Just as everyone is catching their collective breaths after the 2018 round of elections, the focus of politics in Fishers will switch to the 2019 city elections.

There have been no announcements of anyone on the 9-member city council about their intentions to run for re-election, but most local observers expect most or all of the incumbents to seek another council term.  Also, no challengers have stepped forward announcing candidacies for a council seat.

City Clerk Jennifer Kehl and City Judge Dan Henke are both expected to seek re-election, but no formal announcements have been made…the same goes for any potential challengers.

Mayor Scott Fadness has announced his intention to seek another four years in his City Hall office.  Will the mayor have a challenger in next year’s May primary?  Again, there have been no formal announcements, but one person has strongly hinted he is interested in challenging the mayor in the Republican Primary.

Logan Day testified at a Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) hearing December 4th, arguing the City of Fishers did not follow Indiana law in issuing bonds and authorizing a tax increase to finance the interest on the bond.  The debt is to be used partially to finance a portion of the Nickel Plate Trail, converting the rail line into a trail.

After the hearing, Day posted a video on the “Save The Nickel Plate” Facebook account, announcing he is stepping down from the Save the Nickel Plate organization as spokesman to allow him the chance to weigh a run for Mayor of Fishers.  Day was careful not to announce his candidacy in his video message, but gave the impression he is giving the mayoral run serious consideration.

So, there is one potential opponent to Scott Fadness in the GOP primary, and no one knows whether there are others considering a Republican primary election run for Fishers mayor in 2019.

Here’s what we do know….the first day to file candidacy for the 2019 municipal primary election is about one month from now – Wednesday January 9th.  The deadline to submit official papers if you wish to run is Friday, February 8th.

So, we will know in the coming weeks who the candidates will be in the Fishers city elections.