primary race – The B Square

Randy Cassady gives remarks at the Monroe County courthouse (June 25, 2024).

David Henry at a Feb. 20, 2024 campaign event held at DeAngelo’s in Eastland Plaza.

Monroe County Democratic Party chair David Henry has notified the three-member county election board that he is challenging the candidacy of Randy Cassady, who is the Republican Party nominee for the District 2 county commissioner seat.

Henry has filed the required CAN-1 form for a challenge.

The basis of the challenge is a question about Cassady’s residency in District 2. Even though county commissioners are elected by all registered voters across the county, candidates have to have proper residency in their geographic district.

Cassady is running against incumbent Democrat Julie Thomas, who won a close primary race against Peter Iversen.

In a statement to The B Square released through his campaign manager, Mary Catherine Carmichael, Cassady said, “While certain political groups are seeking to procedurally deny the voters’ opportunity to decide on their representation, I will remain focused on the pressing issues and opportunities facing Monroe County.” Continue reading “Monroe County District 2 challenge: GOP nominee Randy Cassady’s residency questioned by Dems” →

From left: Kristen Weida, Joe Van Deventer, and Paul White, Sr.

At a Wednesday afternoon forum hosted by the Bloomington Economic Development Corporation at the Monroe Convention center, three rounds of county commissioner candidates from both major parties fielded questions from a moderator and the audience.

That included the two Republican candidates for the party’s District 3 county commissioner nomination.

Competing for the GOP nomination for the District 3 county commissioner seat are Joe Van Deventer and Paul White, Sr.

All registered voters in the county can cast a ballot in a District 3 race. The geographic districts for county commissioners are used only to define the area of the county where candidates have to live.

Primary Election Day is May 7, but in-person early voting has been underway for a couple of weeks, at the Monroe County election operations center at 3rd and Walnut streets.
Continue reading “GOP candidates for Monroe County commissioner field questions on economic development” →