There are nine townships in Marion County with trustees on the Nov. 3 election ballot: Center, Decatur, Franklin, Lawrence, Perry, Pike, Warren, Washington, and Wayne.
Each trustee serves a four-year term that starts Jan. 1.
Click here to find out which township you live in.
What trustees do
Townships are units of government within a county and one of the most local forms of government on this year's ballot.
A trustee is the township's executive and provides essential services to residents and businesses.
Their duties are wide ranging and include keeping a written record of official proceedings, managing all township property interests, examining and settling all accounts and demands chargeable against the township, and providing and maintaining township parks and community centers.
The powers of the office are granted by Indiana Code 36-6-4-2.
Center Township trustee
LaDonna Freeman (D) — incumbent
Decatur Township trustee
Elise Fecteau (D)
Jason Holliday (R) — incumbent
Franklin Township trustee
Temica S Key (D)
Danny Meador (R) — incumbent
Lawrence Township trustee
Lisa Chavis (D)
Perry Township trustee
Ben Brown (D)
Patty Hagenmaier (R) — incumbent
Pike Township trustee
Annette M. Johnson (D) — incumbent
Warren Township trustee
James A. Taylor (D)
Washington Township trustee
Frank T. Short (D) — incumbent
Karen S. Momper (R)
Wayne Township trustee
Jeb Bardon (D) — incumbent
Kent E. Wells (R)
