1st Place: Kerry Kincaid
2nd Place: Dave Adler
3rd Place: Larry Balow

One of the most important elements of a community is the feeling of security you get from knowing that your civic leaders are out there fighting for the stuff you care about. Jumping up two slots from last year is Kerry Kincaid, vice president for city council in her third term. Kerry has a broad range of community involvement, is a strong female figure for Eau Claire, and she’s always pushing important items such as downtown development, job creation, and the arts. Also jumping two spots from last year is City Council President Dave Adler, the most dashing man to ever hold a gavel. At-large member Larry Balow snuck into your hearts as you voted him in third, and re-elected the long-time firefighter to a second term in April. – Trevor Kupfer