(La Porte County, IN) - Tim Stabosz has officially announced that he will be running in the Republican primary for County Commissioner in the 2^nd District. The seat is currently held by Rich Mrozinski.

 

Stabosz currently serves as La Porte County Auditor but said in a statement that he can do more for the county as commissioner. “I feel compelled to run for no other reason than the disturbing things I have witnessed in La Porte County the last three years as auditor,” he said, “and because I feel my background makes me very highly qualified to serve.” Stabosz said, as commissioner, he will continue to oppose no-bid contracts and what he calls “influence peddling among elected officials.”

 

Stabosz graduated from DePaul University in 1990 with an accounting degree, and worked for two years as a federal credit union auditor. Since moving to La Porte over 30 years ago, Stabosz has been a private investor. He served two terms on the La Porte City Council and was a member of the Finance Committee the entire eight years.

 

Stabosz is a long-time member and officer of the local non-profit Preserve Historic La Porte, and he has been a major supporter of the La Porte County Symphony Orchestra, including as a sponsor of the symphony’s Children Concerts.  Stabosz also serves as Chairman of the Board of the Parents Television and Media Council out of Los Angeles, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and education organization advocating responsible entertainment, whose mission is to protect children and families from graphic sex, violence, and profanity in the media.

 

Stabosz said that his decision to run for commissioner is not agenda-driven.  “I believe that our people need to be delivered from something that has dragged all of us down for decades, and that they, and the fight, are worth it,” he said. “I promise that my decisions, and my votes, will be based on what is best for La Porte County, and that no other considerations will be at play.”