The time to begin officially filing for the Hamilton Southeastern (HSE) School Board election doesn’t begin until July 25th, but we already have two announced candidates in District 2, which encompasses the western section of the HSE District.

Matt Molter, in a letter to the editor published by my news gathering partner at the Hamilton County Reporter, cites his experience as a police officer, entrepreneurial small business owner and parent as reasons for throwing his hat in the ring for a local school board seat.

“This amazing community that we live in has inspired me to give back,” Molter wrote in his letter published in The Reporter. “It is with this in mind that I am thrilled to announce that I am running for the District 2 seat on the Hamilton Southeastern School Board this November.”

Molter served as a police officer for 11 years.  He now owns two small businesses, Agency360 and DogTeamPro, out of the local co-working space Launch Fishers.  His wife is a teacher, and they have three young boys.

“I will work to make life managing kids in school easier for parents and also help empower great teachers to use their incredible skills to reach every child,” Molter wrote in his letter.

Frank Whelan, who ran unsuccessfully in the Delaware Township at-large school board election two years ago, has already announced his intention to run in District 2 during this year’s November election.

You can view the boundaries for all HSE school board districts at this link.

Michelle Fullhart has announced plans to run for re-election in her District 3 seat.  Brad Banks says he will run in District 4, where the incumbent Terry Tolle says he does not intend to be a candidate this time around.

The time to officially file for a seat on the HSE School Board ends at noon, August 24th.