(La Porte County, IN) - The clock is ticking on the time a La Porte County Commissioner can hold onto their seat as member Richard Mrozinski has revealed that he will not seek a third term, having been removed from the May Republican primary ballot for failing to properly fill out his candidacy papers. 

 

Mrozinski, who’s in his 70’s, could run in November as an independent, but he said that is not happening. One thing he wants to do is be at his second home more often in Florida.

 

“I’d like to spend whatever time I have left enjoying life and playing golf and walking the beach on the ocean,” he said.

 

Mrozinski said he also wants more quality time with his family, iterating on his desire to "spend more time with my wife and my grandkids. My little great-grandson. He just graduated from elementary school and he’s going on to junior high. These are important things I want to be part of."

 

He cited the building of an EMS base in Rolling Prairie, the extension of sewer service to Rolling Prairie, and the Kingsbury Industrial Park's incoming full service by two Class 1 railroads as among the biggest accomplishments he helped to achieve. 

 

Mrozinski, of Rolling Prairie, previously spent two terms on the La Porte County Council and retired after being employed for close to 40 years by NIPSCO.