{"id":128441,"date":"2025-10-16T16:05:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T20:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=128441"},"modified":"2026-01-06T13:08:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:08:45","slug":"afw-video-tesa-hege-declares-her-bid-for-allen-county-prosecuting-attorney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/10\/16\/afw-video-tesa-hege-declares-her-bid-for-allen-county-prosecuting-attorney\/","title":{"rendered":"AFW Video: Tesa Hege declares her bid for Allen County Prosecuting Attorney"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_128443\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-128443\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/t290670.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"645\" class=\"size-full wp-image-128443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/t290670.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/t290670-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/t290670-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/t290670-651x420.jpg 651w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/t290670-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/t290670-696x449.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-128443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Allen County Prosecuting Attorney Candidate Tesa Helge announces her campaign. Seated is Allen County Prosecuting Attorney Mike McAlexander. Photo taken October 16, 2026, at the Allen County Republican Party Headquarters.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Today, Republican Tesa Helge announced her candidacy for Allen County Prosecuting Attorney in the upcoming 2026 Primary Election.<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2025\/10\/16: Tesa Hege announces Allen County Prosecutor 2026 campaign\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wwb25l3CHsU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_128410\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-128410\" style=\"width: 659px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/t290545.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"659\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-full wp-image-128410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/t290545.jpg 659w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/t290545-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/t290545-461x420.jpg 461w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/t290545-150x137.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-128410\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Allen County Prosecutor Mike McAlexander during his retirement announcement on October 16, 2025, at the Allen County Republican Party Headquarters in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Before her announcement, current Allen County Prosecutor Mike McAlexander <a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/10\/16\/afw-video-allen-county-prosecutor-mike-mcalexander-to-retire\/\">announced his retirement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_128449\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-128449\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/t290781.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"915\" class=\"size-full wp-image-128449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/t290781.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/t290781-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/t290781-768x703.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/t290781-459x420.jpg 459w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/t290781-150x137.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/t290781-696x637.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-128449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Allen County Prosecutor Mike McAlexander and Chief Counsel Tesa Helge during a joint news conference on October 16, 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/baker-street-station\/68589.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Peoples Trust &amp;amp; Savings Company Clock at the Baker Street Railroad Station. 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This photo was taken on March 22, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The Peoples Trust &amp;amp; Savings Company Clock\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The Peoples Trust &amp;amp; Savings Company Clock\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"17\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/baker-street-station\/thumbs\/thumbs_68597.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/baker-street-station\/68600.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Peoples Trust &amp;amp; Savings Company Clock at the Baker Street Railroad Station. This was the former Pennsylvania Railroad Station in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana. 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This photo was taken on March 22, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The Peoples Trust &amp;amp; Savings Company Clock\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The Peoples Trust &amp;amp; Savings Company Clock\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"18\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/baker-street-station\/thumbs\/thumbs_68600.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/baker-street-station\/68601.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Peoples Trust &amp;amp; Savings Company Clock at the Baker Street Railroad Station. This was the former Pennsylvania Railroad Station in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana. This photo was taken on March 22, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='685878eeb7bfdd9270b390014fafe1e6' data-image-id=\"19\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/baker-street-station\/68601.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/baker-street-station\/thumbs\/thumbs_68601.jpg\" data-title=\"The Peoples Trust &amp;amp; Savings Company Clock\" data-description=\"The Peoples Trust &amp;amp; Savings Company Clock at the Baker Street Railroad Station. This was the former Pennsylvania Railroad Station in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana. This photo was taken on March 22, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The Peoples Trust &amp;amp; Savings Company Clock\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The Peoples Trust &amp;amp; Savings Company Clock\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"19\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/baker-street-station\/thumbs\/thumbs_68601.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/baker-street-station\/68608.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Peoples Trust &amp;amp; Savings Company Clock at the Baker Street Railroad Station. This was the former Pennsylvania Railroad Station in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana. 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This photo was taken on March 22, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The Peoples Trust &amp;amp; Savings Company Clock\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The Peoples Trust &amp;amp; Savings Company Clock\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"20\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/baker-street-station\/thumbs\/thumbs_68608.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/68975.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Clean up is progressing at the Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair shop after a fire.  An automobile that had been damaged inside the fire had just been pulled outside when these photos were taken.  