Candidate Filing Report from Starke County 2026 Primary Election
The last day to file for office is Friday, February 6 at noon. The Starke County clerk’s office is open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Central Time.
Last Updated: 2/3/26
Starke County Circuit Court
Scott Holton (D)
Starke County Republican Convention Delegate, At Large
Leslie Ann Baker (R)
Marcia L Bedrock (R)
Andrea Cox (R)
Spencer England (R)
Mark Gourley (R)
Dave V Kesvormas, Sr. (R)
Bernadette M. Manuel (R)
Eugene Pugh (R)
Gwen L Rentz (R)
Justin B Risner (R)
Starke County Democratic Convention Delegate, At Large
Christine Lotter (D)
Matthew Lotter (D)
Starke County Assessor
Michelle Houston Schouten (D)
Starke County Auditor
Michaelene J. Houston (D)
Bernadette M. Manuel (R)
Starke County Commissioner, District 2
Don Binkley (R)
E. Todd Leinbach (R)
Starke County Coroner
April Wilhelm (R)
County Council Member
Howard A. Bailey, Jr. (R) – District 2
Norman Bruce Bennett (R) – District 1
Tom Busch (R) – District 2
David (Dave) Pearman (R) – District 3
Eugene Pugh (R) – District 4
Starke County Recorder
Christine Lotter (D)
Jennifer Shepherd Madsen (R)
Starke County Sheriff
Dennis Fornelli (R)
Jack Rosa (R)
Brack Rowe (D)
Matthew J. Topelian (R)
Democratic precinct Committeeman
Jeff V Berg (D) – Center Township, Precinct 3
Shirley A. Fields (D) – California Township, Precinct 2
Q. Angelina Giuliana (D) – Washington Township, Precinct 1
Jeffery J. Houston (D) – Center Township, Precinct 1
Cynthia Mann Kidder (D) – Center Township, Precinct 4
Paul Lisowski (D) – Center Township, Precinct 6
Christine Lotter (D) – Davis Township
Robert Schmidt (D) – Jackson Township
John Edward Silhavy (D) – Wayne Township, Precinct 4
Teresa G. Sitek (D) – Washington Township, Precinct 2
Suzie (Donna) K. Woods (D) – Wayne Township, Precinct 3
Starke County Prosecuting Attorney, 44th Judicial Circuit
Leslie Ann Baker (R)
Autumn C. Ferch (R)
State Representative
Kendell Culp (R) – District 016
Ashley Hammac (D) – District 016
Laura Liskey (D) – District 20
Jim Pressel (R) – District 20
North Judson Town Council at-large
Josh Brown (R)
John W. Rowe (D)
Township Board Member
Richard Anderson (R) – California
Joanne Gillette Bailey (R) – Railroad
Bart Egolf (R) – Railroad
Q. Angelina Giuliani (D) – Washington
Joe Griffo (D) – Wayne
Michelle R. Hounshell (R) – Jackson
Larry Jernas (R) – Davis
Garry L. King, Sr. (R) – California
Kimberly Kroft (R) – Washington
Bethany Laizure (R) – Oregon
Marilyn Lockridge (D) – Jackson
Richard Rink Minker (R) – Oregon
Rebecca (Becky) Pflugshaupt (R) – Davis
Teresa G. Sitek (D) – Washington
David Switt (D) – Railroad
Perry Thompson (R) – Jackson
Mike Yankauskas (R) – Washington
Township Trustee
Mark Allen (R) – Oregon
Sheri L. Bartoli (D) – California
Cathy Ewing Benko (R) – Washington
Katherine (Kay) Chaffins (D) – Railroad
Tiffany Nagai (R) – Davis
Robert Schmidt (D) – Jackson
Lynn Vesely (R) – North Bend
Suzie (Donna) Woods (D) – Wayne
United States Representative, Second District
Jamee Decio (D)
Rudy Yakym (R)
Candidate Filing Report from Pulaski County 2026 Primary Election
(sorted by date filed, as submitted)
Wednesday, January 7th
Chris R. Schramm (R) – Sheriff
JoLynn Behny (R) – Clerk
