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County Council Member, Whitley County · District 2

Damien Stafford

Candidate for County Council Member, Whitley County, District 2

Republican

Background

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He won the May 2026 Republican primary for the District 2 council seat, now held by Kim Wheeler, by four votes (233 to 229) over Michael Bauer in a four-way race. He describes himself as a Whitley County native and a "Constitutional Conservative."

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Documented positions

Government & transparency

  • Opposes relying on fiscal advisers with a financial stake

    Sharing state legislators' criticism that fiscal adviser Baker Tilly overstated local revenue losses from Senate Bill 1's property tax changes, he wrote that trusting such a company is bad business.

    Damien Stafford For County Council: post on fiscal advisers and Senate Bill 1

    Candidate social media · Damien Stafford For County Council · facebook.com

    “Trusting a company that is financially incentivized to help local governments with a problem that doesn't exist until that company creates a problem”
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Damien Stafford for County Council Member, Whitley County, District 2, Indiana · The Gist