Here's who has filed to run in the 2022 Monroe County primaries
CORRECTION: A previous version of this story identified the state representative race for District 65 as appearing on Monroe County's ballot. Due to recent redistricting, the district no longer includes Monroe County. Also, major party candidates running for U.S. representative do not have to collect a required amount of signatures to appear on the ballot.
This year, Monroe County residents will witness some crowded primary races, such as those for Congress and the Indiana House as well as sheriff and judge.
The following candidates have officially filed paperwork to run for their party's nomination to local, state and national offices in the upcoming Democratic and Republican primary elections. The deadline to file for candidacy was noon Monday.
Before the general election in November, candidates in the two main parties who are seeking these offices must first make it through the May 3 primaries.
In addition, three statewide offices will be on the fall ballot: secretary of state, state treasurer and state auditor. In these cases, candidates for the general election are selected by a political party in a state convention rather than facing off in a primary, according to state law.
Three seats on the Monroe County Community School Corp. board and two on the Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corp. board will also be on the November Monroe County ballots. Filing for those nonpartisan positions will begin July 27.
Here's the list of the candidates who have filed to appear on Monroe County's primary ballots in May. (D) indicates Democrat, (R) Republican and (I) is for incumbent.
Congressional, state offices
For the U.S. senator race, in addition to the filing action listed below, candidates must also collect a required number of signatures before being placed on the ballot. As of Monday afternoon it was unclear if all the candidates had met the signature requirements.
United States senator
Haneefah Khaaliq (D)
Valerie McCray (D)
Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. (D)
Danny Niederberger (R)
Todd Young (R) (I)
United States representative, 9th District
Isak Asare (D)
D. Liam Dorris (D)
Matthew Fyfe (D)
Jim Baker (R)
Stu Barnes-Israel (R)
J. Michael Davisson (R)
Dan Heiwig (R)
Erin Houchin (R)
D. Eric Schansberg (R)
Mike Sodrel (R)
Bill J. Thomas (R)
Brian Tibbs (R)
State representative, District 46
Kurtis J. Cummings (D)
Bob Heaton (R) (I)
State representative, District 60
Brittany Carroll (R)
Peggy Mayfield (R) (I)
State representative, District 61
Matt Pierce (D) (I)
State representative, District 62
Penny Githens (D)
Brad Swain (D)
Dave Hall (R)
Myra Kinser (R)
Greg (No Bull) Knott (R)
County offices
Monroe County commissioner District 1
Elizabeth "Lee" Jones (D) (I)
Dominic Thompson (D)
Perry B. Robinson (R)
County Council District 1
Peter Iversen (D) (I)
Jim Allen (R)
Monroe County Council, District 2
Kate Wiltz (D) (I)
Monroe County Council District 3
Marty Hawk (R) (I)
Monroe County Council District 4
Jennifer Crossley (D) (I)
Monroe County sheriff
Steve Hale (D)
Ruben D. Marte (D)
Angie Purdie (D)
Joani Stalcup (D)
Troy Thomas (D)
Nathan Williamson (R)
Monroe County clerk
Nicole Browne (D) (I)
Monroe County assessor
Judith Sharp (D) (I)
Monroe County recorder
Ashley Cranor (D)
Amy Swain (D)
Paul White (R)
Monroe Circuit Court 5
Mary Ellen Diekhoff (D) (I)
Monroe Circuit Court 6
Holly M. Harvey (D) (I)
Monroe Circuit Court 7
Allison Chopra (D)
Emily A. Salzmann (D)
April Ann Wilson (D)
Karen Wrenbeck (D)
Carl Lamb (R)
Prosecuting attorney
Benjamin T. Arrington (D) (withdrew)
Erika Oliphant (D) (I)
Township offices
Bean Blossom Township trustee
Ronald Hutson (R) (I)
Bean Blossom Township Board
Randy Jacobs (D) (I)
Debra Hutson (R) (I)
Vicki McGlocklin (R) (I)
Benton Township trustee
Michelle Bright (D) (I)
Benton Township Board
Joseph Husk (D) (I)
Hans Kelson (D) (I)
Sean McInerney (D)
Bloomington Township trustee
Efrat Feferman (D)
Bloomington Township Board
Dorothy Granger (D) (I)
Barbara McKinney (D)
Elizabeth Sensenstein (D)
Marty Spechler (D) (I)
Clear Creek Township trustee
Thelma Kelley Jeffries (R) (I)
Clear Creek Township Board
Steven Hinds (R) (I)
Randy May (R) (I)
Randy Thacker (R)
Indian Creek Township trustee
Christopher Reynolds (R) (I)
Indian Creek Township Board
Katrina Ladwig (R) (I)
Wendi Reynolds (R)
Roger Taylor (R) (I)
Perry Township trustee
Dan Combs (D) (I)
Perry Township Board
Jack Davis (D) (I)
Robert Deppert (D)
Susie Hamilton (D) (I)
Barbara Sturbaum (D) (I)
Polk Township trustee
Scott Smith (R)
Polk Township Board
Vic Streiff (D) (I)
Richland Township trustee
Marty Stephens (R) (I)
Richland Township Board
Dawn Durnil (R) (I)
Elaine Thomsen (R) (I)
Jay Thrasher (R)
David Willibey (R) (I)
Salt Creek Township trustee
Joan Hall (D)
Salt Creek Township Board
Joseph Hickman (D) (I)
Van Buren Township trustee
Rita Barrow (R) (I)
Van Buren Township Board
William "Will" Smith III (D) (I)
Ronnie Pursell (R) (I)
John Wilson (R) (I)
Washington Township trustee
Mary VanDeventer (R)
Washington Township Board
Patricia Slabach (D) (I)
Jerry Ayers (R) (I)
Kenny Bryant (R) (I)
Andy Spriggs (R)
Ellettsville races
Ellettsville Town Council, Ward 4
Dan Swafford (R) (I)
Ellettsville Town Council, Ward 5
Pamela Samples (R) (I)
Another race
In a non-Monroe County race of local interest, Republican Jeff Ellington, who currently represents part of Monroe County in the state Legislature as the District 62 representative, has filed to run for state representative in the newly redrawn District 45, which includes all of Greene and Sullivan counties and portions of a few others. Bruce Borders, the current District 45 representative and also a Republican, has filed for reelection.
Contact Rachel Smith at rksmith@heraldt.com or @RachelSmithNews on Twitter.
This article originally appeared on The Herald-Times: Candidates file for Monroe County, Indiana Statehouse offices
