The deadline is approaching for candidates to file to run in the May primary. Candidates have until Friday at noon to file their paperwork with the county clerk’s office.
The list of candidates continues to grow in Starke County. Republican Leslie Baker has filed to run for county prosecutor, joining incumbent Democrat Nick Bourff. The Starke County Clerk’s race is now up to three candidates: incumbent Democrat Vicki Cooley, Democrat Kay Chaffins, and Republican Bernadette Welter-Manuel.
The race for County Council District 2 also has its third candidate. Democrat Chuck Estok joins Republican Howard A. Bailey Jr. and Democrat Dale Conley.
Recent filings in Pulaski County include Democrat Jessye Gilley for the District 3 County Council seat and Republican Dan Vanaman for reelection to the Winamac Town Council.
Candidate Filings As of February 2:
Starke County
Assessor: Michelle Snowdon (D)
Auditor: Kasey Bula Clark (D), Rachel Milner Oesterreich (D)
Clerk: Katherine (Kay) Dolezal Chaffins (D), Vicki Cooley (D), Bernadette Welter-Manuel (R)
Coroner: Dannie Ray Hoffer Jr. (D)
Prosecutor: Leslie A. Baker (R), Nicholas Allen Bourff (D)
Recorder: Rebekah Sponaugle Wagner (D)
Sheriff: Thomas Decola (R), Bill Dulin (D)
Commissioner District 2: Don Binkley (D), Bryan Harold Cavender (R)
County Council District 1: Bradley J. Hazelton (D)
County Council District 2: Howard A. Bailey Jr. (R), Dale Conley (D), Chuck Estok (D)
County Council District 3: David Pearman (R)
County Council District 4: Karen Tibbs (D)
California Township Board Member: Michele Albon (R), Richard Anderson (R), Matthew McGowen Sr. (R)
Center Township Trustee: Julie Manns (D)
Center Township Board Member: Ben Warren (D)
Davis Township Trustee: Robin Latimer (D)
Davis Township Board Member: Robert Ferch (R), Rebecca (Becky) Pflugshaupt-Davis (R)
Jackson Township Trustee: Robert Schmidt (D)
Jackson Township Board Member: Michelle R. Hounshell (R)
North Bend Township Trustee: Rutherford Byron Walters (R)
Oregon Township Trustee: Mark Allen (D)
Oregon Township Board Member: Corey Louzon (D), Carole Noble (D), Joseph I Reed Jr. (R)
Railroad Township Trustee: Roger Chaffins Sr. (D), John Harris (R), Mandy Thomason (R)
Railroad Township Board Member: Bart D. Egolf (R), Joe Krzyzanowski (D), Mike Lawecki (R), Clayton (Clay) Redlin (D)
Washington Township Trustee: Cathy Ewing Benko (D)
Washington Township Board Member: Kimberly Temple (R)
Wayne Township Trustee: Shirley A. Kots (D)
Wayne Township Board Member: Joe Griffo (D)
California 2 Democrat Precinct Committeeman: Shirley Fields
Center 1 Democrat Precinct Committeeman and State Convention Delegate: Jeffery J. Houston
Center 1 Democrat Precinct Committeeman: Rick Chambers
Center 3 Democrat Precinct Committeeman and State Convention Delegate: Jeff V. Berg
Center 5 Democrat Precinct Committeeman and State Convention Delegate: Kenneth Wallace
Railroad Township Democrat Precinct Committeeman: August (Gus) Eckert II
Washington 2 Convention Delegate “At-Large”: Bernadette Welter-Manuel (R)
Wayne 2 Convention Delegate “At Large”: Brenda Stanojevic
Wayne 4 Convention Delegate “At Large”: Christopher Lee (R)
Pulaski County
Assessor: Lorena H. (Holly) VanDerAa (R)
Clerk: Christina L. Hoffa (R)
Coroner: John Behny (R), Alan S. Mitchell (R)
Sheriff: Jeffery K. Richwine (R)
Surveyor: Jenny Weaver-Keller (D)
Commissioner District 3: Tyler Campbell (R), John Michael “Mike” McClure (R)
County Council District 2: Douglas Roth (R)
County Council District 3: Jessye Gilley (D)
Francesville Town Clerk: Cathy Lynn Elston (R)
Winamac Town Council: Alvin R. Parish (R), Dan Vanaman (R)
Cass Township Trustee: Christopher Hudson (D)
Harrison Township Trustee: Betty Stinemetz (R)
Harrison Township Board: Christopher A. Graves (R)
Jefferson Township Trustee: Betty L. Kruger (R)
Jefferson Township Board: Roscoe “Bud” Cummins (R), Carl G. Kopka (D), Steven Sommers (D)
Monroe Township Trustee: Michelle Schmicker (R)
Monroe Township Board: Timothy F. Hoffa Jr. (R), Jeremy L. Beckner (R)
Rich Grove Township Trustee: Deloris Locke (R)
Salem Township Trustee: Kay Beasey (R)
Salem Township Board: Maurice Kopka (D), Charles R. Yeoman (R)
Tippecanoe Township Trustee: Martie White (D)
Tippecanoe Township Board: Tedmund R. Bauer (R), William E. Bauer (Bill) (D), Kelli Denton (D)
VanBuren Township Trustee: Lenora K. Hoover (R)
VanBuren Township Board: David W. Bailey (R), Kathleen (Kathi) Thompson (D), Tom Wallace (R)
White Post Township Trustee: Karen S. Wagner (R)
White Post Township Board: Richard Lee Brick (R), Patricia L. Tiede (R),
State Convention Delegate: Doug Gutwein (R), Daniel P. Murphy (R)
