rysdahl Why are you running for election to this position? All people are important, and all viewpoints need to be respected. This includes straight and gay, Christian and atheist, and Conservative and Progressive. Half of the country believes the opposite of what the other half ...

New Ulm School Board – Melissa Sunderman

Melissa Sunderman Why are you running for election to this position? I am honored to serve on ISD #88 School Board and I look forward to continuing to serve. I am running for reelection because I believe every student matters, every student deserves to be supported, every student has a ...

New Ulm School Board – Amanda Groebner

Amanda Groebner Why are you running for election to this position? I am running for my second term on the School Board because I believe in the necessity of public education, strongly support teachers as the professionals they are, and am motivated by the best interests of all ...

New Ulm School Board – Michael Thom

Michael Thom Why are you running for election to this position? The children of our community are the foundation of our future. Every member of our community has a vested interest in seeing that they become productive adults who love their country and are able to do their best for the good of ...

Questions and answers on the New Ulm referendum

Why is this referendum on the ballot? We are asking to renew an operating referendum that is in place now. Voters in 2012 approved the current operating referendum. By state statute, operating referendums can only be ten years in duration. The current operating referendum is set to expire after ...