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Saturday, December 15, 2007
Ind. Courts - Upcoming judicial races in Tippecanoe County
Updating this ILB entry from Dec. 13th, Sophia Voravong of the Lafayette Journal & Courier writes today on the upcoming judicial races in Tippecanoe County. Some quotes:
At least one judicial race in Tippecanoe County will be contested in the upcoming May primary elections.Lafayette attorney Bruce Graham, a Republican, filed initial paperwork Friday with the Tippecanoe County Board of Election and Registration to run for judge of Tippecanoe Superior Court 5 -- the seat that Republican Les Meade has held since 2003.
Meade has said that he will run for re-election, with a formal announcement planned for January. * * *
Graham's formal announcement is the first made thus far by candidates who plan to run for five Tippecanoe County judicial offices with current terms that end on Dec. 31, 2008.
Those seats are for Circuit Court, Superior Court 1, Superior Court 2, Superior Court 4 and Superior Court 5, according to information from the election board.
In Indiana, candidates can begin filing formal declarations on Jan. 23 for the May 6 primary election. The deadline to file is at noon on Feb. 22. * * *
Circuit Court Judge Don Daniel, a Republican, said this week that he plans to run for re-election of that seat. Judge Thomas Busch of Superior Court 2, a Democrat, also confirmed that he will run again.
Both judges said they will formally announce in January.
No one has filed for the Tippecanoe Superior Court 4 seat held by Judge Gregory Donat.
Lafayette attorney Randy Williams said Friday that he is forming a committee now and plans to run for judge of Superior Court 1, a seat that will be vacated by longtime Judge Don Johnson. * * *
Bob Hicks, chairman of the Tippecanoe County Republican Party, said he has heard rumors of some attorneys who might run. But no one, other than Graham, has officially contacted him.
"It wouldn't surprise me to see some Republican candidates for judgeship," Hicks said.
Perry Brown, chairman of the Tippecanoe County Democratic Party, said he knows of no Democratic candidates for the open seats. It typically is hard for the party to find seekers, he said Friday.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on December 15, 2007 02:55 PM
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