New Face Joins County Council
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Jordan Fouts-
Fussle, new to the council, won his at-large position with 20,469 votes. Sanders and Teghtmeyer won re-election to their at-large seats with 20,517 and 20,337 votes. All are Republicans.
Democratic candidates Lee Ann Brown and Joshua Bartman received 8,309 and 6,826 votes respectively.
Republican Mitchell won re-election as treasurer with 22,227 votes to Democratic challenger Sarah McKinley’s 6,654.
A total of 30,507 votes were cast in the county, which is 61.99 percent of registered voters. Of those, 11,691 voted straight party ticket.
Fussle and Sanders were initially present for vote counts in the Kosciusko County Justice Building. Both commented on the departure of Tom Anglin, the longstanding councilman who lost to Fussle in the primary.
“I’m going to miss Tom. He had a lot of knowledge,” Sanders said. “He really helped me, he was a good mentor. I hope Fussle can look at me as a mentor in the same way.”
He added that he was a little surprised the three winning council votes were so close, and said he’s excited about another term.
Fussle observed that Anglin stepped up as a mentor after he won the primary. The 34-year-old added that he hopes others come forward to bring younger candidates like himself into the fold.
“I hope a good group of leaders step forward and take care of Kosciusko County for future generations,” he said. “You have to mentor them – there won’t always be people like me kicking in the door... Now that the door’s been kicked in, I’d love to see more young folks involved in the process.”
Teghtmeyer, reached later in the evening by phone, also said he’s going to miss Anglin.
“He was a longtime advocate for the taxpayer in the county, he was very loyal in that way,” he said. “He was a patriotic Kosciusko County citizen. He’s going to be missed.”
Teghtmeyer said he looks forward to working with the newly elected younger councilman, and encouraged other young residents to get involved by both voting and campaigning.
“I was young when I first started,” he remarked. “He’ll bring the perspective of a younger person, a new person, fresh thoughts on the budget process, and I think it will have a positive effect. I think council will come together and work well together in the future.”
Mitchell said this morning that she appreciates the vote of confidence from residents and remarked that she still loves her job.
She said her immediate priority is to get fall property taxes collected so they can be distributed to municipalities, and noted a drop box has been purchased and will be set up on the west side of the county courthouse in time for spring taxes.
“I will continue serving the public as best I can, and try to get taxes to be as easy as possible,” she said.[[In-content Ad]]
Fussle, new to the council, won his at-large position with 20,469 votes. Sanders and Teghtmeyer won re-election to their at-large seats with 20,517 and 20,337 votes. All are Republicans.
Democratic candidates Lee Ann Brown and Joshua Bartman received 8,309 and 6,826 votes respectively.
Republican Mitchell won re-election as treasurer with 22,227 votes to Democratic challenger Sarah McKinley’s 6,654.
A total of 30,507 votes were cast in the county, which is 61.99 percent of registered voters. Of those, 11,691 voted straight party ticket.
Fussle and Sanders were initially present for vote counts in the Kosciusko County Justice Building. Both commented on the departure of Tom Anglin, the longstanding councilman who lost to Fussle in the primary.
“I’m going to miss Tom. He had a lot of knowledge,” Sanders said. “He really helped me, he was a good mentor. I hope Fussle can look at me as a mentor in the same way.”
He added that he was a little surprised the three winning council votes were so close, and said he’s excited about another term.
Fussle observed that Anglin stepped up as a mentor after he won the primary. The 34-year-old added that he hopes others come forward to bring younger candidates like himself into the fold.
“I hope a good group of leaders step forward and take care of Kosciusko County for future generations,” he said. “You have to mentor them – there won’t always be people like me kicking in the door... Now that the door’s been kicked in, I’d love to see more young folks involved in the process.”
Teghtmeyer, reached later in the evening by phone, also said he’s going to miss Anglin.
“He was a longtime advocate for the taxpayer in the county, he was very loyal in that way,” he said. “He was a patriotic Kosciusko County citizen. He’s going to be missed.”
Teghtmeyer said he looks forward to working with the newly elected younger councilman, and encouraged other young residents to get involved by both voting and campaigning.
“I was young when I first started,” he remarked. “He’ll bring the perspective of a younger person, a new person, fresh thoughts on the budget process, and I think it will have a positive effect. I think council will come together and work well together in the future.”
Mitchell said this morning that she appreciates the vote of confidence from residents and remarked that she still loves her job.
She said her immediate priority is to get fall property taxes collected so they can be distributed to municipalities, and noted a drop box has been purchased and will be set up on the west side of the county courthouse in time for spring taxes.
“I will continue serving the public as best I can, and try to get taxes to be as easy as possible,” she said.[[In-content Ad]]
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