Reitzel among pool of five candidates running for Pierre City Commission in June

Matthew Reitzel is one of five candidates running for a spot on the Pierre City Commission in June.

Reitzel says he and his wife Jessica have lived in Pierre for 20 years. Along with their two daughters, he says they have enjoyed taking part in a variety of community activities.

Reitzel says that’s when he heard Pierre City Commissioner Vona Johnson had announced that she was not going to run for reelection.

Reitzel says Pierre has made a lot of progress in the 20 years he’s lived here and he’d like to be a part of helping the town continue to move forward.

The other four Pierre City Commission candidates are:

incumbent Blake Barringer,

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John Childs,

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Robin Lerseth, and

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Kevin Larsen,

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The election will be held June 3, 2025.

With one open seat and two candidates filing petitions, the Stanley County School Board will also hold an election June 3. Those candidates are incumbent Tyler Green and Ty Norman.

No election is needed for the Pierre School Board, as incumbents Joan Adam and Jessica Lewis were the only people to turn in petitions. They will each serve another three-year term. The Hughes and Stanley County Commissions don’t need to hold an election in 2025.