1st Place: Ha!
2nd Place: Brandon Buchanan
3rd Place: Kerry Kincaid

It’s hard to say whether voters don’t know enough about the members of city council or they thought it would be funny to stick it to “the man,” but the overwhelming majority picked Ha! as their favorite council member. Either way it’s just sad. Compounding the sadness is the fact that second place went to the recently resigned Brandon Buchanan, a youthful councilman popular for his willingness to shake things up. Not surprisingly, council president Kerry Kincaid placed in the top three. Her progressive views on cultural development give us hope for Eau Claire’s future, no matter what the budget looks like. – Trevor Kupfer

Up-and-Comer: First-year council member Andrew Werthmann placed fourth.