Mayors of Waseca, Good Thunder will continue to run after pleading guilty to misdemeanors

Two mayors in south central Minnesota say they will continue running for re-election after both recently submitted guilty pleas to gross misdemeanor charges in separate cases.

Randy Zimmerman, 49, said Friday that he trusts voters in Waseca, 30 minutes east of Mankato, will support his re-election campaign after he pleaded guilty to perjury under oath. Zimmerman admitted to writing on a voter registration application in 2022 that his address was within
Waseca, instead of his actual residence outside the city limits, as part of a plea on Oct. 4 that would dismiss two felony perjury charges.

“It’s going to be up to the voters; my situation has been an open book from the get-go,” Zimmerman said, adding that he still is building his house in Waseca. Zimmerman had written in his childhood home in the town, instead of the address that was on his driver’s license and other documents, according to court filings.

His challenger for mayor, Milton Madson, said he was running to hold Zimmerman and other public officials accountable. “It’s not right that he should be able to run as mayor,” said Madson, 37. “He just kind of got slapped on the wrist.”



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