My story about the Hamilton County Republican Lincoln Day Dinner has been creating quite a stir.  Since I posted that piece late on April 13th (same night as the dinner) I’ve been hearing from some Fishers Republicans.

In that story, I did write about local Fishers officials I noticed were there, and those I could not find in attendance.

Let me list what I know about some of the Fishers no-shows:

–Hamilton County Republican Committee Treasurer (and Fishers City Council member) Pete Peterson insists he planned to be there, but had a last-minute personal situation to handle.  County Chair Laura Campbell said as much from the podium during her talk at the dinner, saying Pete had been “called away” at the last minute.

–Fishers City Council President John Weingardt is a tax accountant and missed the Fishers City Council Finance Committee meeting the same day as the dinner, because of his work load so close to the tax filing deadline.

–City Council Finance Committee Chairman Eric Moeller told me he had a long-time commitment to meet the board of directors of a local Homeowners Association, plus his family has just completed a move from one home to another.

–City Councilwoman Cecilia Coble is reportedly out of town with her husband.

–City Councilman Todd Zimmerman posted a Facebook message that he was at baseball practice for the team he coaches.

–City Councilman David George is traveling outside the country.

I’m sure there are other stories out there on why some Fishers officials did or did not choose to attend the Lincoln Day dinner April 13th.  Were some Fishers Republicans purposefully avoiding the Lincoln Day Dinner or did they have legitimate reasons to be elsewhere?  I’ll leave that up to you.