Steve Hearn withdrew Monday from the Kosciusko County prosecutor race, but Dan Hampton has filed for the position.
Hearn is currently serving his second term as prosecuting attorney.
Filing ended Friday and Hearn (R-Leesburg) originally filed for the seat Jan. 20.
Hampton (R-Warsaw) filed for the seat in Indianapolis Feb. 17. Hampton said he filed his "campaign organizational committee" Monday.Hearn will serve as Hampton's campaign chairman.
Hampton is currently chief deputy prosecuting attorney and has held the position for the past eight years. Hampton also serves on the Warsaw City Council and is a Republican precinct committeeman.
During a telephone interview this morning, Hampton said he found out this month Hearn was deciding to not seek re-election and he decided to file for the seat.
"I want to continue work that the prosecutor's office has done the past eight years under Steve Hearn," Hampton said.
Hampton said Hearn told him earlier this month that he is not seeking re-election because he felt that he has put in enough time as prosecuting attorney and it is necessary for the office to evolve with new ideas.
Hampton ran unsuccessfuly in the 1994 Republican primary election for prosecutor against Warsaw attorney David Kolbe. Kolbe was elected in the general election.
Daniel Slone and Jerry Davis also withdrew Monday from the Wayne Township Trustee race, according to Clerk Deputy Ann Torpy.
