Full List Of Candidates On Primary Ballot
Editor’s note: This is an updated list. A list posted last week was incomplete.
By Liz Shepherd
InkFreeNews
WARSAW — The 2022 primary election is Tuesday, May 3.
Listed below are candidates who are running in the primary.
State Positions
United States Senator
Todd Young, Greenwood, Republican
Thomas M. McDermott Jr., Hammond, Democrat
United States Representative, Second District
Jackie Walorski, Elkhart, Republican
Paul D. Steury, Goshen, Democrat
United States Representative, Third District
Jim Banks, Columbia City, Republican
Phillip Beachy, Fort Wayne, Democrat
Aaron (A.J.) Calkins, Fort Wayne, Democrat
Gary L. Snyder, Huntington, Democrat
State Representative, District 18
David H. Abbott, Rome City, Republican
State Representative, District 22
Curt Nisly, Milford, Republican
Craig Snow, Warsaw, Republican
Dee M. Moore, North Manchester, Democrat
County Positions
Prosecuting Attorney of Kosciusko County, 54th Judicial Circuit
J. Brad Voelz, Warsaw, Republican
County Auditor
Rhonda J. Helser, Warsaw, Republican
Chasity Sandy, Warsaw, Republican
County Recorder
Teena Pence, Warsaw, Republican
Deborah A. (Deb) Wright, Warsaw, Republican
County Sheriff
Kyle P. Dukes, Milford, Republican
James M. (Jim) Smith, Warsaw, Republican
County Assessor
Gail A. Chapman, Warsaw, Republican
County Commissioner, Southern District
Robert M. (Bob) Conley, Warsaw, Republican
Elaine Kokenge, Warsaw, Republican
Brian D. Pyle, Mentone, Republican
Donald K. Wiesehan Jr., Mentone, Republican
County Council, District 1
Kimberly Cates, Syracuse, Republican
Todd O. Davis, Leesburg, Republican
County Council, District 2
Michael Long, Warsaw, Republican
County Council, District 3
Anthony W. (Tony) Ciriello, Winona Lake, Republican
Scott Clay, Warsaw, Republican
Josh Lozano, Warsaw, Republican
County Council, District 4
David A. Wolkins, Warsaw, Republican
Town Positions
Milford Clerk-Treasurer
Patricia Gall, Milford, Republican
Milford Town Council
Robert C. Cockburn, Milford, Republican
Kenneth L. Long, Milford, Republican
Douglas L. Ruch, Milford, Republican
Syracuse Town Council
Larry Siegel, Syracuse, Republican (District 1)
Matthew Goodnight, Syracuse, Republican (District 2)
Paul Stoelting, Syracuse, Republican (District 2)
Winona Lake Town Council
Jim Lancaster, Winona Lake, Republican (District 3)
Rick Swaim, Winona Lake, Republican (District 5)
Township Positions
Clay Township Trustee
Helen I. Brown, Claypool, Republican
Clay Township Board
Donald L. Morris, Claypool, Republican
Dan Ransbottom, Claypool, Republican
Daniel Willis, Claypool, Republican
Etna Township Trustee
Rita F. Anglin, Etna Green, Republican
Etna Township Board
Joe R. Mooney, Etna Green, Republican
Steven L. (Steve) Sechrist, Etna Green, Republican
Anthony (Tony) Tribalski Jr., Etna Green, Republican
Franklin Township Trustee
Ashley N. Gearhart, Akron, Republican
Melanie Vanlaningham, Mentone, Republican
Franklin Township Board
James Eads, Mentone, Republican
Kayla J. Leininger, Akron, Republican
Harrison Township Trustee
Tracy L. Moyer, Atwood, Republican
Harrison Township Board
John E. Hart, Mentone, Republican
Steven Sponseller, Warsaw, Republican
Jackson Township Trustee
Gwendolyn L. Ostrom, Claypool, Republican
Jackson Township Board
Cody Metzger, Claypool, Republican
Jill L. Slater, Claypool, Republican
Debbie L. Wilcoxson, Pierceton, Republican
Stanley Moore, North Manchester, Democrat
Jefferson Township Trustee
Beth Krull, Milford, Republican
Jefferson Township Board
Lori Harman, Leesburg, Republican
Jane Hunsberger, Milford, Republican
Robert L. Riley, Nappanee, Republican
Lake Township Trustee
Molly Bradford, Silver Lake, Republican
Lake Township Board
Kathleen A. Lokotar, Silver Lake, Republican
Wayne Spratt, Silver Lake, Republican
Ann M. Sibray, Silver Lake, Democrat
Monroe Township Trustee
Stephanie Cloud, Pierceton, Republican
Jon Engelhaupt, Warsaw, Republican
Monroe Township Board
Donald L. Ellison, Pierceton, Republican
Sonya L. Hathaway, Warsaw, Republican
Patrick Landrigan, Pierceton, Republican
Plain Township Trustee
Craig Charlton, Leesburg, Republican
Tyler Huffer, Warsaw, Republican
Plain Township Board
Greg Anderson, Leesburg, Republican
Robert W. Bishop, Leesburg, Republican
Larry Kammerer, Leesburg, Republican
Jamie B. Pass, Leesburg, Republican
Gaynor R. Worden, Warsaw, Democrat
Prairie Township Trustee
Julia A. Goon, Warsaw, Republican
Prairie Township Trustee
Lila Christner Thompson, Warsaw, Republican
Gordon R. Drake, Warsaw, Republican
Connie S. Himes, Warsaw, Republican
Scott Township Trustee
Richard Stutzman, Nappanee, Republican
Scott Township Board
John M. Dougherty, Nappanee, Republican
John R. Mast, Nappanee, Republican
Tim Stankovich, Nappanee, Republican
Seward Township Trustee
Aime Hoffman, Claypool, Republican
Seward Township Board
Kevin N. Hohman, Silver Lake, Republican
Bruce Lankenau, Claypool, Republican
Matt Smith, Akron, Republican
Tippecanoe Township Trustee
Christopher Francis, North Webster, Republican
Tippecanoe Township Board
Edwin D. (Ed) Clayton, North Webster, Republican
Mark Lawson, Leesburg, Republican
James M. (Jim) Rhodes, North Webster, Republican
Turkey Creek Township Trustee
Joe Cazier, Syracuse, Republican
Turkey Creek Township Board
Dennis R. Darr, Syracuse, Republican
John D. Heckaman, Syracuse, Republican
Van Buren Township Trustee
Diane K. Perry, Milford, Republican
Van Buren Township Board
Robert L. Beer, Milford, Republican
Shane Bucher, Milford, Republican
Stephen F. Unruh, Milford, Republican
Washington Township Trustee
Dean Rhoades, Pierceton, Republican
Washington Township Board
Bryan Bidwell, Pierceton, Republican
John B. Camden II, Pierceton, Republican
Roger S. Thomas, Pierceton, Republican
Wayne Township Trustee
Jeanie Stackhouse, Warsaw, Republican
Wayne Township Board
Letrecia (Trish) Brown, Warsaw, Republican
Lance Grubbs, Warsaw, Republican
Gordon Nash, Warsaw, Republican
Joshua Spangle, Warsaw, Republican