Business owner Joanna King filed her declaration of candidacy for Indiana State Senate District 12 with the office of the Secretary of State in Indianapolis Thursday. She will be on the Republican primary ballot May 3. District 12 includes Benton, Concord, Clinton, Elkhart, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Middlebury, Washington and York townships in Elkhart County and Turkey Creek Township in Kosciusko County. King brings “a wealth of experience to this position as mom and entrepreneur in Elkhart County,” according to a press release provided by her campaign. Along with her husband Levi, Joanna owns several small businesses including JoJo’s Pretzels in Goshen and Shipshewana and The Cinnamon Stick in Middlebury. She serves on the Boys and Girls Club board and the Middlebury Community School Board in addition to being a small business owner. More information on King can be found on her website at www.JoannaKing2016.com or on her Facebook page at Joanna King for Senate. According to the release, King has been a part of Elkhart County her entire life. She and Levi, who have been married 25 years, have four children, a son-in-law and a grandson. “I look forward to working hard for the families in this district. I don’t have a monopoly on all the right answers, but I am willing to listen to the voters in this district. I look forward to leading and listening,” she is quoted as saying in the release. For more information, contact King at JoannaKing2016@gmail.com
