Boerger, Carpenter win seats on City Council; Devine and Powers retain positions on Marysville Board of Education



The Marysville City Council will have two new faces on the dais come January as Aaron J. Carpenter defeated three challengers for the Marysville First Ward seat and Donald Boerger upset long-time councilman Nevin Taylor to win the Marysville Fourth Ward seat in Tuesday’s general election.

It is the first elected position that either Boerger or Carpenter have ever held and Carpenter, at age 23, is believed to be the youngest elected official in the history of Union County.

Carpenter defeated three challengers to win the seat, including incumbent Scott Brock, who was appointed to the First Ward council seat to fill an unexpired term, and first time candidates Joshua Bochkor and Scott Zwiezinski.

“It feels really good. I’ve never felt more thankful my entire life,” Mr. Carpenter said Tuesday night after the ballots were tabulated. “I worked so incredibly hard going door-to-door, meeting the people and getting to know the issues that effect them.”

“This isn’t about me, this is about the very promising future of Marysville, Ohio,” Carpenter continued. “Anything I can do to deregulate some of the regulations that have prevented business from locating in Marysville is something I support and that’s going to be one of the first things on the agenda.

“I am very honored and very humbled, and very overwhelmed and I want the voters to know that the person that showed up at their doorsteps is was 100 percent fully and truly me. That person is not going to change. I really look forward to working for them for many years to come.”

Mr. Boerger was equally delighted following his win over Mr. Taylor for the Fourth Ward seat.

“When I found out that was was going to be the new council member for Ward Four, I was truly honored that Marysville residents came out in huge numbers and voted,” Boerger said

“First of all, we have to thank Nevin Taylor for his service to the City of Marysville and the decade he spent on City Council,” Mr. Boerger went on. “I think that Marysville, as a whole, realized the importance of saving old homes and they understand the value of protecting small business owners.”

“They want to be engaged in the political process,” Mr. Boerger said of the Fourth Ward residents. “That’s what my election was all about, getting residents involved where people feel they have input. This gives me great hope for the future of the City of Marysville.”

In the race for the two seats on the Marysville Board of Education, incumbents Sue Devine and Amy Powers easily outdistanced challenger Kevin Behrens. This will be the third four-year term for both Ms. Devine and Ms. Powers on the Marysville BOE.

“It was just a combination of pure happiness, a kind of relief and and excitement,” Ms. Devine said after she learned that she won her third consecutive term on the Marysville BOE. “I can’t wait for the next four four years. After serving for eight years, I’ve gone through the learning curve, and I’m just really excited to see what’s going to happen over the next four years.”

“Campaigning is a lot of work, but its been great just getting out  out there and talking to people,” Devine continued. “Our conversations were always respectful and there were a lot of positive responses. They really want to look for solutions and they want to work together. I just appreciated the people who take their time to be involved in their kids’ education and be a part of the school district.”

Ms. Powers will also be serving her third term on the Marysville BOE.

“I’m very humbled and so happy that I get to serve this community,” Ms. Powers said after learning she was reelected to the position. “I want the Board to continue the path of success that our school has been on in the past eight years.”

Speaking directly to her constituents, she said “Thank you for all your support. Its very humbling to be able to serve the community.”

The complete results of the general election in Union County Tuesday can be found here on the website of the Union County Daily Digital.

 

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