Porter County Councilman Mike Brickner, R-At-large, who lost a spring bid to run for commissioner to fellow Republican Barb Regnitz, is publicly supporting her Democratic opponent, Julie Giorgi, in a move that the county Republican Party chair calls “sour grapes.”
Sixteen is a recurring number in the race for Center District Porter County Commissioner. Democratic candidate Julie Giorgi has served for 16 years on the Union Township School Board of Trustees, while Republican candidate Barb Regnitz was a financial adviser and certified financial planner for 16 years in Schaumburg, Illinois.
Bill Powers showed up Friday morning to register his candidacy for Congress at the Porter County Administration Building, only to be told he was in the wrong city just 45