By Lasca Randels
InkFreeNews

LEESBURG — Leesburg Town Council President Christina Archer has filed for re-election. 

In addition, Mitch Rader has also filed for a position on the council.

The election will be held in November. 

Christina Archer

“After retiring from a teaching career, I returned to my hometown of Leesburg and moved into the house where I grew up,” Archer said. “I attended the town board meetings regularly and looked for ways to volunteer in the community, beginning with restarting our local tradition of the Christmas Candelaria, helping with the Memorial Day service to honor our deceased veterans and serving on the election board.”

Archer was elected during a caucus held in February 2018 to fill the Leesburg Town Council position formerly held by Larry Richey. She has also served one additional elected term.

“Leesburg is a beautiful historic community—the oldest in Kosciusko County—and I am committed to preserving and maintaining that heritage,” Archer said. “Equally important, I am committed to making Leesburg a nice place for my neighbors and friends by providing services, maintaining infrastructure and planning and utilizing all the available resources while being financially responsible. I hope to continue to serve this little community which I love so much.”

Mitch Rader

Rader was recently elected to fill the town council position formerly occupied by Doug Jones.

He currently works as a department superintendent at Dalton Corp. in Warsaw. 

“I am finishing Doug Jones’ term this year. I will be running in the upcoming election for my first term,” Rader said. “I have been a lifelong Leesburg resident and wish to look at opportunities for economic and community development through federal, state and local funding programs that could benefit the town.”

Rader has served on the Plain Township Fire Department for 45 years in various roles, including fire chief, and was president of the county fire association for 13 years. 

He also served for four years as Leesburg’s clerk-treasurer.

Rader noted his public service work has given him experience with government budgets.