Candidates

2022 Candidate Filings

List of current filings at Cass County: 2022 Candidate Filings for Cass County May 17 to May 31, 2022 (5:00 pm) (PDF)

Instructions to candidates: Select the Filing Packet for the office you are seeking in the blue box on right side of this webpage. 

If you have questions or would like to request a packet be mailed to you please contact Cass County Elections 218-547-7295, [email protected] or pick one up in person at Cass County Auditor-Treasurers office 303 Minnesota Ave. W. PO Box 3000, Walker, MN 56484.

Campaign Reports

Minnesota Statutes 211A.02, Subdivision 6 requires each local government candidate filing officer to post-campaign financial reports on the local government’s website. The filing officer must post the reports on the website as soon as possible, but no later than 30 days after receipt of the report. The local government must make the reports available on the local government's website for four years from the date the report was posted.

Visit the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board website for information regarding public officials that must file an economic interest statement.

  1. CANDIDATE FILING LOCATION
  • Federal: Candidates for President and Vice-President, U.S. Senator, and U.S. Representative must file with the Secretary of State.
  • State: Candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Auditor, Secretary of State, State Senator, State Representative, and any Judicial office may file with the Secretary of State, or the county auditor of the county in which the candidate resides.
  • County: Candidates for County Commissioner, County Auditor, County Treasurer, County Recorder, County Sheriff, County Attorney, Soil and Water Supervisor, and other elected county offices must file with the county auditor.
  • City and Township: Candidates for Mayor, Council Member, and other elected city offices must file with the city clerk. Candidates for Town Clerk, Town Supervisor, Town Treasurer, and other elected township offices must file with the town clerk.
  • School District: Candidates for School Board Member must file with the school district clerk.
  • Special District: Candidates for special districts such as hospitals or park districts should contact the district's office for information on the filing process.
  1. FILING FEES
  1. WHEN DO I FILE
  1. COUNTY FILING PACKET
  1. SWCD FILING PACKET
  1. state/JUDICIAL packet
  1. compatibility of offices

2022 CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS

  1. NEAL GAALSWYK-COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1
CERTIFICATE OF FILING
INITIAL REPORT-N/A
YEAR-END REPORT-N/A
PRE-PRIMARY REPORT-N/A
PRE-GENERAL REPORT-N/A
POST-GENERAL REPORT-N/A
FINAL REPORT-N/A
  1. SCOTT BRUNS-COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4
  1. STEVE ERICKSON-COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4
  1. KATHRYN "KATIE" M. NORDBY-RECORDER
  1. BRYAN WELK-SHERIFF
  1. CHRIS THOMPSON-SHERIFF
  1. BENJAMIN T. LINDSTROM
  1. THOMAS KUSCHEL-SWCD 1
  1. JENNIFER O'NEILL-SWCD 5
  1. JON D. OSOWSKI-SWCD 5
  1. BOB WRIGHT-SWCD 5