Former Sheriff Floyd Ashbacher will file nomination papers to run for County Board

The newest candidate for Winneshiek County Board is no stranger to county government.  Former Sheriff Floyd Ashbacher on Friday said he plans to file nomination papers to run for District #2 on the county board.

Ashbacher served as Winneshiek County Sheriff until 2002, when he retired.

He will run in a county supervisor district that currently has no incumbent living within it.  The 2010 U.S. Census resulted in changes in county supervisor district boundaries.

Ashbacher will run as a Republican.  Decorah City Council member Rachel Vagts will run as a Democrat, while fellow Decorah City Council member John Franzen will run as an independent.

At this point there would be no need for a primary, despite there being three candidates, since none of the three have the same political affiliation.  That means the election would be decided in November.