The following people have filed paperwork intending to seek public office. New filings Friday, Jan. 22 are denoted with the candidates' names in bold. 

SHERIFF: Tony Siscoe (R), Brad Stogsdill (R), Rick White (D), Debra Guffey (D), Rick Followell (D), Scott Southerland (R)

COUNTY CLERK: Beth Mulry (D)

COUNTY AUDITOR: Barbara Bock (D), Glenda Stogsdill (R)

COUNTY ASSESSOR: Rhonda Hardin Kelp (D), Mari H. Miller (R)

TRUSTEE, Hamblen Twp.: Stephen W. Arnold (D)

TRUSTEE, Van Buren Twp.: Nettie Walls (D), Phil Krueger (R)

TRUSTEE, Washington Twp.: Paul Hardin (D)

TOWNSHIP BOARD, Jackson: Barb Foley (D)

TOWNSHIP BOARD, Hamblen: Frieda Milnes (R)

COUNTY COUNCIL, Dist. 1: James Milnes (R)

COUNTY COUNCIL, Dist. 3: Steve Gore (D)

COUNTY COUNCIL, Dist. 4: Art Knight (R)

COUNTY COMMISSIONER, Dist. 2: Leonard Murray (R), Ron Sanders (D)

The filing deadline is noon Friday, Feb. 19. For more information, call the county clerk's office at 988-5510.