Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness has endorsed incumbent Fishers city councilors Rich Block, Cecilia Coble, Brad DeReamer, Pete Peterson and Todd Zimmerman in their re-election campaigns. The councilors are running in the Republican Primary election on May 7.
Rich Block, Cecilia Coble and Todd Zimmerman currently serve as the three At-Large Members on the Fishers City Council, and Block serves as President of the council. Brad DeReamer represents the Northeast district on the council, and Pete Peterson represents the Southeast district.
City leadership over the last four years has helped Fishers attract more than 4,900 new jobs and $500 million in new private investment. Fishers is one of the most fiscally responsible cities in the state, and one of only a few cities in the nation to have a AAA credit rating by Standard & Poor’s (S&P).
“This is the team that’s moving Fishers forward,” Fadness said. “Under their leadership on the council, we’ve strengthened our city’s finances, kept taxes low for residents and ushered in record job growth, investment and innovation to Fishers. I’m grateful to Rich Block, Cecilia Coble, Brad DeReamer, Pete Peterson and Todd Zimmerman for working to improve our city, and I’m asking voters to support this team.”
In recent years, Fishers has received numerous accolades for its job growth and quality of life improvements, including being named “Best Place to Live in America” by Money Magazine in 2017 and “Community of the Year” by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce in 2016. In 2019, Fishers was named Top 100 “Safest Cities in America” by NeighborhoodScout.com.
Rich Block is the current President of the Fishers City Council and served on the Planning Commission and PUD Committees his entire term. He’s also a successful local business owner, a U.S. Air Force veteran and past president of Hamilton Southeastern Sports Corporation.
Cecilia Coble is the Vice Chair of the Fishers Arts & Culture Commission and Co-Chair of the Fishers Advisory Committee on Disability, which helped Fishers earn the 2017 Champions of Inclusion Award by the Indiana Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities.
Brad DeReamer is a retired serial entrepreneur and an Army Reserves and Indiana National Guard veteran. DeReamer serves on the Fishers Plan Commission and is Chairman of the Fishers Plat Committee. Brad communicates with his district through his monthly Fishers Update newsletter.
Pete Peterson is the Director of Business Development at RQAW and a Founding Board Member of Launch Fishers. On the council, Peterson has been a strong and consistent advocate for entrepreneurs and growing the technology industry in Fishers.
Todd Zimmerman is a past president of the Fishers City Council. He established the InterFaith Mental Health Group and co-founded the Zimmerman/Moeller Fund to support teachers in the Hamilton Southeastern School Foundation.
Block, Coble, DeReamer, Peterson and Zimmerman have also been endorsed by the Hamilton County Fire Fighters Local 4416.