Wadena-Deer Creek School District Board Member
What does this office do?
- Deciding how school district money is spent
- Picking the superintendent
- Choosing curriculum, within state rules
Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Public Safety and Crime Control,
Candidates:
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Melissa Seelhammer is a Wadena-Deer Creek School Board member and district graduate with an accounting background. She has said she wants to improve school buildings for students and spend school funds where they help students most.
Nonpartisan
Michael Ortmann is a retired Wadena-Deer Creek music teacher who led the district's choirs for 36 years after joining in 1990. He also taught driver's education, advised senior classes, and served as the teachers' union president.
Nonpartisan
Ryan Damlo is a Wadena financial advisor who served on the Wadena-Deer Creek School Board until 2022 and coaches the district's track team. He has said he wants to focus on students and families, science and math programs, mental health help, and keeping staff.
Sources: candidates.sos.mn.gov · wdc2155.k12.mn.us · wadenacounty.gov