Juan Perez was elected as the Mayor of Sheboygan in 2005. The Mexican-American mayor was the first Latino ever elected in a southeastern city in Wisconsin. However, there were some that just wanted to get rid of Perez at any cost. The group tried to complete a recall of Mayor Perez without succeeding. More about the recall here.
As the next election neared, three candidates threw in their hats for a chance to be the next mayor of Sheboygan. Marty Bohman, Democratic Terry Van Akkeren and Alderman Bob Ryan would run against Perez. It was factual to say that one of these three candidates would beat out the current mayor of Sheboygan.
Bob Ryan won the race for Mayor of Sheboygan after being with the Common Council since 2006, so people knew about him.
Ryan sold his company, Ryan Oil Company in 2008, but kept at least one convenience store in Plymouth. Ryan said this about the situation at City Hall in Sheboygan when he decided to run for mayor, “It’s very divisive under the present mayor.”
Perez promised to build a new firehouse, and he did have it done. He promised to spend money to revitalize and save Sheridan Park, which he did have done, and Perez promised to keep taxes under control, which he did. That didn’t help him win the mayoral race.
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