Election of the district administrator in the Rhein-Palz-Kreis: Tension between Staßen and Knörr!

Am 16. März 2025 findet die Stichwahl um das Landratsamt im Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis zwischen Bianca Staßen und Volker Knörr statt.
On March 16, 2025, the runoff election around the district office in the Rhine-Palatinate district between Bianca Staßen and Volker Knörr will take place. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

Election of the district administrator in the Rhein-Palz-Kreis: Tension between Staßen and Knörr!

On March 16, 2025, the runoff election around the district administrator will be held in the Rhein-Palatinate district. The two candidates are Bianca Staßen from the SPD and Volker Knörr from the CDU. This election follows the first ballot, in which Knörr received about 36% of the vote, while Staßen came to about 25%. Both are not only teachers, but also long -time members of the district council.
Knörr, 48 years old and family man from Waldsee, has experiences as a former volunteer for waste management in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis and as a rector of the Adolf-Diesterweg Realschule Plus in Ludwigshafen-Ongersheim. His main focus is on integration, especially for students with a migration background.

Bianca Staßen, also 48 years old and mother of an adult daughter from Otterstadt, is a teacher for scientific subjects at the integrated comprehensive school in Speyer. Their most important concern is the modernization of the administration in the district in order to make it more effective and more citizen -friendly. Staßen made it into the runoff by the voters of the voters and emphasizes the need to restart in the district.

election issues and challenges

In the publicly guided debate, both candidates presented their visions for the district. Knörr underlines the value of integration, while Staßen focuses on a modern administrative structure. It demands an end to the long waiting times for the concerns of the citizens and sees great potential in working with the administrative employees. Stands appealed to the voters to give their trust in order to tackle the challenges together.

The incumbent district administrator, Clemens Körner from the CDU, no longer competes, which is a chance for Status and Knörr to gain the trust of the approximately 120,500 citizens entitled to vote. Staßen, which was a member of the district for a long time, knows the topics and challenges well and is determined to understand the administration as an active designer of the habitat. "Long waiting times for concerns should no longer be accepted," says Staßen and wants to make the administration sustainable.

This choice is not only crucial for the political orientation of the Rhein-Palatinate district, but also reflects the current social challenges. Knörr and Staßen present themselves as competent personalities who are willing to take responsibility and to advance the district. According to DetailsQuellen