At-large Warsaw City Councilman Kyle Babcock is the fourth candidate to file for mayor.
Babcock, 1305 Country Club Drive, filed today for mayor.
Joe Thallemer, Tony Miller, and Michael Alspaugh previously filed for mayor.
The primary is May 3, and the general election is Nov. 8.
Babcock is serving his fourth year on the city council, and was elected to the at-large seat in 2007.
He is an entrepreneur and life insurance agent and founder of thewarsawguide.com, an online business directory that promotes Warsaw businesses.
Babcock ran in a caucus in February 2010 for the Warsaw clerk-treasurer seat.
There were two other candidates who filed for the seat and there was a tie, so Kosciusko County Republican Chairman Randy Girod selected Lynne Christiansen to fill the clerk-treasurer seat.
Babcock said he decided to run for mayor because his family has a long history of politics in Warsaw.
"I think Warsaw deserves a full-time mayor, and I will be a full-time mayor," Babcock said.
His stepfather, Mike Hodges, was a five-term mayor of Warsaw, and his mother, Sheila Hodges, was the former Wayne Township trustee.
He said he saw his parents' commitment to Warsaw, and grew up with politics as a part of his life, and he wants to continue that legacy of leadership.
"I feel like I am a strong fiscal conservative who will work to cut and control government spending in the city of Warsaw," Babcock said.
Babcock said he has a proven track record on the city council of voting to control city spending, has gone against the majority many times by voting no, and said he is not the establishment candidate.
Babcock was the only councilman to vote against the city purchasing the former National City Bank building for a new city hall after hearing concerns from the public.
"I felt like at this point in time, now was not the time to spend up to $5 million on a new building. We have other needs in the city such as fixing our roads," Babcock said.
He said his goal is to create a business climate in Warsaw that the area can thrive in, and quality of life is the biggest key.
Babcock said an issue important to him is controlling spending.
"I have a common-sense approach to solving problems. I'm the average person treating everyone with the same respect," Babcock said.
He said he supports economic development for Warsaw, and wants to bring new jobs to the community and also work to help preserve jobs that are currently in the county and help current businesses expand.
"We have to prepare ourselves and cannot be complacent. We need a plan as we move forward with economic development," Babcock said.
Babcock currently serves on Warsaw Community Development Corp., Multi-Township EMS Board, Warsaw Traffic Commission, Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals and Kosciusko County Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee.
He said he travels the state, and is proud when he sees the sign for Warsaw when he is returning to Warsaw from Chicago.
"I represent Warsaw everywhere I go, and my goal is to make Warsaw a great place to live, work and play," Babcock said.
