Four vying for two seats on Hope Town Council

Four candidates are running next week for the two open seats on the Hope Town Council. Republicans Clyde Compton and Louis Kujawski and Democrats Jerry Bragg and Chelsea Warriner are in the running..

The 52-year-old Bragg is finishing his first full term on the Town Council after serving one year of a previous member’s term. He works as a lead glasier, working with glass.

The 64-year-old Compton has served three terms on the council including two years as president of the Council. He is retired.

Kujawski will appear on the ballot at “Lou K.” He is 56, works around the house and says was a write-in candidate for president in Indiana when Barack Obama was seeking the presidency.

Democrat Chelsea Warriner is executive director of the Community Center of Hope and the 30-year-old has never run for office before. She is treasurer of the Hope Area Chamber of Commerce.