Barb Regnitz
Candidate for U.S. Representative, 1st Congressional District
Background
- Occupation
- Porter County commissioner; financial planner
- Lives in
- Valparaiso
- Campaign website
- barbregnitzforcongress.com
Porter County commissioner since winning election in 2022 and a Certified Financial Planner, she earlier worked as a software engineer and project manager at United Airlines. A Purdue graduate in mathematics and German, she lives in Valparaiso.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Pledges to end reckless federal spending and curb inflation
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“Strengthen Americans' purchasing power by ending reckless spending and curbing inflation.”
Public safety
Pledges to end catch-and-release policies for offenders
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“End the cycle of catch-and-release policies that put offenders back on the streets.”
Supports stronger border security against crossings and drugs
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“Strengthen border security to stop illegal crossings, drugs, and human trafficking.”
Opposes new restrictions on law-abiding gun owners
Her platform calls for enforcing existing laws against violent criminals rather than adding limits on legal gun ownership.
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“focusing on enforcing existing laws against violent criminals, not punishing legal gun owners”
Education
Supports reserving girls' school sports for biological females
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“Protect fairness and safety in schools by keeping girls' sports and facilities reserved for biological females.”
Health & human services
Supports efforts to remove harmful additives from food
Her platform says she would work alongside efforts led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Trump administration.
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“Address the growing crisis of poor nutrition and harmful additives in our food.”
Government & transparency
Supports in-person paper-ballot voting and limiting mail ballots
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“Support same-day, in-person voting using verifiable, watermarked paper ballots. … Limit mail-in ballots to rare, verified exceptions to protect against fraud and maintain confidence in election results.”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Barb Regnitz on them.
- Economy & jobsNo documented position found.
- Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.
All sources (6)
- Who and What Is on My Ballot: the official ballot of every precinct, 2026 General Election (Lake County offices and districts)
Election filing · Indiana Election Division (Indiana Voter Portal) · indianavoters.in.gov
- Who and What Is on My Ballot: the official ballot of every precinct, 2026 General Election (LaPorte County offices and districts)
Election filing · Indiana Election Division (Indiana Voter Portal) · indianavoters.in.gov
- Who and What Is on My Ballot: the official ballot of every precinct, 2026 General Election (Porter County offices and districts)
Election filing · Indiana Election Division (Indiana Voter Portal) · indianavoters.in.gov
- Who and What Is on My Ballot: the official ballot of every precinct, 2026 General Election
Election filing · Indiana Election Division (Indiana Voter Portal) · indianavoters.in.gov
- 2026 Voter Guide: Indiana's 1st Congressional District
Candidate questionnaire · WFYI Public Media · Sep 21, 2026 · wfyi.org
- Barb Regnitz for Congress — About and Platform (campaign site text, from the site's script bundle)
Campaign website · Barb Regnitz for Congress · barbregnitzforcongress.com
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