By FRED SWIFT
Two-term Hamilton County Council member Fred Glynn has filed his candidacy for state representative in District 32. A Republican, Glynn first considered a run for the new House district in October, but then filed for re-election to the council.
This week he withdrew his candidacy for council and decided to run for state representative. “People kept coming to me suggesting I run” for the House, he said.
The new district includes portions of southern Clay and Delaware townships as well as a few precincts in northern Marion County. It is considered a competitive district with a slight Republican edge based on recent election results. Reapportionment created the district because of population growth in the area.
Glynn says his reasons for making the run include his interest in local government’s relationship with the state, and an interest in public education. He is a 20-year resident of Carmel where he made an aggressive, but ultimately unsuccessful run for mayor in 2019.
The candidate says he considers himself a political conservative. He has been employed in the banking and insurance industry since graduation from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Glynn and his wife are parents of one daughter and belong to the St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church in Carmel.
Three other candidates have filed for the District 32 House seat: Paul Nix, a Fishers Republican; Victoria Wilburn, a Fishers Democrat; and Suzie Jaworowski, a Fishers Republican.
Upon Glynn’s withdrawal from the council race, John Accetturo, former Carmel City Council member, and Tim Griffin filed for the council nomination in the GOP primary.
Filing deadline for the May 3 primary election is noon Friday.