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Education
Some College
Campaign Email
info@carlstutsman4in.org
Occupation/Current Position
AV Technician
Campaign Phone
574-231-2275
I will champion any bill that can immediately move the needle on affordability for Hoosiers. There are a lot of big issues out there for us to solve, but realistically if elected I will be walking in as part of the minority. I think Hoosiers deserve some relief, and they would like to see a bipartisan effort to make that happen. That could be reigning in utilities, lowering the gas tax, expanding SNAP, tackling property taxes--whatever the issue is I want Hoosiers to see that there is a new status quo moving forward, and they are the priority.
Long-term economic growth should start with a focus on putting more money into the middle class. That could be via tax reform, increasing minimum wage, expanding healthcare, or any number of changes. The more money that average Hoosiers have in their pockets the better, because a strong working class will drive community investment, increase home building, create new businesses, and generally strengthen the economy. We can't just be a business friendly state, and until that happens people will continue to decide they are better off elsewhere.
No. Following the "relief" provided by SEA 1 in 2025 every community had to scramble to find money for its most basic services. Some communities will survive, but others wont. Individually, Hoosiers are fed up with property taxes--Democrats and Republicans. It's a system that no longer seems to equitably split the tax burden and clearly favors business. I wouldn't stand behind efforts to eliminate property taxes, but I think conversations about what could replace it are on the horizon. Hoosiers with stagnant wages can't keep up with the increase in property values, and state reform has fallen far short of solving these problems.
I would immediately fully fund public schools and eliminate and private voucher funding. Fully funding, to me, means that every dollar that COULD be used for public education IS being used for public education. More than a billion dollars of Hoosier taxpayer money has already gone into private schools, with another billion earmarked without an income cap. Unless we want to watch our schools continue to close buildings, cut services, and beg for referendums then we have to fully fund our schools immediately.
I have no problem with opening up learning for our students to areas beyond the classroom. Some of the requirements coming for the class of 2029 seem odd, but a lot of districts have already started pushing students to engage in work based learning. Students seems to enjoy that kind of learning and it helps them be more workforce ready when they graduate. I am however concerned about the drop in requirements for traditional subjects; Math, History, and Foreign Language for example. We need to continue to produce well rounded and world ready adults--and there is a difference between world ready and "factory ready".
I would like to see loopholes closed that allow private sales of firearms to go unchecked. In my personal life I have championed firearms and the 2A, and firmly believe that adding new laws to the books does not necessarily solve the problem of gun violence in the community. You can't legislate morality, and adding more laws for people to ignore won't move the needle. However, the ability for any person to acquire a firearm through private sales without a background check or paperwork has always been concerning. I would also stand behind any efforts to bring firearm safety education into schools.
There are a lot of things that contribute to that problem and none will be easy to solve. Firstly, the state should continue to fund rural health initiatives and actively try to close the healthcare deserts that exist around the state. Secondly, we need to reverse the ban on abortions and increase accessibility to pre-natal care for low income areas. We especially need to focus on at risk minority populations who see significant higher rates of infant mortality that white hoosiers. Legislatively our job should put money in the hands of those best equipped to handle the problem and understand that fighting for better quality of life on all fronts will also help this issue.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Associates Degree in Human Services, and working on my Masters Degree in Social Work
Campaign Email
yawe86@yahoo.com
Occupation/Current Position
Accountant
Campaign Phone
574-349-1413
A change in the department of child services structure, both providing actual oversight and disempowering them and empowering judges to make the decisions.
We need to increase the minimum wage which will increase tax revenue so we can offer more incentives to incoming businesses. We also need to focus on businesses that are innovate with technologies. For example, like solar technologies, so we can begin to rebuild our manufacturing base.
We need to shift the burden of taxes back to be a more equal balance between residents and commercial. But we also need to look into lowering the property tax rates, and instead coming up with other types of taxes to offset it. For example, we should have a service tax, which could generate more revenue...
We need to eliminate education vouchers, and change how education is funded. It should not be funded solely by property taxes, which punishes those schools that are in poorer neighborhoods. Schools should be funded equally, and the state should aid in that funding. They should also remove many of the regulations, like requiring testing or grading schools.
It does not help our students, and increases the burden on teachers.
We should require a permit to carry, that includes a background check. That way we can better ensure that firearms are not put into the hands of dangerous people, but people still have the ability to carry firearms.
We need to fund programs that help pregnant mothers, without the threat of punishment for using drugs or making poor decisions while pregnant.
