Education
Masters, Military Science, Marine Corps University; Bachelor’s, Economics, Indiana University
Leadership Experience
23 years in the Marine Corps, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel; 8 years as Indianapolis Mayor
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The most important responsibility of Indiana’s Secretary of State is overseeing our elections. Hoosiers deserve confidence that elections are administered fairly, professionally, and without partisan influence. I have made a clear commitment: I will not endorse, donate to, or raise money for candidates whose elections my office oversees.
Many voters are surprised to learn that the Secretary of State is currently allowed to campaign for candidates whose elections they help administer. I believe the person responsible for overseeing elections should be experienced and act with the highest level of independence and neutrality. I will ensure Hoosiers
can trust that elections are being administered fairly, without political favoritism.
I was the mayor of Indiana’s capital city for eight years and managed a $1Billion budget and 7,000 employees, including through the Great Recession. In the Mayor’s office I used Six Sigma to improve efficiencies. I would do the same thing in the Secretary of State’s office to ensure it works better for the people, not the political parties.
I was in the Marine Corps for 23 years where I led men and women into battle during Desert Storm.
Voting should be simple, clear, and accessible. Yet many voters arrive at the polls unsure what offices are on the ballot or what those positions do.
I will work to create Indiana’s first state-issued voter guide, modeled on those used successfully in other states. The guide would:
• Explain the responsibilities of each office on the ballot
• Provide neutral information about candidates
• Help voters understand the choices they]re making
It would include a sample ballot, so voters can review their choices ahead of time and bring their marked sample to the polls, moving people through faster and shortening lines on Election Day. Clear information empowers voters, improves participation, and strengthens democracy.
Elections should be administered at the state & local level, as our nation’s founders intended. I do not believe the federal government should be involved in Indiana’s elections, & I would protect our voters’ private data even from the federal government. I have made several proposals to ensure the Secretary of State’s office & the business of overseeing our elections are nonpartisan including restructuring the Indiana Recount Commission & the Indiana Election Commission. I have also pledged that once elected; I will be out of politics. I will not endorse, donate to, or raise money for candidates whose elections my office oversees. I would ask the General Assembly to make that the law, so that tradition moves on long after I leave office.
It’s clear a lack of ballot information is a major cause of low turnout in Indiana elections.
I would produce Indiana’s first state-issued voter guide in both printed and app form. I would mail a copy to every registered voter in the state and produce an app for those who prefer an electronic form. This guide would give a sample ballot customized for each individual voter - down to the precinct level. Our prototype app, which is already developed, can set calendar appointments for election day and the start of early voting. It also includes candidate information, what each office does and what to do if your right to vote is challenged.
Studies show that informed voters are more likely to go to the polls.
No. We should be making it easier for Hoosiers to vote, not more difficult. Primaries in Indiana cost an average of $10 million each election. If they are funded with taxpayer money, they should be open for anyone who wants to vote in them.
Campaign Phone
8125301567
Education
Graduated with a J.D. and B.A. from Harvard University
Leadership Experience
Captain in United States Marine Corps
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Campaign Endorsements
VoteVets, With Honor, I-Pace (Teachers Union), Indiana Laborers District Council, Central Midwest Council of Carpenters, USW District 7, UAW Region 2B, CWA District 4, SMART Local 20, and others.
1. Cleaning up the corruption in the Secretary of State’s office by opening an Independent audit on day one. Our tax dollars have been wasted on luxury SUVs and hiring relatives for too long. We have to clean it up.
2. Increasing voter participation and keeping our elections secure in Indiana. Our democracy functions best when more people are participating. We have to make sure there is no illegal voting, but at the same time we need to be looking for ways to expand our participation among eligible voters.
3. Be a good-faith partner to the thousands of small business owners in Indiana. When they file with the Secretary of State, business owners should know they have an honest partner in this office.
I served as a Captain in the Marine Corps where I was in command of hundreds of Marines. We came from a variety of backgrounds, and did not all vote the same. But we came together to achieve a common mission. After serving in the Marine Corps, I became an attorney. I clerked in our federal court system for a year and then began practicing law in Indianapolis. I gained hands-on experience working with election law cases, securities fraud investigations, and complex corporate formations — all aspects of the Secretary of State’s office.
Every eligible Hoosier deserves clear, accurate information about how to vote. As Secretary of State, I will create digital voter guides that explain registration, deadlines, ID requirements, polling locations, and absentee options in plain language, accessible on any phone or computer. This office must be proactive and meet Hoosiers where they are - whether that’s on social media or in person at community events. That means partnering with county clerks, libraries, non-profits, schools, churches, and community groups. No Hoosier should miss the chance to vote because they didn't know the rules.
