Published: February 22, 2008 11:24 pm      

Candidates rush to meet filing deadline for primary

Several races include full Republican slate

More than a dozen candidates for positions ranging from the United States House of Representatives down to local school boards threw their hats into the ring in a late dash to meet the noon filing deadline on Friday.

Races for the District 2 Congressional seat as well as the District 18 State Senate position both boast a full slate of four Republicans.

John N. Frame filed Friday for the District 2 position and will challenge Luke Puckett, Joseph Roush and Tony Zirkle in the May 6 primary. The seat is currently held by Democrat Joe Donnelly.

David R. Martin threw his name in Thursday for the State Senate seat, which will be vacated at the end of the year by Republican Tom Weatherwax. He will challenge Randall Head, Phillip R. Messer and Brian Thomas for the Republican nomination. Logansport Deputy Mayor Linda Klinck was the lone Democrat to file for the seat.

For the State Representatives District 16 position, Democrat Bill Reutebuch and Republican Douglas L. Gutwein both filed this week. Each will run unopposed in the primary.

The Republican-heavy filings continued for at-large positions in the Cass County Council as Christopher Dixson added his name to a slate that already included seven others. Incumbents Ralph Anderson and Chod Gibson both announced their reelection bids early. Pat Badt, Jeff LeDonne, Cameron Mills, Ryan Elson and Jim Parsons have also filed. Voters can select three at-large candidates to challenge Democrats Julian Pugh and Gordon Southern in November’s general election.

Mark Hetz, a standing member of the Logansport Community School Board, filed this week for the 1st District position as did David McClure. Other late filing for school board positions were Shelley Gady, Pioneer 1st District, Gregory E. Lawson Pioneer 5th District, Mary Hartley, Southeastern 1st District, and Joyce E. Zartman, Caston 1st District.

Zartman and Lawson are both incumbents.



May Primary Ballot

United States Representatives

District 2

Luke Puckett - R

Tony Zirkle - R

Joseph Roush - R

John N. Frame - R

(I) Joe Donnelly - D



State Senate

District 18

Randall Head - R

Brian Thomas - R

Phillip R. Messer - R

David R. Martin - R

Linda Klinck - D



State Representatives

District 16

Douglas L. Gutwein - R

Bill Reutebuch - D

District 24

(I) Rich McClain - R

Richard “Rick” Eller - R



Judge of the Circuit Court

Fulton County (41st Circuit)

Richard A. Brown



Judge of the Superior Court

Carroll County

Jeffrey R. Smith



Cass County Commissioner

1st District

Gene Powlen - R

Edward M. Lucy - R

2nd District

Jim Sailors - R



Cass County Council

At-large

(I) Chod Gibson - R

(I) Ralph Anderson - R

Pat Badt - R

Jeff LeDonne - R

Cameron Mills - R

Ryan Elson - R

Jim Parsons - R

Christopher Dixson - R

Gordon Southern - D

Julian Pugh - D



Cass County Coroner

George L. Franklin Jr. - R

Marvin E. Griest - D



Cass County Auditor

Van Ide - R



Cass County Treasurer

Dawn Conner - R



Cass County Clerk

(I) Linda Crimmins - R



Cass County Surveyor

Jenny Lombardi-Clark - R



School Boards

Logansport

District 1

(I) Mark Hetz

David McClure

At-large

Cyle Dibble

Mike McCord



Pioneer

Harrison Township

Stephanie A. Winkel

District 1

Shelley Gady

District 5

(I) Gregory E. Lawson



Southeastern

District 1

Mary Hartley

District 2

(I) Jack Cain

District 5

(I) Ian D. Jay



Caston

Adams Twp.

(I) Bruce Cress

District 1

(I) Joyce E. Zartman

District 4

(I) James E. Ayers