Photos taken February 8th 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='685878eeb7bfdd9270b390014fafe1e6' data-image-id=\"47\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/68975.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/thumbs\/thumbs_68975.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/08: Clean up at Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair\" data-description=\"Clean up is progressing at the Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair shop after a fire.  An automobile that had been damaged inside the fire had just been pulled outside when these photos were taken.  Photos taken February 8th 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/08: Clean up at Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/08: Clean up at Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"47\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/thumbs\/thumbs_68975.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/68976.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Clean up is progressing at the Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair shop after a fire.  An automobile that had been damaged inside the fire had just been pulled outside when these photos were taken.  Photos taken February 8th 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='685878eeb7bfdd9270b390014fafe1e6' data-image-id=\"48\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/68976.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/thumbs\/thumbs_68976.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/08: Clean up at Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair\" data-description=\"Clean up is progressing at the Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair shop after a fire.  An automobile that had been damaged inside the fire had just been pulled outside when these photos were taken.  Photos taken February 8th 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/08: Clean up at Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/08: Clean up at Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"48\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/thumbs\/thumbs_68976.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/68977.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Clean up is progressing at the Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair shop after a fire.  An automobile that had been damaged inside the fire had just been pulled outside when these photos were taken.  Photos taken February 8th 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='685878eeb7bfdd9270b390014fafe1e6' data-image-id=\"49\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/68977.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/thumbs\/thumbs_68977.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/08: Clean up at Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair\" data-description=\"Clean up is progressing at the Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair shop after a fire.  An automobile that had been damaged inside the fire had just been pulled outside when these photos were taken.  Photos taken February 8th 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/08: Clean up at Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/08: Clean up at Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"49\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/thumbs\/thumbs_68977.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/68980.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Clean up is progressing at the Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair shop after a fire.  An automobile that had been damaged inside the fire had just been pulled outside when these photos were taken.  Photos taken February 8th 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='685878eeb7bfdd9270b390014fafe1e6' data-image-id=\"50\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/68980.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/thumbs\/thumbs_68980.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/08: Clean up at Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair\" data-description=\"Clean up is progressing at the Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair shop after a fire.  An automobile that had been damaged inside the fire had just been pulled outside when these photos were taken.  Photos taken February 8th 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/08: Clean up at Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/08: Clean up at Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"50\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/thumbs\/thumbs_68980.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/68981.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Clean up is progressing at the Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair shop after a fire. An automobile that had been damaged inside the fire had just been pulled outside when these photos were taken. Photos taken February 8th 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='685878eeb7bfdd9270b390014fafe1e6' data-image-id=\"51\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/68981.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/thumbs\/thumbs_68981.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/08: Clean up at Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair\" data-description=\"Clean up is progressing at the Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair shop after a fire. An automobile that had been damaged inside the fire had just been pulled outside when these photos were taken. Photos taken February 8th 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/08: Clean up at Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/08: Clean up at Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"51\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/thumbs\/thumbs_68981.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/68982.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Clean up is progressing at the Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair shop after a fire.  An automobile that had been damaged inside the fire had just been pulled outside when these photos were taken.  Photos taken February 8th 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='685878eeb7bfdd9270b390014fafe1e6' data-image-id=\"52\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/68982.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/thumbs\/thumbs_68982.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/08: Clean up at Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair\" data-description=\"Clean up is progressing at the Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair shop after a fire.  An automobile that had been damaged inside the fire had just been pulled outside when these photos were taken.  Photos taken February 8th 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/08: Clean up at Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/08: Clean up at Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"52\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/thumbs\/thumbs_68982.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/69885.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Downtown Fort Wayne Indiana, after the rain storm.  Photo taken February 11, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='685878eeb7bfdd9270b390014fafe1e6' data-image-id=\"56\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/69885.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/thumbs\/thumbs_69885.jpg\" data-title=\"Downtown Fort Wayne\" data-description=\"Downtown Fort Wayne Indiana, after the rain storm.  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