Patrick Goodman (R) – County Council, District 1
Alex Haschel (R) – County Council, District 1
Jenny Weaver-Keller (D) – Surveyor
Sandra Beiswanger (D) – White Post Advisory Board
Brad Bonnell (R) – County Council, District 1
Tom Thomas (R) – Francesville Town Council
Michael Tiede (R) – County Council, District 4
Al Breyfogle (R) – Winamac Town Council
Terry Young (R) – County Council, District 3
Danyelle Weaver (R) – Winamac Town Council
Vanessa Vandervort (D) – Cass Township Trustee
Deke DeMarco (R) – Commissioner District 3
Thursday, January 8th
Lenora K. Hoover (R) – Van Buren Township Trustee
MacKenzie Ledley (R) – Monroe Township Advisory Board
Paul Fox (R) – Indian Creek Advisory Board
Tonya K. Bonnell (R) – Harrison Township Trustee
Joelyn Flotow (R) – Francesville Town Clerk / Treasurer
Ronald (Rudy) DeSabatine (R) – Commissioner District 3
Steve Shank (D) – Tippecanoe Township Advisory Board
Theresa Calloway (R) – Assessor
Friday, January 9th
Beau Johnson (R) – Indian Creek Advisory Board
Levi Messer (R) – County Council, District 4
Craig Allen (R) – Indian Creek Township Trustee
Aaron Hoover (D) – County Council, District 2
Aaron Hoover (D) – Democratic Precinct Committeeman M4
Monday, January 12th
Kelly Gaumer (R) – Prosecuting Attorney
Kenneth R. Boswell (R) – County Council, District 3
Kenneth R. Boswell (R) – Delegate
Michael (Mike) Gayer (R) – Salem Township Trustee
Lacy McCarty (R) – Salem Township Advisory Board
Jennifer Johns (R) – Coroner
Lynn Johns (R) – Jefferson Township Advisory Board
Tuesday, January 13th
Michael Tiede (R) – Delegate
Charles Yeoman (R) – Salem Township Advisory Board
Jeremy Yeoman (R) – Francesville Town Council
Pamela Bolen (R) – Cass Township Advisory Board
Sue Fox (R) – Delegate
Kelli Denton (D) – Tippecanoe Township Advisory Board
Josh Stamper (R) – County Council, District 2
Kimberly Burke (R) – Monroe Township Trustee
Betty Stinemetz (R) – Harrison Township Trustee
Pamela J. Chumley (R) – Franklin Township Trustee
Wednesday, January 14th
Susan Overton (R) – Francesville Town Council
Doug Denton (D) – Tippecanoe Precinct Committeeperson
Thursday, January 15th
Jamie Johnson (R) – Francesville Town Council
Emily Hizer (R) – Delegate
Gail Lambert (R) – County Council, District 3
Friday, January 16th
Christopher Graves (R) – Harrison Township Advisory Board
Sydney Disinger (R) – Francesville Town Council
Tuesday, January 20th
Scott Hinkle (R) – Van Buren Township Advisory Board
Leander Hoover (R) – Van Buren Township Advisory Board
Wednesday, January 21st
Edward (Ed) Shank (R) – Commissioner, District 3
David W. Bailey (R) – Van Buren Township Advisory Board
Melvin David Myers (R) – Francesville Town Council
Thursday, January 22nd
Kevin P. Ingram (R) – Delegate
Monday, January 26th
Raquel Gutwein (R) – Delegate
Tuesday, January 27th
Pat Tiede (R) – White Post Advisory Board
Wednesday, January 28th
Larry Winter (D) – Precinct Committeeman Monroe 4
Martie White (D) – Tippecanoe Township Trustee
Thursday, January 29th
Kaila Stukofski (R) – County Council, District 2
Kaila Stukofski (R) – Delegate
Jasmine Bolen (D) – White Post Township Trustee
Tedmund Bauer (R) – Tippecanoe Township Advisory Board
Friday, January 30th
June Roth (D) – Indian Creek Precinct Committeeman
