Sean Lowe, in his April 10 announcement, acknowledged for the first time that he and his wife had recently purchased a house outside of his district, as Tosa Forward News had first reported on April 8.
Public records indicate Sean Lowe and his wife finalized a mortgage on a home in District 12. He says in intends to serve out his new term in District 6 on the council.
The April 7 election marked the transition to a system of results based on the top four vote-getters from the whole pool of candidates, rather than separate head-to-head contests for numbered board seats.
All 12 seats on the council were up for election under a new structure that is reducing the council's size, but only three of the 12 elections were contested.
Several contested elections will be decided by Wauwatosa voters. Watch for results and other updates on Tosa Forward News after the polls close at 8 p.m.
State + Local Election Alliance's spending in District 11 is more than triple what any individual candidate has reported spending in the elections for the Wauwatosa Common Council's 12 nonpartisan seats.
The complaints against the campaigns of Chris Merker, Heather Birk and Dan Stemper mostly relate to the size of fund transfers between the campaign committees and how they reported their coordinated campaign expenses, such as signs and mailings.
In-person absentee voting at City Hall runs through April 3, and Election Day is April 7. It is a big one for both for the city and the school district.
All 12 council seats are up for election on April 7 as the city moves to a new district configuration, but only three of those districts have contested elections. Tosa Forward News contacted each candidate in those three races to learn more about their backgrounds and their reasons for running.
Nearly all of the two hours was devoted to hearing the words of the eight candidates themselves, as a crowd of more than 100 people listened inside the Longfellow theater. Tosa Forward News highlights some of their responses.
