2011 Primary Election Candidates
City of Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne City Clerk
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- Incumbent - Sandy Kennedy, Democrat- announced and filed 1/31/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Tommy Schrader, Democrat - withdrawn; filed 2/3/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Zach Bonahoom, Republican - announced December 14, 2010, filed 2/9/2011| campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
Fort Wayne City Council
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1st District
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- Incumbent - Tom Smith, Republican - filed 1/21/2011 | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Ken Nicolet, Republican - filed a CFA-1 on 1/3/2011 with the Allen County Election Board, filed officially 1/28/2011, formally announced 2/8/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Steve Shaffer, Democrat - filed 2/11/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
2nd District
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- Incumbent - Karen Goldner, Democrat - announced January 18, 2011, filed 1/19/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Don Bobay, Republican - withdrawn; announced September 21, 2010 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Jerome Gaines, Republican - announced November 17, 2010, officially filed 2/11/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Russell Jehl, Republican - has filed a CFA-1 with the Allen County Election Board | announced January 26, 2011, filed 1/27/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Kurt Gutman, Republican - announced January 13, 2010, filed 2/16/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
3rd District
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- Incumbent - Tom Didier, Republican - filed 1/19/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
4th District
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- Incumbent - Mitch Harper, Republican (No announcement yet regarding re-election campaign)
- Mike Avila, Democrat - filed and announced 2/17/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
5th District
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- Incumbent - Tim Pape, Democrat (Not seeking re-election)
- Richard Cline, Democrat - filed 2/11/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Dennis Ferguson, Democrat - filed 2/18/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Maye Johnson, Democrat - filed 2/11/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Geoff Paddock, Democrat - filed 2/11/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Ben Hall, Republican - filed 2/16/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Melissa Hicks, Republican - has filed a CFA-1 with the Allen County Election Board | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Jim Mc Coy, Republican - withdrawn on 2/16/2011; announced December 15, 2010, filed 1/19/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
6th District
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- Incumbent - Glynn Hines, Democrat - announced January 17, 2011, filed 1/20/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Rev. Michael Latham, Sr., Democrat - filed 2/17/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Leon Williams, Democrat - filed 2/18/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
At-Large
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- Incumbent - Marty Bender, Republican - confirmed re-election bid 1/18/2011, filed 1/19/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Incumbent - Liz Brown, Republican (not seeking re-election as At-Large City Council, instead, running for Mayor)
- Incumbent - John Shoaff, Democrat - confirmed re-election bid 1/11/2011, filed for re-election 2/15/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Anthony Gordon, Democrat - filed 2/17/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- George Guido, Democrat - filed 2/18/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Tommy Schrader, Democrat - filed 2/18/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Nick Tash, Democrat - filed 2/18/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Dr. John Crawford, Republican - announced November 18, 2010, filed 1/19/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Tom Freistroffer, Republican - announced and filed 2/17/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Ivan Hood, Republican - announced January 6, 2011, filed 1/19/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- E.K. Newman III, Republican - filed 2/9/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
Fort Wayne Mayor
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- Incumbent - Tom Henry, Democrat - announced January 31, 2011, officially filed 2/9/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Charles Eberhard, Democrat - filed 2/16/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- D.C. (Mr. Roachclip) Roach, Democrat - filed 2/18/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Frederick Steinke, Democrat - filed 1/19/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Terrence Walker, Republican - filed 2/17/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Independent - Haley Ahrendt - filed 2/8/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Liz Brown, Republican - announced December 2, 2010, officially filed 2/9/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Tom Cook, Republican - filed 2/9/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Eric Doden, Republican - announced November 4, 2010 that he had formed an exploratory committee; formally announced candidacy January 5, 2011; officially filed 2/14/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Paula Hughes, Republican - announced September 28, 2010, officially filed 2/8/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
- Frederick Osheskie, Sr., Republican - filed 1/19/2011 | campaign website | AFW related blog posts for this candidate
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Notes:
- A CFA-1 is a Candidate's Statement of Organization and Designation of Principal Committee or Exploratory Committee. This can be used as a test for a potential candidate to determine what their fund raising capacity is. They may or may not end up running for the office. The form may be found here.