The Vanderburgh County Republican caucus to name a new county auditor has been canceled because only one candidate has filed the CEB 5 form declaring candidacy for the office.
The caucus is the process that must be followed when an elected officeholder vacates their position before the end of their term. Current Auditor Brian Gerth won the election this year for Treasurer and will leave the seat for his new office on January 1.
Since the office is countywide, Vanderburgh GOP Chair Mike Duckworth sent a notice of the caucus to all Precinct Committee members and started accepting declarations from prospective candidates. When only one candidate applies, gathering for the caucus is unnecessary.
That means Theresa Bassemier will be sworn in as the Auditor on Jan 1st, 2025. Theresa is the Chief Deputy Auditor with over 23 years of experience in county government.
The next gathering involving all GOP PCs will be the March 1, 2025 reorganization meeting. This meeting determines who will lead the county party for the next four years. The Vanderburgh County Democrats will meet for the same purpose on the same day.
