It appears there will be a contested Republican primary election for Mayor of Fishers in 2019.

Logan Day has established an exploratory committee to evaluate a run for Fishers mayor as a Republican, according to my news gathering partners at the Hamilton County Reporter.

“Fishers is a diverse and vibrant city, made up of more than 90,000 residents who reflect a collective desire to live in a strong and sustainable community,” said Day in a campaign news release. “It energizes me to interact with so many residents who possess deep enthusiasm to be involved in guiding the direction of their city. As a prospective candidate for mayor, I bring over 10 years of leadership, business and community service experience to help further the residents’ vision of what Fishers can be, now and in the future.

Scott Fadness has been the only mayor Fishers has ever had.  In 2012, a referendum passed overwhelmingly to make Fishers a second-class city under Indiana law.  In 2014, Fishers had it’s first city election after being a town.  Fadness was elected mayor in that primary with six candidates and had no Democratic opposition.  That was for a one-year transition in 2015.  Fadness had no opposition at all in the 2015 election when elected to his current four-year term, with that term beginning in 2016.

So, it appears we will have our first contested election for Fishers mayor since 2014, assuming Day officially files to run in this year’s GOP primary election.

Day is best known for his involvement in the effort to save the Nickel Plate railroad from being converted to a walking and biking trail.  Mayor Fadness and his administration are continuing the process to rail bank that line and build a trail.