Election season is heating up in Brown County.
Although much of the national media is focused on the 2016 presidential election, a number of important races are set to be contested back home this November, including electing new mayors, members of village councils, township officers, and members of the school Boards of Education.
Here’s a closer look at those running for election in Brown County this fall.
Villages:
Aberdeen
Mayor: Jason Phillips
Council (2 seats): Billie Eitel, Wanda Perraut, Tony Combess
Fayetteville
Mayor: James J Thery Sr., Randy Carson, Robert Aubry, Jody Edwards, Tina Houck, Robert Williams, Robert J Campbell
Council (2 seats): Ed Coleman, Frank South, James W. McMullen
Clerk/Treasurer: Barbara Kiley
Georgetown
Mayor: Dale Cahall
Council (2 seats): Virginia L. Colwell
Hamersville
Mayor: Betty Kirkpatrick
Council (3 seats): Kimberly Budke
Board of Public Affairs (2 seats): Megan Treadwell
Higginsport
Mayor: Eddie G. Crawford
Council (2 seats): Patrick Elliott, Jennifer Elliott, Karen Burchwell
Mt. Orab
Mayor: Bruce Lunsford
Council (2 seats): William “Woody” Whittington, Frederick Hansen
Board of Public Affairs (2 seats): Robert Meyer, Michael K. Kirk
Ripley
Mayor: Thomas Leonard, Dallas Kratzer, Matt Bradford, Scotty Eagen
Council (2 seats): Linda South, Tiffany Regenstein, Judy Brooks, Kathy Lewis, William Taylor III
Russellville
Mayor: Jeff Music, Donald L. Salisbury
Council (2 seats): Brenda Weatherspoon, Jerry England, Amy Rau, Alyssa Woollard
Sardinia
Mayor: Todd Bumbalough
Council (2 seats): John G. Hudepohl, Bill North
Townships:
Byrd
Trustee: Dallas Huff, Brian Day, Eric Gray
Fiscal Officer: Connie Scott
Clark
Trustee: Steven Wallace
Fiscal Officer: Tammy Ogle
Eagle
Trustee: Joseph M. Purdy
Fiscal Officer: Donna Young
Franklin
Trustee: Frank Fussnecker
Fiscal Officer: Charlotte Gifford, Tracy Berry
Green
Trustee: Daren Howser
Fiscal Officer: Pam Campbell
Huntington
Trustee: Randy Ginn
Fiscal Officer: Alisa Applegate
Jackson
Trustee: Danny Smith
Fiscal Officer: Warren Wagner
Jefferson
Trustee: John Jeff Johnson
Fiscal Officer: Sandra Best
Lewis
Trustee: Robert Starrett
Fiscal Officer: Troy Farrell
Perry
Trustee: William Pritchard
Fiscal Officer: Lisa Tussey
Pike
Trustee: Mike Ober, Michael Foster, Harmon Sizemore
Fiscal Officer: Jenny Lind Conrad
Pleasant
Trustee: Mike Napier, Jordan Kattine, Gary Gray
Fiscal Officer: Lori Drake
Scott
Trustee: Tommy Vaughn
Fiscal Officer: Joni G. Wallace
Sterling
Trustee: Barbara Watson, Kathy Dingus, Dan Frazier
Fiscal Officer: Marilyn Lawrence
Union
Trustee: Stanley McCleese, Richard Haitz, Michael Darnell
Fiscal Officer: Angela C. Hauke
Washington
Trustee: John Corboy
Board of Education:
Brown County Educational Services Center (2 seats)
Jim Ferguson, Bryan Mount, Brian Ruckel
Eastern Brown (3 seats)
Lowell Richey, Martin Yockey, Deborah Forsythe, Ken Kelch, Vernon Creighton
Fayetteville-Perry (3 seats)
Jessie Johnson, Angela Murphy, Craig Smucker
Georgetown (2 seats)
Ray Virost, Cory Cahall, Jeff Donohoo
Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington (2 seats)
Jeff Wilson, Jeff Cluxton
Western Brown (3 seats)
Richard E. Pride II, JoAnn Hildebrandt, Brian Rhodes, Shane Bishop