Get to know the candidates

Goshen News, Ind.
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Apr. 28—GOSHEN — Elkhart County and the rest of the Hoosier state will step into voting booths Tuesday to select who from their party will move on to the General Election in the fall.

Who's running

ELKHART

Mayor

Rod Roberson (D)

Clerk

Debra D. Barrett (R)

Judge of the City Court

Charles H. Grodnik (R)

Common Council At — Large (3 seats)

Lewis Anne Deputy (R)

Megan Deputy Baughman (R)

Patricia Garcia Stiles (R)

Arvis L. Dawson (D)

Tonda Hines (D)

Alex Holtz (D)

1st District Common Council

Nicole Read (R)

Thomas Butler (D)

Aaron Mishler (D)

2nd District Common Council

Timothy Neese (R)

Chad M. Crabtree (D)

3rd District Common Council

David E. Henke (R)

David Polaski (D)

4th District Common Council

Jerry L. Abell (R)

Dwight Fish (D)

James H. (Jay) Little (D)

5th District Common Council

H. Brent Curry (D)

6th District Common Council

David Wheeler (R)

LaTonya King (D)

GOSHEN

Mayor

William L. Gard Jr. (R)

William (Bill) Malone (R)

Jeremy P. Stutsman (D)* (Stutsman resigned and a caucus will take place May 4 to replace him.)

Clerk — Treasurer

Zack Bontrager (R)

Richard R. Aguirre (D)

Judge of the City Court

Richard L. Mehl (R)

Common Council At — Large (2 seats)

Felipe Merino (R)

Brett F. Weddell (R)

Linda M. Gerber (D)

Sandra Rodriguez-McMasters (D)

1st District Common Council

Donald E. (Don) Riegsecker (R)

Matt Fisher (D)

2nd District Common Council

Douglas L. Nisley (R)

Rachel Mercado (D)

3rd District Common Council

Matthew P. Schrock (R)

Shannan Martin (D)

4th District Common Council

Erica Emanuel (R)

Megan Eichorn (D)

5th District Common Council

Colin L. Yoder (R)

Phil Lederach (D)

NAPPANEE

Mayor

Phil Jenkins (R)

Clerk — Treasurer

Jeffrey P. Knight (R)

City Court Judge

Christopher Walter (R)

Common Council At — Large (1 seat)

Kelbi Veenstra (R)

1st District Common Council

Ben Leavitt (R)

2nd District Common Council

Austin Yoder (R)

3rd District Common Council

Amy Rosa (R)

Charlie Burkley (D)

4th District Common Council

Jeremy Beach (R)

Dustin Geyer (R)

BRISTOL

Clerk — Treasurer

Cathy Antonelli (D)

Town Council At — Large (3 seats)

Jeff Beachy (R)

Douglas E. DeSmith (R)

Andrew Medford (R)

Wade Mosier (R)

Raymond Dean Rentfrow, Jr. (R)

Maryellen Baker (D)

Diane R. (McClure) Smith (D)

Janice Terry (D)

MIDDLEBURY

Town Clerk — Treasurer (1 Seat — 1 Year Term)

Chali Kuiper (R)

Town Council At — Large (3 Seats — 1 Year Terms)

Miranda Cripe (R)

Michael Holloway (R)

Kevin R. Miller (R)

Jeremy Yahwak (R)

MILLERSBURG

Town Clerk — Treasurer

Mackenzie Taylor (R)

Town Council — Ward 1

Dean S. Smith (R)

Town Council — Ward 2

Dana E. Rutter (R)

Chris Lanpher (D)

Town Council — Ward 3

Larry A. Randolph (R)

WAKARUSA

Town Clerk — Treasurer

Katie Fromer (R)

Town Council — Ward 1

Carl Gilbert (R)

Town Council — Ward 2

Randall C.G. Mitschelen (R)

Scott Weldy (D)

Town Council — Ward 3

Phil Klotz (R)

The Goshen News sent out questionnaires to candidates and their answers will appear on pages A9 and A10. We have already published the Republican contest for the Goshen mayoral nomination in Thursday's edition and the Republican contest for the Nappanee City Council District 4 contest in Friday's edition.

Inside there are the races for Syracuse, Elkhart, Middlebury and Bristol.

For those who plan to vote in Elkhart County, they can do so at the following locations:

ELKHART

—Trinity United Methodist Church, 2715 E. Jackson St.

—St James AME Church, 122 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive (Interurban Trolley Route — Green/Red/Orange route)

—River of Life Community Church, 2626 Prairie St. (Interurban Trolley Route- Green/Orange routes)

—AMBS — Lambright Center, 3003 Benham Ave., (Second entrance off Benham Ave, follow round road)

—Calvary United Methodist Church, 2222 W. Indiana Ave. (Interurban Trolley Route — Green route)

—New Hope United Methodist Church, 28765 C.R. 4

—Pierre Moran Park Pavilion, 119 W. Wolf Ave.

—Northside Gym, 300 Lawrence St. (Interurban Trolley Route — Blue route)

—Jimtown High School Gym, 59021 C.R. 3

—Osolo Township Fire Station, 24936 Buddy St. (Interurban Trolley Route — Blue route)

—Granger Community Church, Elkhart Campus, 2701 E. Bristol St.

—FOP #52, 1003 Industrial Parkway

—Elkhart County Health Department, 608 Oakland Ave., Lincoln Center (Interurban Trolley Route — Green route)

GOSHEN

—Grace Community Church, 20076 C.R. 36

—Sugar Grove Church, 58512 Old C.R. 17

—Maple City Chapel, 2015 Lincolnway East (Interurban Trolley Route — Red route)

—St. Mark's United Methodist Church, 502 N. Main St.

—Greene Road Church, 518 N. Greene Road

—Greencroft Goshen Community Center, 1721 Greencroft Blvd. (Interurban Trolley Route — Red route)

—Pleasant View Church, 58529 C.R. 23

—First Presbyterian Church, 215 E. Lincoln Ave., use Public Parking Lot Entrance

—Elkhart County Public Services Building, 4230 Elkhart Road (Interurban Trolley Route — Red route)

NEW PARIS

—New Paris Sunny Side Park Pavilion, 68546 Clinton St.

BRISTOL

—Bristol United Methodist Church, 201 S. Division St.

—First Baptist Church, 53953 C.R. 17

MILLERSBURG

—Millersburg Town Hall, 201 W. Washington St.

MIDDLEBURY

—Middlebury Church of the Brethren, 507 Bristol Ave.

NAPPANEE

—First Brethren Church, 1600 N. Main St.

WAKARUSA

—Bible Baptist Church, 205 E. Waterford St.

Election Board Phone: 574-535-6469