Doug Wise files for city council seat
Former senior executive and business
owner Doug Wise, 66, announced his candidacy for Whitefish City
Council this week. Originally from Tennessee and North Carolina,
Wise bought a home in Whitefish in 1995 and he settled here
permanently in 2007.
Prior to his retirement he owned Wise
Connections and was a business consultant.
Wise is a member of several local
community service boards, including serving as the vice president
of the Whitefish Lake Golf Association, a member of both the Parks
and Recreation and Hugh Rogers Wag Park boards, a Rotary Sergeant
at Arms and a member of the Moose Lodge.
Sen. Ryan Zinke said in a press release
that Wise is “enthusiastic, understands business and is a supporter
of keeping Whitefish a special place to live and work.”
Wise joins Richard Hildner and John
Anderson as candidates who have filed to run for the three open
seats left by outgoing councilors John Muhlfeld, Ryan Friel and
Turner Askew.
Muhlfeld is running for the mayor
position. Current Mayor Mike Jenson’s term expires at the end of
the year. He will not seek another term.
Prospective candidates seeking to run
for city council or the mayor position have until June 30 to file
with the county Election Department.