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8 from GOP, 1 from Dems, unopposed in county for primary races

(From left) Amy Richison, Kittie Keiffer, Cheryl Schenkel, Terry Stoffel, Terri Boone, Kendall Mickley and Don Davenriner.
(From left) Amy Richison, Kittie Keiffer, Cheryl Schenkel, Terry Stoffel, Terri Boone, Kendall Mickley and Don Davenriner. Photos provided.

Eight Republican officeholders are unopposed in their primary bids, as is the lone Democrat seeking a county office.

On the township level, nine Republican township trustees face no primary opposition as they seek to retain their offices. The lone Democrat seeking to become a township trustee is also unopposed. In three townships, there are no candidates of either party seeking the trustee's office.

COUNTY OFFICES
Democrat Roxanna Murray, of Roanoke, is seeking her party's nomination for the first district seat on Huntington County Council. She did not respond to The TAB's request for information.

Republicans who are unopposed as they seek nominations for county offices are:

• Amy C. Richison, Huntington County prosecuting attorney. Richison, 42, was first elected prosecutor in 2006 and is completing her second term in the office.
Richison earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Indiana University in 1993 and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the Indiana University School of Law, Boomington, in 1996. She is a board member for the Association of Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys, serves on the community support team for Huntington County Youth for Christ and attends The Chapel.

• Kittie Keiffer, Huntington County clerk of courts. Keiffer, 61, is completing her first term as county clerk and previously served as a member of the Lancaster Township Advisory Board.

Keiffer graduated from Huntington North High School in 1970 and from the Bill Miller School of Real Estate in 1989. She is a member of the Association of Clerks of Circuit Courts, Association of Indiana Counties, National Association of Realtors and Upstar.

• Cheryl A. Schenkel, county recorder. Schenkel, 53, is completing her first term as county recorder.
She is a graduate of Huntington High School.

• Terry Stoffel, sheriff. Stoffel, 52, is completing his first term as sheriff. A former member of the Huntington Police Department, he served as city police chief for eight years.

Stoffel graduated from Huntington North High School and completed Indiana Law Enforcement Academy training in 1992. He has completed additional training in D.A.R.E. instruction, lie detection, advanced weapons, autism awareness, elder abuse and active shooter and school safety. He is a member of SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church and served as F.O.P. president for two terms.

• Terri Boone, Huntington County Assessor. She did not respond to The TAB's request for information.

• Todd M. Landrum, Huntington County Council first district representative. Landrum did not respond to The TAB's request for information.

The county council's first district includes Union and Jackson Townships, as well as Huntington Township precincts 1, 1A, 10, 11A, 12A and 13. Landrum will be on the ballot only in that district.

• Kendall Mickley, Huntington County Council second district representative. Mickley, 44, was first elected to county council in 2010 and is currently serving as its president.

Mickley is employed as division controller for Gerdau in Huntington. A 1987 graduate of Huntington North High School, he holds a Bachelor of Science in business, with an accounting concentration, from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. He is a member of the Huntington Optimist Club and Indiana University Alumni Association and serves on the board of directors for the Parkview Huntington Family YMCA.

The county council's second district includes Clear Creek and Warren townships as well as Huntington Township precincts 7, 7A, 8, 9, 11 and 12. Mickley will be on the ballot only in that district.

• Don Davenriner, Huntington County Council fourth district representative. Davenriner, 80, is in his 12th year as a county council member.

Davenriner is a self-employed farmer and attends the Huntington Church of the Nazarene.

The county council's fourth district includes Dallas, Rock Creek, Lancaster, Salamonie, Jefferson, Wayne and Polk townships. Davenriner will be on the ballot only in those townships.
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TOWNSHIP OFFICES
Kevin Murray, a Roanoke resident seeking the Democrat nomination as Jackson Township trustee, is one of two Democrats seeking township offices in the primary.

The second is Cathy Johnson, a candidate for the Dallas Township Advisory Board.

All nine incumbent trustees seeking re-election are on the Republican primary ballot. They are:

• Huntington Township trustee: Tim Guy, 62, who is in his third term as Huntington Township trustee. He also works as a school bus driver for the Huntington County Community School Corporation.

Guy is a member of and Sunday school teacher at the Huntington Church of the Nazarene. He serves as treasurer of the Historic Forks of the Wabash board of directors and served one term as vice chairman of the Huntington County Republican party.

• Jackson Township trustee: Sheila Hines, the current trustee and a former member of the township advisory board.

Hines has attended training sessions on township assistance and cemetery restoration. She is a member of the Indiana Township Association and Post 160 Legion Auxiliary, and attends Union Church.

• Clear Creek Township trustee: Jay R. Hammel, the incumbent. Hammel did not respond to The TAB's request for information.

• Dallas Township trustee: Brenda Kitt, the incumbent. Kitt did not respond to The TAB's request for information.

• Warren Township trustee: Kathy E. Morton, 67, who is completing her first term in that office. She also works part time at Town & Country Flowers and Gifts.

Morton is a 1965 graduate of Clear Creek High School and attended Manchester College. She is a member of Lions International-Bippus Lions Club and Clear Creek Community Church.

• Rock Creek Township trustee: Linda Mautz, 66, who has served as Rock Creek Township trustee since January of 2011.

Mautz graduated from Warren High School in 1965 and earned an Associate of Arts in business administration, Bachelor of Arts in psychology and Master of Science in education, all from the University of Saint Francis. She also completed school counseling internships and post-graduate studies in mental health counseling. She retired her practice in mental health counseling after working in that area for 14 years. She is a director of Creekview Farms, Inc., and assists with business aspects of the operation. She has volunteered with several area organizations.

• Union Township trustee: David I. Hornback. Hornback did not respond to The TAB's request for information.

• Lancaster Township trustee: Thomas J. Allred. Allred did not respond to The TAB's request for information.

• Polk Township trustee: Gary Miller. Miller did not respond to The TAB's request for information.

Republican candidates for the three-member township advisory boards are:

• Huntington Township - John L. Baker, Terry L. Miller and Andy Zay.

• Jackson Township - Wayne Fox, Larry G. Lahr and Steve Thomas.

• Clear Creek township - Eldon L. Bruner, Richard W. Michel and Roger L. Warner.

• Dallas Township - Forrest "Dale" Gray Jr. and Karen Rice.

• Warren Township - Jack Sell.

• Rock Creek Township - Jerry A. Mossburg and Robert "Rob" Raab.

• Union Township - Harold W. Kline and Neil R. Kline.

• Lancaster Township - Linda S. Couch, Richard D. Keiffer and Terry Updike.

• Polk Township - Joe Eisenhauer and Angie Tyner.