The filing deadline has passed for the May 3rd primary election, and some candidates with Fishers connections will be on the ballot.

Local restaurant owner Bill Smythe threw his hat in the ring for Hamilton County Commissioner on the day of the filing deadline.  He will face incumbent Mark Heirbrandt in the GOP primary for Commissioner District 3 (District 3 includes Fishers).  In the other County Commissioner seat up for grabs in this election cycle, incumbent Steve Dillinger is unopposed in the District 2 Republican race.

The campaign for 3 at-large Hamilton County Council seats should be interesting with 6 Republicans vying for 3 available spots.  Long-time Fishers Police Chief George Kehl plans to retire in September and has filed to run for a council seat.  Fall Creek Township encompasses a large part of Fishers, and Fall Creek Township Trustee Jeff Hern is a candidate for a county council seat.  All 3 at-large incumbents on the county council, including Brad Beaver, Rick McKinney and Jim Belden, have all filed for re-election.  Bill Dennis will round out the list of GOP hopefuls in that contest.

Normally, LarryInFishers does not cover county government unless there is a Fishers angle. We do have Fishers connections in these political campaigns.  Therefore, I will keep an eye on them.