Muskego Mayor Candidates Answer Residents' Questions

About 60 people attended the pre-primary mayoral candidate forum Feb. 3 at City Hall. Despite the controversy preceding the forum, the forum was calm, allowing voters to listen to the views of each of the candidates attending.

Candidates Scott Dickmann and Luke Hudock participated in the forum while Kathy Chiaverotti did not. The forum was facilitated by Suzi Link and sponsored by Muskego First. John Walters attended on behalf of Muskego First.

Each candidate was allowed a three-minute introduction and closing statement and two minutes to respond to a question. The open format allowed voters to ask questions of the candidates, whose responses were timed by the Teen Advisory Board.

Dickmann, a resident for the past 10 years and business owner, said he has seen a lot of things happen in Muskego and has listened to a lot of people. He would like to “fix the things that need to be fixed.” To do so, he will rely on his experience running a successful business, he said.

Dickmann said that as a mayor, he would be open, honest, sincere, build consensus and seek to brand the community.

“We’re not letting people know who were are or what we do here,” he said. Dickmann also said he would take a commonsense approach and ask people what they’d like to do.

Hudock said that he would bring unique perspective to the mayor position, using this perspective to make decisions, solve problems and bring people together. He moved to Muskego in 2003, has five children ages 16 to 2, and owns a small business. He graduated from UWM and attended Marquette Law School.

He said has ideas for government to set it in a new direction.

"I have the ability, education, real-world experience, family and faith to make this community better," Hudock concluded.