MARQUETTE — Marquette city residents will have the opportunity to cast their ballots for two candidates in the upcoming primary election Tuesday.

Candidates for the Marquette City Commission are Evan Bonsall, Margaret Brumm, Barrett Engle, Sally R. Davis, Andrew Lorinser, Jermey Ottaway, Mike Plourde, Nina van den Ende and write-in candidate Cody Mayer.

Attempts to contact candidates Engle and Mayer were unsuccessful.

The four candidates receiving the most votes during Tuesday’s primary will proceed to the Nov. 5 general election, where voters will determine the two candidates who will fill the open seats.

The elected candidates will each serve three years on the commission. Commissioners are limited to two consecutive terms.

The openings on the panel are due to the term limits of Mayor Pro Tem Sarah Reynolds and Commissioner Dave Campana, who were both initially elected in November 2013 and then re-elected in November 2016.

The commission is the seven-member legislative branch of city government. Its duties are representing the residents of Marquette, establishing policies and approving budgets.

The seven commissioners are elected during nonpartisan, city-wide elections. The mayor and mayor pro tem are commission members elected to the positions by the commission itself each year.

The Marquette City Commission also has the power to hire a city manager, a city attorney and appoint residents to serve on advisory boards.

The city commission is required by law to conduct its business at public meetings at least twice a month. At these meetings, typically held at the Marquette City Hall in Commission Chambers, the commission’s actions are accomplished through ordinance, resolution, motion or order.

Candidates are presented below in alphabetical order by last name, from left to right. Each was asked the same questions via email with replies limited to a set number of words. Their answers are printed as received. Any words exceeding the limit have been deleted.