The Constitution gives states primary responsibility for elections, and for good reason. Fifty separate systems are far harder to corrupt than one national system. I will defend that balance, follow federal law, and keep Washington from dictating how Indiana runs its elections. That includes protecting our voter data. I will not hand Hoosiers' personal information to the federal government without a clear legal basis and stated purpose.
This office must never be partisan. If elected, I will administer Indiana's election laws as written, fairly and consistently, whether a decision helps or hurts any party, including my own. Hoosiers of every political stripe deserve to trust that their elections are secure and fair.
There’s a few things we need to do to help increase voter participation in Indiana. We need to protect early voting, so working people have an opportunity to get their polling location. We should institute citizen-led ballot initiatives, so we can put the big issues directly on our ballot to vote on. And, we should end straight-ticket voting and partisan gerrymandering. We’ve had too much tribalism in our politics and we should get back to voting for the person, not the party. These reforms will help increase competition in our politics which will in turn increase voter participation.
No. Indiana's primaries should stay open. Our voter turnout is already toward the bottom in the nation, and closing primaries to party members would push even more Hoosiers out of the process, especially the growing number who don't identify with either party. When only the most partisan voters choose nominees, we get more extreme candidates and less problem solving. Independent voters help pay for these elections with their tax dollars, and they deserve a say in who appears on the November ballot. Open primaries invite more voices into the conversation, and more voices produce more sensible results. Indiana is stronger when more Hoosiers participate, not fewer.
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317-798-0739
Education
BS in Community and Nonprofit Leadership
Leadership Experience
I have decades of experience in community and business leadership roles. I am the Creative Director at the University of Indianapolis, the owner and CEO of my own media and marketing company for more than 20 years. I currently serve as the chairwoman of the Hamilton County Libertarian Party and as the 5th District representative to the Libertarian Party of Indiana. I have held key leadership roles for state-wide political campaigns and on the team for a presidential candidate.
1. Modernize website services, from the state level to the county clerk, to give a unified and seamless experience on the website. I want to make it so you can see who is paying for your politicians at every level.
2. Improve Voter turnout through education in a modern way via their phones, and with a responsive website. Imagine being able to go online and not just see a list of who's on your ballot, but having links to their websites, links to their financial filings, and links from there to see who donated to the PACs that donated to them.
3. Run this office as it was designed: As a neutral impartial way that serves the people of Indiana not a political party.
I have spent more than twenty years in business systems, user experience design, and information architecture. These are the exact disciplines the Secretary of State's office needs most. I have led teams and managed budgets in the newspaper industry, B2B marketing, and higher education. I have served on boards, including the Montgomery County Leadership Academy, and I hold a degree in Community and Nonprofit Leadership focused on organizational accountability and servant leadership.
I have run my own media and marketing company for over 20 years, serving nonprofits, small businesses, creative professionals, and political organizations.
Indiana's low turnout isn't apathy, it's an information failure. The state's voter website is the front door to participation, and right now it's often broken with dead links, confusing navigation, and content written for administrators instead of voters.
Accessibility is my profession. As a Creative Director, I'd rebuild IndianaVoters.IN.gov in a mobile-first way, meeting accessibility standards for screen-reader users, written at plain-language reading levels, with multilingual options. Every Hoosier should find their registration status, polling place, ballot, and deadlines in under a few minutes.
I'd then extend those tools to county clerks, so rural and under-resourced counties aren't left behind.
Elections are administered by states, but that authority carries an obligation: transparency and oversight at every step.
Indiana already has an example of what happens when that line blurs. Voter registration data with names, addresses, partial Social Security numbers, along with primary ballot history was transferred to the federal government with no public notice or legislative review. Whatever one thinks of the request itself, the process failed Hoosiers.
No voter data should leave this office without documented legal authority, public notice, and legislative oversight.
On nonpartisanship: This position is a service role that should remain neutral and operate the same no matter who is elected.
Indiana ranks near the bottom nationally in turnout. Most non-voters aren't indifferent. They're uninformed about the process, or unconvinced their ballot matters.
The Secretary of State can't change election law, but this office owns the information infrastructure, and that's where I'd start. Rebuild IndianaVoters.IN.gov so any Hoosier finds their registration, polling place, full ballot, and deadlines in a few minutes, on a mobile-first site written in plain language.
Then expand candidate information so voters aren't guessing at who's in down-ballot races, and extend those tools to county clerks so rural counties aren't left behind.
Informed voters vote. Right now we're not giving them what they need.
No. Indiana taxpayers fund our primary elections. If a party wants to restrict participation to its own members, it shouldn't ask the public to pay for a process the public can't join.
Indiana already has one of the lowest turnout rates in the country. Closing the primary would shut out independents and unaffiliated voters, shrinking participation in the elections that often decide the outcome long before November.
I'll also be critical about the timing. This proposal surfaced during a contested cycle, from people who benefit from it. Changing the rules of participation to protect your own position isn't reform.
Voters should have more access. Not less.
