Better Late Than Never
Marion County Republicans finally have a slated candidate for Mayor. At a special caucus tonight, the GOP overwhelmingly approved ex-Marine and Indiana Business College instructor Greg Ballard as their candidate for Mayor. Ballard told the crowd Indianapolis’ growing crime rate will be his priority. He also says he wants to work to improve the quality of education in the city. He gave incumbent Mayor Bart Peterson credit for his work on charter schools, but says a lot more needs to be done. Ballard beat James Black, a fellow veteran, and former physical education teacher.
Ballard is a sharp guy, but Bart will be tough to beat even with crime spiraling out of control in Indianapolis, mainly because he has a couple million bucks sitting in the bank.
