ShelterJH is endorsing local candidates for contested races in the general election, and early voting is open now! ShelterJH leaders released endorsements for the primary race and conducted another robust endorsement process including all candidates for the general election, resulting in our decisions below.

From two politically engaged families, Alyson Spery and Tom Holland explore the efforts and rewards of community commitment. Alyson Spery and Tom Holland were both raised in families that valued political debate and community engagement.

Schechter, Spery emerge as frontrunners in four-way, nonpartisan Town Council race.

While partisan candidates for the hotly contested Teton County commissioner and coroner races anxiously waited to learn whether they would advance to November’s general election, primary election day was more relaxed for the Jackson Town Council hopefuls. All four were set to move on to the general election well before Tuesday’s primary.

Alyson Spery, who was appointed to the Jackson Town Council in early 2025, is seeking her first full term on the council.

“The council, and staff, and leaders in this community have really invested in getting me caught up to speed in the past year and some months,” Spery said. “It’s time for me to give a return on that investment.”

After being appointed to Town Council last year, Alyson Spery has announced that she will run for a full four-year term.

Spery, a documentary filmmaker, applied to fill the vacancy left open by Arne Jorgensen when he was sworn in as mayor. She was the councilors’ unanimous choice out of five finalists.

Newly appointed Jackson Town Councilor Alyson Spery sees her position on the city’s governing board as distinct from her fellow councilors, based on how she got there.

“While the four of you ran a campaign to garner the support of the community and the trust of the community, I have not had that opportunity,” Spery told council members during her Thursday interview.