Up until this past week, only one person had filed seeking a school board seat at Flat Rock-Hawcreek or Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp.
But a sudden flurry of last-minute filings submitted just before the deadline of noon Friday has resulted in a number of competitive school board races in Columbus.
Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp.
The first person to make his school board candidacy official was Todd Grimes, Columbus. A teacher at the Academy at Greenfield-Central, Grimes filed July 22 to run for the BCSC District 3 seat currently occupied by James Persinger, Columbus.
But within 24 hours of the deadline, more candidates signed up for the same seat, including Persinger, an employee of Arvin Sango, Inc., who submitted his paperwork Friday morning to seek re-election.
The third candidate seeking the BCSC District 3 seat is Michael A. Jamerson, Columbus. An employee of AdTec-Administrative and Technical Consulting, Inc., as well as E-Rate Consulting Services and Capital Asset Inventory, Jamerson turned in the required forms Thursday.
On Tuesday, Jennifer Corsi, Columbus, filed to run for the BCSC District 5 seat now held by retired Bartholomew County Sheriff’s deputy Pat Bryant. Bryant – who lists a Taylorsville post office box as his address – also filed for re-election.
Two newcomers filed their candidacies Friday to run for the BCSC District 7 seat being vacated by Jeff Caldwell.
One is Nicole Wheeldon of Columbus, who is employed as a plant manager at Cummins, Inc. The other is Lacretia Ulery, Columbus, who works with Turning Point Domestic Violence Services.
Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corp.
Two candidates for the FHSC board of trustees both submitted the necessary documents on Thursday.
Matthew Bruner of Hope, who works for Cummins, Inc., will become the Hawcreek District representative after incumbent Steve Wilson announced he would not seek re-election, Bartholomew County Clerk Jay Phelps said.
Current Flat Rock District representative Brian Rose, an employee of Faurecia who resides in the county, will serve another term on the board after no opponent signed up to challenge him.
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Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the easiest and safest way to register to vote is by going online to indianavoters.com. As long as you have an Indiana driver’s license to prove your residency, the online service should work.
However, those who experience complications with this system can call the Voter Registration Office at 812-379-1604 and request that an application with a return envelope be mailed to you.
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