By Liz Shepherd
InkFreeNews

WARSAW — A total of 43 people have filed candidacy paperwork for town, county and township positions ahead of the May primary in Kosciusko County.

The deadline for filing is noon Friday, Feb. 4.

Here are the candidates who have filed with the Kosciusko County clerk (as of Friday, Jan. 14):

Southern District Commissioner
Robert M. “Bob” Conley, Warsaw, Republican, incumbent
Donald K. Wiesehan, Jr., Mentone, Republican
Brian D. Pyle, Mentone, Republican

County Auditor
Rhonda J. Helser, Warsaw, Republican
Chasity Sandy, Warsaw, Republican

County Recorder
Deborah A. “Deb” Wright, Warsaw, Republican

County Assessor
Gail Chapman, Warsaw, Republican

County Sheriff
James M. “Jim” Smith, Warsaw, Republican

County Council District 1
Kimberly Cates, Syracuse, Republican, incumbent

County Council District 2
Michael W. Long, Warsaw, Republican, incumbent

County Council District 3
Scott Clay, Warsaw, Republican
Anthony W. “Tony” Ciriello, Winona Lake, Republican

County Council District 4
David A. Wolkins, Warsaw, Republican

Milford Town Council
Kenneth L. Long, Milford, Republican, incumbent

Syracuse Town Council District Two
Paul Stoelting, Syracuse, Republican, incumbent

Winona Lake Town Council District 5
Rick Swaim, Winona Lake, Republican, incumbent

Clay Township Trustee
Helen Brown, Claypool, Republican, incumbent

Clay Township Board
Donald L. Morris, Claypool, Republican, incumbent
Daniel Willis, Claypool, Republican, incumbent

Etna Township Trustee
Rita F. Anglin, Etna Green, Republican, incumbent

Etna Township Board
Joe R. Mooney, Etna Green, Republican, incumbent
Steven L. “Steve” Sechrist, Etna Green, Republican, incumbent

Harrison Township Trustee
Tracy L. Moyer, Atwood, Republican, incumbent

Jackson Township Board
Cody Metzger, Claypool, Republican

Lake Township Trustee
Molly Bradford, Silver Lake, Republican, incumbent

Lake Township Board
Kathleen Lokotar, Silver Lake, Republican, incumbent
Wayne Spratt, Silver Lake, Republican, incumbent

Monroe Township Trustee
Jon Engelhaupt, Warsaw, Republican

Plain Township Trustee
Craig Charlton, Leesburg, Republican

Plain Township Board
Greg Anderson, Leesburg, Republican

Prairie Township Trustee
Julia A. Goon, Warsaw, Republican, incumbent

Prairie Township Board
Connie Himes, Warsaw, Republican, incumbent
Lila Christner Thompson, Warsaw, Republican, incumbent
Gordon Drake, Warsaw, Republican, incumbent

Scott Township Trustee
Richard Stutzman, Nappanee, Republican

Seward Township Trustee
Aime Hoffman, Claypool, Republican, incumbent

Seward Township Board
Kevin Hohman, Silver Lake, Republican, incumbent

Tippecanoe Township Trustee
Christopher Francis, North Webster, Republican, incumbent

Tippecanoe Township Board
Edwin “Ed” Clayton, North Webster, Republican, incumbent
Mark Lawson, Leesburg, Republican

Van Buren Township Board
Shane Bucher, Milford, Republican, incumbent
Stephen F. Unruh, Milford, Republican, incumbent

Wayne Township Board
Gordon Nash, Warsaw, Republican, incumbent