17 file for candidacy in May primary

Thursday, March 4, 2010

GREENCASTLE -- The deadline to file is now past, and 17 people have declared their candidacies for county offices for the May 4 primary election.

Candidates for Putnam County offices will be:

* For Circuit Court judge, Republican Matthew L. Headley (incumbent).

* For prosecuting attorney, Republican Timothy Bookwalter (incumbent)

* For Circuit Court clerk, Republican Marty G. Watts (incumbent)

* For county recorder, Republicans Jeanette M. Summit (incumbent) and Opal Sutherlin

* For sheriff, Republicans Steve Fenwick (incumbent) and Noble W. New and Democrats Garry A. Clark and Frank A. Gardner

* For county surveyor, Republican David E. Penturf (incumbent)

* For county assessor, Republicans Nancy R. Dennis and Lorie L. Hallett

* For county commissioner District 2, Republicans Nancy E. Fogle and Larry Parker

* There are no candidates for County Council District 1.

* For County Council District 2, Roger L. Deck (incumbent)

* For County Council District 3, Republican H. Keith Berry (incumbent)

* For County Council District 4, Republican Darrel L. Thomas (incumbent)

Winners in the primary election will be on the ballot for the Nov. 2 general election.

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  • Go!! the people with integrity!!!!!Honesty!!!!!and doesn't play games!!!!!!!!!!

    -- Posted by barb4him2 on Thu, Mar 4, 2010, at 11:47 AM
  • Good luck Republicans! Although, it is not listed in the article because they are only talking about Putnam County offices, if people are looking for a honest hardworking individual to represent Indiana's 8th District in Washington vote for Dan Stockton a Putnam County resident in the May Republican Primary!!!

    -- Posted by Heritage Lake Resident on Thu, Mar 4, 2010, at 2:07 PM
  • so no one is running against the procecutor or circut court judge? hmmm wonder who will win...darn

    -- Posted by luv2bmom2001 on Thu, Mar 4, 2010, at 5:57 PM
  • Luv2b...

    No one is running against them in the Republican primary.

    The Dems will probably put someone up there come election time. (The Dems usually wait until after the primaries and then caucus their candidates.)

    -- Posted by Rasputin on Thu, Mar 4, 2010, at 11:54 PM
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