Tandy, King Endorse Fischer

Former Louisville mayoral candidates David Tandy and Jim King formally endorsed Greg Fischer Friday.Fischer defeated the two Metro Councilmen in the Democratic Primary in May. Fischer finished with 45 percent of the vote, behind him were Tandy and King, each with about 20%.Shannon White, who won about 2% of the Democratic Primary vote, endorsed Republican candidate Hal Heiner last week.A spokesperson for the Heiner campaign criticized Fischer for welcoming endorsements from two Metro Council members after calling Heiner--also a councilman--an insider.The four other Democrats who ran in the primary have not offered public endorsements of either candidate.In addition to Fischer and Heiner, independents Jackie Green, Nimbus Couzin and Jonathan Mills will also appear on the November ballot.