Aug 11, 2026

List of applicants to fill vacant Salina Commissioner seat released

Posted Aug 11, 2026 4:14 PM
The Saline County and Salina City building at 300 West Ash Street in Salina. Photo by Olivia Bergmeier
The Saline County and Salina City building at 300 West Ash Street in Salina. Photo by Olivia Bergmeier

By: NICOLAS FIERRO

Salina Post

Following former Commissioner and Vice Mayor Jerry Ivey's resignation, the City of Salina has released the names of those who have filed to fill the vacant seat.

Those names include: 

- Andreas Leiblen

- April Decker

- Arlander Johnson III

- Ben Windholz

- Brian Weisel

- Chad Farber

- Dean Klenda

- Diana Frobenius 

- Gabriel Levinson 

- Garry Waldren

- Gary Norris

- Haley Helzer

- James Lewis

- Jen Moran

- John Magee

- John Price

- Kala Tague-Hurde

- Karl Ryan

- Kevin Korb

- Kimberly Klucas

- Mark Bandre

- Mark Haase

- Marty Weaver

- Michael Curtiss

- Mike Robben

- Randall Hardy

- Scott McCready

- Shalonda Smith

- Teresa Goering

- Terry Hill

- Toni Keller

Applications were to be accepted until 5:00 pm on Monday, August 10.

City Commissioners will then review the applications and appoint the new Commissioner at the August 24 public meeting.

The seat’s term runs through January 2028.

Ivey resigned effective July 24, 2026.

He was elected to the Salina City Commission in November 2023 and officially began serving his four-year term in January 2024.