1.0REAL News Michianahttps://realnewsmichiana.comClifton Frenchhttps://realnewsmichiana.com/author/realnewsmichiana/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="BokbIVVfVN"><a href="https://realnewsmichiana.com/2022/12/28/dems-secretly-caucus-in-new-county-surveyor-who-just-lost-re-election-bid/">Dems secretly caucus in new County Surveyor who just lost re-election bid</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://realnewsmichiana.com/2022/12/28/dems-secretly-caucus-in-new-county-surveyor-who-just-lost-re-election-bid/embed/#?secret=BokbIVVfVN" width="600" height="338" title="“Dems secretly caucus in new County Surveyor who just lost re-election bid” — REAL News Michiana" data-secret="BokbIVVfVN" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://realnewsmichiana.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bobby-k-headshot.png424562SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The St. Joseph County Democrat Party held a secret caucus in which they chose to fill the soon-to-be empty seat of the County Surveyor with a man who was just booted from the county government by the voters in a lost re-election bid for the St. Joseph County Council. No media attended the caucus (appearing to show no media outlets were notified) and no media covered the resignation of the man who currently holds the office, Democrat John Mcnamara.