The following local candidates filed with the Franklin County Board of Elections to be placed on the Nov. 2 election ballot (the board of elections will certify the candidates’ petitions later in August):
City of Columbus
Member of Council
(three to be elected)
Nick Bankston
Lourdes Barroso de Padilla
Sheila Eubanks (write-in candidate)
Shannon Hardin
Tom Sussi
Franklin Township
Township Trustee
(two to be elected)
Don Cook
John Fleshman
Jim Leezer
Fiscal Officer
Nicholas Dunn
Prairie Township
Township Trustee
(two to be elected)
James Beardsley
Steve Kennedy
Rod Pritchard
Cathy Schmelzer
South-Western Board of Education
Member of Board of Education
(three to be elected)
Chris Boso
David Donofrio
Cathy Johnson
Kelli Martindale
Jamie Shumaker
Columbus City Board of Education
Member of Board of Education
(three to be elected)
Mohamed Ali
Michael Cole
Kevin Hairston
James Ragland
Ramona Reyes
Christina Vera
