Carmel Mayor Brainard endorses Sue Finkam in election
Finkam is competing against Democrat Miles Nelson in Carmel’s mayoral election. The winner in the election on Nov. 7 will take office Jan. 1.
Finkam is competing against Democrat Miles Nelson in Carmel’s mayoral election. The winner in the election on Nov. 7 will take office Jan. 1.
The City-County Building and the city’s eight satellite early-voting locations saw 5,467 voters over the weekend—the first in which the satellite locations were open.
At their final debate before the Indianapolis mayoral election, Democratic incumbent Joe Hogsett and Republican challenger Jefferson Shreve clashed on several issues, including economic development, city policies and animal welfare.
Finkam and Nelson are running to succeed seven-term Mayor Jim Brainard and lead a city that has grown from suburb of 30,000 people into a regional powerhouse with more than 100,000 residents, more than 150 corporate headquarters and 148 roundabouts (and counting).
A question repeatedly posed by the Shreve campaign and other Marion County Republicans was asked Monday: Where was Hogsett during 2020’s downtown riots?
While incumbent Joe Hogsett says a broad use of incentives like tax-increment-financing bonds is often necessary to bridge funding gaps, Jefferson Shreve favors a moderated use of the city’s incentive toolbox.
Republican Jefferson Shreve has self-funded 93%, or all but $930,000, of the $14.45 million reported since he joined the race in February.
Four months after launching his campaign, Mike Pence, who once sat a heartbeat away from the presidency, now stands at a difficult crossroads.
A Marion County judge will hear arguments next month over whether to suspend an Indiana law that U.S. Senate candidate John Rust says unfairly precludes him from appearing on the ballot.
Former Indiana Inspector General Cyndi Carrasco was selected overwhelmingly by a caucus of Republican precinct committee members Wednesday.
Max Engling is one of at least seven Republican candidates running to replace Rep. Victoria Spartz, who is not seeking a third term.
Although GOP favorite U.S. Rep. Jim Banks was beat on overall fundraising in the third quarter, he continues to amass more individual contributions than other contenders for Indiana’s open Senate seat in the November election.
IBJ reporter Taylor Wooten spent time with both candidates for Indianapolis mayor and talked with supporters and critics for stories meant to help you decide how to vote.
Hogsett is pitching a continuation of his downtown resiliency strategy and pointing to a planned expansion of the Indiana Convention Center. On crime, the incumbent mayor touts record funding for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and funding for new, non-police violence-reduction and crisis strategies.
Shreve has weighed in on many other issues, from downtown development to improving care at the city’s animal shelter, but his crime-fighting ads dominate the airwaves and are where the campaign has pinned its greatest hopes.
Running unopposed in the Nov. 7 election, the former TV anchor is eager to move past Town Hall conflicts.
The Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce has historically favored incumbents in mayoral elections.
A lawsuit filed by Republican U.S. Senate candidate John Rust appears to be in a stalemate amid the search for a new judge, disagreements over filing timelines and contention over a deposition.
Republican Jefferson Shreve and Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett addressed a range of topics, including charter schools and food insecurity, but issues of policing and gun violence took center stage.
Republican Sue Finkam and Democrat Miles Nelson are running to replace Brainard, a Republican who has served since 1996. Write-in candidate Darin Johnson is also running, but his name will not appear on election ballots.