Allen County Attorney Jerry Hathaway is seeking another four-year term in office.
Hathaway filed for re-election this week.
He has an lengthy history as the county’s chief prosecutor.
Hathaway originally came to Allen County in 2002 as assistant county attorney under Nan Weber before being elected county attorney in 2004. He subsequently was re-elected in 2008 before resigning in January 2011 to move to Springfield, Mo.
There, Hathaway became a senior assistant prosecuting attorney in the major crimes unit for Green County for about two years.
He was reappointed to the Allen County post in 2014 following the resignation of his successor, Wade Bowie, and successfully ran for re-election in 2016. Hathaway’s nomination was endorsed by Allen County Republicans before his formal appointment by former Gov. Sam Brownback.
The filing deadline for those seeking county offices is at noon June 1.
