City Councilor Elpers To Run For County Commission

Evansville IN

26 August, 2021

12:54 PM

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By John Gibson, WNIN Aug. 26, 2021 An Evansville City Councilman has announced a run for Vanderburgh County Commissioner. Councilor Justin Elpers announced his candidacy for the county's District 2 seat this week. The conservative Republican is seeking the seat that will be vacated by Democrat Jeff Hatfield next year. Elpers was elected to a second term on the city council in 2019. He has made headlines with controversial measures against COVID mask requirements and abortion. A man who was a fixture in Evansville and Vanderburgh County government has died. WNIN is the NPR/PBS affiliate in Evansville, Indiana. We serve Southwestern Indiana, Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois from our multimedia facility located on the Ohio River in downtown Evansville. For the past several years, the recognized quality of our local news has placed us among the best small market radio news organizations in the nation.