CLAY COUNTY – With 10 municipal and school board seats up for election on Municipal Super Tuesday on April 14, seven candidates have already formally filed for local offices, according to information reported by the Clay County Supervisor of Elections. 

There also are multiple seats for Community Development Districts on ballots. 

Seats 2 (currently held by Alexandra Compere) and 4 (Betsy Condon) are to be determined on the Board of County Commission, while Seats 1 (Erin Skipper), 4 (Michele Hanson) and 5 (Ashley Gilhousen) are up for the Clay County School Board. 

In Green Cove Springs, the city council will have Seats 1 (Ed Gaw) and 2 (Matt Johnson) on the ballot, while in Orange Park, Seats 1 (Doug Benefield) and 2 (Winnette Sandlin) will be decided. Seats 4 (Nina Rodenroth) and 5 (Brandon Ludwig) are to be determined in Keystone Heights. 

So far, the only contested seat is Seat 1 in Green Cove Springs between Gaw and Thomas Centracchio. 

Johnson, Rodenroth, Ludwig, Benefield and Sandlin have filed and, so far, are unchallenged. 

For the County Commission, Leroy Edwards has filed as a Democrat in District 2, while Matthew O’Berry (No Party Affiliation) and Condon (Republican) have filed in District 4. 

Skipper is seeking re-election in District 1 for the School Board, and she’s being challenged by Richard Kemmer (No Party Preference). Hanson (No Party Preference) is unchallenged in District 4, while John W. Green (No Party Preference) has no challenges in District 5. 

A candidate is only required to file their intention to run for office, along with information on the appointment of a treasurer, a statement from the candidate and a candidate acknowledgement, according to Supervisor of Elections Chris Chambless. They must complete qualifying requirements and file them with the elections office between Feb. 2 and Feb. 6 to qualify for the April 14 election. 

To qualify, a candidate must turn in a notarized candidate oath, a statement of financial oath, a qualifying fee or an alternative method of petition certification, notice of receipt of time and location of the Logic and Accuracy Test, and a residency oath.