MARQUETTE, MI— “An insult to the Democratic process.”
That’s what Marquette City Commissioner Cody Mayer calls the selection of Margaret Brumm as a County Commissioner for District 1 Tuesday night.
Brumm was sworn in by a 3-2 vote to replace Karl Numinen, who resigned from the Board last week. The seat was originally held by John DePetro, who resigned due to health reasons last year. The Board appointed Numinen to the seat. Mayer defeated Numinen in the August primary, receiving more than 71 percent of the vote.
He was expected to take the seat January 1 and serve the unexpired term through December 31 of 2028, but Brumm announced a write-in campaign shortly after the primary.
Mayer is taking issue with the Board appointing his write-in opponent just two weeks before the November election.
