Dan J. Downing
Candidate for Sheriff, Morgan County
Background
- Occupation
- Captain, Morgan County Sheriff's Office
A captain at the Morgan County Sheriff's Office, where he started as a jail officer in 1991; he served 22 years on the county SWAT team, retiring as its commander. He won the May 2026 Republican primary for sheriff over Brent Worth.
Documented positions
Public safety
Proposes more resources for the county drug task force
He called drug addiction the county's biggest crime-related issue.
ReportMorgan County primary winners talk about the job aheadNews coverage · Morgan County Correspondent · May 14, 2026 · morgancountycorrespondent.com
“he intends to provide more resources to the county's drug task force to curb the issue”
Proposes scam-prevention seminars for older residents
ReportMorgan County primary winners talk about the job aheadNews coverage · Morgan County Correspondent · May 14, 2026 · morgancountycorrespondent.com
“seminars for the elderly to protect them from scammers”
Government & transparency
Pledges an open-door, transparent sheriff's office
ReportMorgan County primary winners talk about the job aheadNews coverage · Morgan County Correspondent · May 14, 2026 · morgancountycorrespondent.com
“I'm going to be an open-door, working sheriff”
All sources (4)
- Who and What Is on My Ballot: the official ballot of every precinct, 2026 General Election (Morgan 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
- Who to vote for on Nov 3, 2026
Other · Morgan County Republican Party · morgancountygop.com
- Morgan County primary winners talk about the job ahead
News coverage · Morgan County Correspondent · May 14, 2026 · morgancountycorrespondent.com
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