Compare your candidates for Judge: The Facts

Here are the FACTS: There is only one candidate for Judge of the Harrison County Superior Court that has the necessary experience and is up for the job. There is only one candidate that has any connections with Harrison County. Claypool is currently living a rented cheap apartment above where Jocko's used to be (you wonder if he even ever heard of Jocko's before he carpetbagged into our county a few months ago), for a few months, and one has to wonder how many of those nights his head hit the pillow in Harrison County. Claypool has also never paid a DIME of property taxes in Harrison County. We should not have someone that has never paid a dime of property taxes in our county have authority to spend our hard earned money.

Also, you may have seen shirts or signs that say "Judge Joe Claypool". This is a complete lie. Claypool is not a Judge, nor has he even practiced law for nearly eight years. He works as a gaming agent at the riverboat. He need a Judge with the right experience. We need Dennis Byrd, the only qualified, Harrison County candidate for Judge.

The Facts

Dennis Byrd to Run for Judge

Corydon Attorney and former Prosecutor announced that he will run for Judge of the Harrison Superior Court. Dennis has a father of three who has been married to his wife Terri for more than 25 years. Both a lifelong residents of Harrison County. Dennis is by leaps and bound the most qualified candidate in this race, having practiced law in Harrison County for more than two decades. He is the "Harrison County Candidate" in the race.

There was a recent article in the Courier-Journal by Grace Schneider that has a number of interesting facts.

Claypool, whom he noted had moved to an apartment above a downtown Corydon restaurant last winter.

“I’ve dedicated my legal career to Harrison County. I’ve been here all my life. He’s been here since February,” Byrd said of Claypool.

Claypool said he moved to Corydon a year ago but has worked for the state Gaming Commission in Harrison since 2006. He also did criminal defense until he became a gaming agent and was prohibited from taking cases, he said.

We will be rolling out more facts on Claypool as the race goes on.  But many questions remain. A search of property records show that Claypool has never owned property or ever paid property taxes in Harrison County- ever. He says he is renting an apartment above where Jocko's used to be, but for how long? This is July, so has Claypool been there since July of last year and how often is he sleeping there? Perhaps he could provide a copy of the lease to clear things up, or even some utility bills. Or maybe some utility bills from Jeffersonville.

We will have some additional information on Claypool's lack of experience pretty soon as well. Court records are easily accessed online, and Claypool's name never comes up on any case in the Harrison Superior Court, where he seeks to be the Judge. Is it too much to ask that someone should have practiced law in the court he wants to be the Judge of????

Dennis Byrd, Candidate for Judge

Carpetbagger? Questions of the Republican Candidate for Judge

What is residency? This is something the Republican candidate for Judge needs to answer (among other things). How long do you have to live in a county to live there to run in our county for Judge? Why would a "Harrison County" candidate use an Indianapolis phone number when signing up for office? Is renting an apartment above where Jocko's used be (Alberto's now)- a proper residency, and how long has he lived there, and how often? Should someone who has never paid property taxes or owned property in Harrison County someone that should be considered for an office? Let's get some honest answers.