Appearing for part of the program at Friday’s Canopy of Lights in downtown Bloomington were three local elected officials—Bloomington mayor John Hamilton, and Monroe County commissioners Penny Githens and Julie Thomas.

So the executives in city and county government were represented on stage.
Off stage, holding up the county’s fiscal end of things, were county councilors Jennifer Crossley, Kate Wiltz, and Trent Deckard.
And at the state level, District 61 house representative Dave Hall held the banner for the General Assembly.
That’s probably not an exhaustive list.
All of the elected officials spotted at the event by the B Square were Democrats, except for Hall, who is a Republican.
The partisan presence at Friday’s event was a good reminder that the local 2024 election season is underway, and has been since the summer. Continue reading “2024 Election Notebook: Deckard announces re-election bid, other county seats open”