A Mentor man is running for the Lake County commissioners seat in November currently occupied by Democrat Kevin Malecek. Danny Tharp, 56, is running as an Other Party candidate in the Nov. 8 race. Tharp is a 1977 graduate of Perry High School. He was employed through Labor Union Local 496 from 1978 to 1991 and was employed by Perry Schools from 1991 to 2008.