WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI -- Five Democratic candidates are vying for four open seats on Dexter Township’s Board of Trustees in the Aug. 6 primary election. Incumbent trustees Karen Nolte, Laura Sanders and Maris Metz; current supervisor Karen Sikkenga and challenger Alica Abbott all seek to move on to the November general election.
The top four vote-getters in August will face Republicans Tara Guenther and Regina Hamlett in November. Sikkenga has served as township supervisor since May 2023. Abbott serves on the township’s planning commission and local roads committee.
MLive/The Ann Arbor News has partnered with the nonpartisan League of Women Voters of Michigan Education Fund to provide the Vote411.org voter guide. In responses to the voter guide questionnaire, the candidates discussed their experience and qualifications, top goals and more.
Metz did not respond to the questionnaire. Note: All responses in the voter guide were submitted directly by the candidate and have not been edited by the League of Women Voters, except for necessary cuts if a reply exceeded character limitations. Spelling and grammar were not corrected.
Publication of candidate statements and opinions is solely in the interest of public service and should NOT be considered as an endorsement. The League never supports or opposes any candidates or political parties. What in your education and experience make you the best qualified candidate for this position? Abbott: I have been an entrepreneur since 1990.