Individuals for both parties continue to file their candidacy for various county office seats. The filing deadline is noon, Feb. 7, with no filing as of yet for the position of judge for Kosciusko Superior Court 2 or Syracuse Town Council District 2
New filings as of Tuesday evening are:
Republicans
County Council District 1 — Doug Heinisch (incumbent)
County Council District 2 — James R. Moyer (incumbent)
Township Trustees — Robert Edling, Seward (incumbent); Molly Bradford, Lake (incumbent); Barb
Griffith, Turkey Creek (incumbent); and Rebecca Alles, Van Buren
Township Advisory Board Members — Robert Riley, Jefferson (incumbent); Robert W. Bishop, Plain (incumbent); Gordon Nash, Wayne (incumbent); Tyler Huffer, Plain (incumbent); Harry Doty, Van Buren (incumbent); Jonathan (Jon) T. Tyler, Tippecanoe; Donald L. Morris, Clay (incumbent); and Danny D. Ransbottom, Clay, (incumbent)
Syracuse Town Council District 1 — Larry Siegel (incumbent)
Democrats
County Commissioner, Southern District — Gale G. Owens
Township Trustees — Adam Hyde, Clay and Trillia Gearhart, Franklin, (incumbent)
Those who had filed for seats earlier are:
Judge, Kosciusko Superior Court 1 — David C. Cates (R) and Stephen P. Harris (R)
Judge, Kosciusko Superior Court 3 — Joe V. Sutton (R) (incumbent)
Prosecuting Attorney, 54th Judicial District — Daniel H. Hampton (R) (incumbent)
County Auditor — Michelle L. Puckett (R)
County Recorder — Joetta Mitchell (R)
County Assessor — Susan D. Engleberth (R)
County Commissioner, Southern District — Robert M. (Bob) Conley (R) (incumbent)
County Council District 3 — Bradley J. Tandy (R) (incumbent)
Filing for Township Trustees are: Julia A. Goon, Prairie, (incumbent); Joshua Spangle, Monroe, (incumbent); Aime Hoffman, Seward; Dean Rhodes, Washington, (incumbent); Tracy Moyer, Harrison, (incumbent); Jerry Kammerer, Plain, (incumbent); Steve Ward, Tippecanoe, (incumbent) and Helen I. Brown, Clay, (incumbent).
Filing for township advisory board members are: Joe R. Mooney, Etna, (incumbent); Robert J. Bishop, Wayne, (incumbent).
Vickie Marquart, filed her candidacy for Van Buren Township Advisory Board and is the lone Democrat who has filed any candidacy. She is an incumbent for the office.
No filings have been recorded for Kosciusko Superior Court II Judge, although Tyler S. Haines of Leesburg has announced his candidacy. No candidates have filed for District 2 for Syracuse Town Council.
Individuals are also reminded that voter registration for the May 6 primary closes on April 7 with absentee voting beginning on April 8.