Bradley Dailey files for open school board spot
The Nov. 5 local general election ballot is nearly in place, as the candidate filing deadline for school board and township trustees was Aug. 7.
Here is what appears to be on the November ballot. A write-in candidate deadline could change any of this. That deadline is 5 p.m., Monday, Aug. 26. And, the board has not yet certified school board and trustee petitions.
The lone change in races is that Renee Smith did not file a petition for the Bluffton school board seat she currently holds. A new candidate, Bradley Dailey has filed for that seat.
Click here for the entire Allen County ballot.
Bluffton mayor
Richard L. Johnson (R), 216 Beaver St.
Running unopposed
Bluffton council (2 seats open)
Joseph W. Sehlhorst, 335 Cherry St.
Benjamin Stahl, 414 S. Main St.
Bluffton school board (2 seats open)
Bradley J. Dailey, 9232 N. Dixie Highway
Jeremy Scoles, 205 Hillcrest Drive
Richland Township trustees (1 seat open)
Donald K. Brauen, 7140 Tom Fett Road
Richland Township fiscal officer
Trisha Nieman, 8330 Hillville Road
Beaverdam mayor
Pamela S. Lepine, 209 S. Lima St.
Running unopposed
Beaverdam council (2 seats open)
Franklin L. Gillette, Jr., 215 W. Peral St
Monroe Township trustee
Jon E. Basinger, 4080 E. Hook-Waltz Road, Elida
Monroe Township fiscal officer
Amy S. Stechschulte, 8111 Mayberry Road, Elida
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