SIOUX CITY, Iowa (Iowa Media Wire)– For the past 28 years, Pat Gill has continued to serve the public during election seasons, while Michelle Skaff has worked alongside Gill for almost a decade.
Before Skaff threw her hat into the ring for county auditor, she talked with Gill about running for the position.
“In the beginning, Pat did encourage me to run for this position, and it has been… we’ve had our ups and downs,” Woodbury County Deputy Auditor Skaff said. “We get along, we’re professional as far as it goes.”
“It’s obviously not the best situation, but we get along very well,” Woodbury County Auditor Gill said. “We’re both very professional people, and that’s the way that we will handle it.”
The two opponents agreed to keep their campaigning clean.
“I watch the campaigns that are out there, and I don’t like that negative campaigning,” Skaff said. “I want to win based on my qualification, it’s based on my experience, based on my character. And I think that’s important. That’s what I want to vote for in other individuals.”
“I think that what that tells voters is they should look at who we are and what we’ve done and in our positions and how they feel about things, and that’s where they should be making their decisions,” Gill said. “I don’t plan on mentioning her in any of my advertising, and I hope that’s the same way that it goes over there.”
Only one person can win the election, and both candidates have an idea what they will do if they lose.
“Well, I would probably do a little more traveling than what I do now, but I’m certainly not one that’s going to just sit back and retire,” Gill said. “I would find something else to do.”
“I mean, in four years, we don’t know what the future holds because it’s a four-year term, so we’ll see if Pat chooses to run again in four years,” Skaff said. “If he decides that he doesn’t want to serve the entire four years and there’s a potential to be appointed then yes, I would apply.”
Woodbury County residents can head to polls on November 5.