As current county commissioner Mark Dobson plans to step down January 5 for a job at the Chamber of Commerce, GOP contenders are lining up to take his place. In a special party election by Republican precinct committeemen scheduled for January 17, the two frontrunners are former county council member, Andy Kostielney and IUSB Director of Fiscal Affairs, Karen Vargo.
South Bend Journal sources say that Kostielney is the favored candidate by Republican County Chairman Chris Riley, but that there may also be another legitimate candidate throwing his hat in the ring: current County Council member Dale Devon. The deadline for applications for this position is January 7, so he still has time to file.
A couple of "pros" for Devon:
>Devon -- a home developer -- would likely receive strong support from the St Joseph Valley Home Builders Association (a traditionally Republican money base).
>Electorally, Devon's council district boudaries comprise the majority of the commissioner's district he will have to run in 2 years from now
>Devon has far greater name recognition than the other candidates due to his county council race in 2006 and his unsuccessful bid for State Representative in 2008.
...stay classy South Bend
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