By Zach Jensen,
As a heatwave scorched the Midwest over the weekend, Cheryl Wieseler also turned up the heat in the race for District 4 Winneshiek County Supervisor. The former educator of more than 25 years and co-owner of Cluck Ewe Farm and Bakery of Decorah hosted a public presentation Sunday afternoon — giving potential constituents an opportunity to meet her and get to know her politics.
“As a no-party candidate, I really didn’t know what kind of support I would have from the people of Winneshiek County,” said Wieseler, who is also a second-degree black-belt in Taekwondo. “It seems that many people today are in the habit of voting more for a party than for the individual candidate, so it’s hard to know what the reception will be for a no-party candidate such as myself. However, I have been overwhelmed by the incredible amount of support that I have received from not only Independents, but from Democrats and Republicans as well. I am incredibly optimistic.”
Wieseler, registered as no party, is running against Republican incumbent District 4 Supervisor Chair Dan Langreck. Weisler said she has been watching Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors meetings over the last year, and she has grown concerned about several aspects of Langreck’s behavior.
“I have been increasingly dismayed by Langreck’s lack of transparency and his unreceptive responses to public comment or criticism,” Wieseler said. “I have personally witnessed him raise his voice or interrupt constituents or other supervisors when his views or opinions have been challenged, and he has displayed an unwillingness to consider the viewpoints of both county residents and heads of various county departments. Langreck has also displayed a reluctance to compromise with county employees on budget and salary issues, and his communication style when speaking with them sometimes comes across as overly harsh.”
Full article available in the August 29 Decorah Leader.
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