By Joseph Slacian
jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com
WABASH COUNTY, Ind. – The first three candidates filed their paperwork with the Wabash County Clerk of the Circuit Court shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday, kicking off the filing season for the May 2018 Primary Election.
Lori Draper, Kelly Schenkel and Eric Rish all filed for candidacy on the Republican ballot.
Draper, who spent the last eight years as Wabash County Recorder, filed for the Wabash County Clerk position, a post she held for eight years prior to serving as recorder.
Under state statute, the current clerk, Elaine Martin, is prohibited from seeking a third consecutive term.
Schenkel has filed to retain her seat as Wabash County Assessor, while Rish, who worked in the recorder’s office for several years, filed for the post.
Filing for the May Primary will continue through noon Friday, Feb. 9.
For more on these candidates, see the Jan. 17 issue of The Paper of Wabash County.