As promised, I am providing a web page (without opinion) that is a one-stop shop for campaign and elections information for the 2025 Milton municipal elections.  This includes links to various candidate campaign websites, Facebook pages, etc. 

2025 Election: One-Stop Shop For Candidate and Elections Information.

Milton’s qualifying period for the 2025 Milton municipal elections ended Friday August 22^nd.  Three Council seats and the mayorship were contestable.  However, only 1 seat will be contested.  Challenger Isiah “Ike” Yancy is challenging incumbent Jan Jacobus for District 3/Post 1.  Two incumbents, Mayor Peyton Jamison and Juliette Johnson (District 2/Post 1), are running unopposed and will return to council for second terms.  Andrea Verhoff opted not to run for re-election to District 1/Post 1 and will be replaced by newcomer Brian Dolan, who is running unopposed.

A hearty thanks to Ike Yancy, who is challenging incumbent Jan Jacobus, for District 3/Post 1.  Competitive elections foster much-needed, critical debate about important issues facing the community.  (See below note.) Running for council involves a lot of sacrifice. Campaigning is difficult, time-consuming, and costly.

I have no strong impressions of the Yancy-Jacobus race (yet) and am inclined not to get terribly involved (although I might offer some modest and hopefully informative analysis).  It is worth noting that I have never had any two-way communications with either Mr. Yancy or Mr. Jacobus.  I am familiar with Mr. Jacobus’s record.  And I have surveyed Mr. Yancy’s online postings on various government/political topics and have read media reports that cite him.  I will keep vigilant and see how the race plays out.  I am open to meeting with either candidate and might be willing to allow them to submit a letter to readers pleading their case for election to city council. I wish both candidates the best and may the best candidate win . . . as they usually do in Milton. Stay tuned . . .

Advocating for Good Governance,

Tim

Note:  When I first engaged in Milton politics 10 years ago, two election cycles (2013 and 2015) had passed without any competitive races.  Voters were so thoroughly dispirited by the middle school antics of Milton’s two long-warring political tribes that no self-respecting citizen was motivated to run for office.  However, in 2016-17, citizens finally rebelled against Milton’s arrogant, self-serving political establishment. Beginning with the 2017 elections, Milton has seen 1 or 2 competitive races in each of the past 4 regular elections.  Just as important, 4 incumbents (one in each of the past 4 regular elections: 2017 – 23) chose not to run in the face of almost-certain defeat.  Such incumbent withdrawals had never previously occurred in Milton.  So although these 4 incumbents did not compete in elections, intense debate typical of campaigns did occur in the run-up to qualification that likely persuaded these 4 wayward incumbents not to seek re-election.  Moreover, in 2017 and again in 2023, two other long-time incumbents, who would have been wise not to seek re-election, suffered the two worst electoral defeats in Milton history.  And despite joining forces in the last election, Milton’s long-warring tribes suffered an ignominious defeat and were finally (and hopefully forever) purged from city council (although a few members—some operating in stealth mode–continue to sow discord).  All the credit goes to Milton’s wise and ever-sentient voters.  Suffice to say, Milton’s voters have not been shy about throwing the bums out . . . a total of six removals in the past 4 regular election cycles. That’s impressive. (Of course, I am proud of the small role I have played in exposing Milton’s misbehaving politicians.)