Counties/Porter
Indiana county
Porter County
Officials, the 2026 ballot, public meetings and local news.
News for this county
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Upcoming local meetings
- Oct27
- Oct27
- Nov17
- Nov24
No upcoming meetings listed.
On the 2026 ballot in Porter County
Porter County Commissioner, District 2
- KYLE S NELSONDemocrat
- MIKE BRICKNERRepublican
Porter County Sheriff
- JEFFREY A. BALONRepublican
Porter County Circuit Court Clerk
- BARBARA DOMERDemocrat
- JACKIE HANEYRepublican
Porter County Assessor
- SCOTT J KINGANDemocrat
- SUE NEFFRepublican
Porter County Auditor
- KAREN MARTINRepublican
Porter County Recorder
- LESLIE NUSS BAMESBERGERDemocrat
- JON MILLERRepublican
Porter County Coroner
- JULIE WIENCKEN-SMITHDemocrat
- BRIAN BOWLESRepublican
Prosecuting Attorney of Porter County, 67th Judicial Circuit
- Andrew L. BennettRepublican
- Gary S. GermannDemocrat
Judge of the Porter Circuit Court, 67th Judicial Circuit
- Rebecca Lynn BuitendorpRepublican
Judge of the Porter Superior Court, No. 1
- Mike FishRepublican
Judge of the Porter Superior Court, No. 4
- Christopher A. BuckleyRepublican
- Heather A. McCarthyDemocrat
County council districts
Porter County Council, District 1
- RONALD (RED) STONERepublican
Only voters in this council district.
Porter County Council, District 2
- BRIAN M GULLEYDemocrat
- SPENCER LEMMONSRepublican
Only voters in this council district.
Porter County Council, District 3
- JACK TIPOLDDemocrat
- DAWN MILLERRepublican
Only voters in this council district.
Porter County Council, District 4
- JULIA KOCALDemocrat
- CRAIG KENWORTHYRepublican
Only voters in this council district.
Judges: retain or not
Court of Appeals of Indiana, Fourth District
- Shall Mary A. DeBoer be retained?Yes / No
Court of Appeals of Indiana, Fifth District
- Shall Paul A. Felix be retained?Yes / No
Indiana Tax Court
- Shall Justin L. McAdam be retained?Yes / No
Local questions
Local question · LaPorte & Porter Counties
Operating referendum — Michigan City Area Schools
Asks voters whether Michigan City Area Schools may collect an extra school property tax for up to 8 years to pay for teachers and staff, student health and safety, class sizes and academic programs. The rate would be up to $0.2998 per $100 of assessed value, no more than $10,000,000 a year. For a median home ($200,000), the filing estimates about $260 more per year. Only voters inside this jurisdiction vote on it. DLGF filing ↗
Local question · Porter County
Operating referendum — Porter Township School Corporation
Asks voters whether Porter Township School Corporation may collect an extra school property tax for up to 8 years to pay for school resource officers, teachers and staff, class sizes, transportation and academic programs. The rate would be up to $0.3576 per $100 of assessed value, no more than $3,500,000 a year. For a median home ($350,000), the filing estimates about $599 more per year. Only voters inside this jurisdiction vote on it. DLGF filing ↗
Local question · Porter County
Operating referendum — Union Township School Corporation
Asks voters whether Union Township School Corporation may collect an extra school property tax for up to 8 years to pay for teachers and staff, class sizes, academic programs and safety. The rate would be up to $0.35 per $100 of assessed value, no more than $3,374,291 a year. For a median home ($400,000), the filing estimates about $681 more per year. Only voters inside this jurisdiction vote on it. DLGF filing ↗
Candidates from the Indiana Election Division candidate list (Sept 22, 2026). For statewide races and your township and school board races, search your address in Track My Indiana.