Man files for seat on school board

Trisha Benton and Mark Mahoney

Randolph Times 

RANDOLPH — Lucas Miller wants to get involved and make a difference on the Randolph Public School Board.

He filed for an open seat last week left vacant by Loren Haselhorst who decided not to run for another term.

“I just think it’s good to have people on the board with kids in school and to just have different opinions and different views,” he said.

Miller and his wife, Becky, have four children: twins Adam and Eli in third grade; Lauren in first grade and 3-year-old Lila.

He’s involved in farming at his property two miles south of town and also sits on the board of the Cardinal Kids Learning Center.

“Education overall is very important. It’s the most important thing we can do in our town and for our kids,” he said.

Miller runs unopposed and the race will appear on the general ballot this fall.

In other local races, four former city employees will face off for two spots on the Randolph City Council. Roxanne Hanel, Donna Mae Schutt, Aaron Nielsen and Daniel Korth have filed for the spots vacated by Dennis Bazata and Brandon Backhaus who did not seek another term.

Schutt is a Randolph native who has lived in her hometown all of her life.

She has never run for an elected public office before and wants to serve on the council to help with economic development.

“I want to bring in more businesses to keep young people here,” Schutt said. “That’s my main objective.”

She manages the Thriftway Market in Tilden. 

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