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County Commissioner, Boone County · District 1

Jason Alan Plunkett

Candidate for County Commissioner, Boone County, District 1

Republican

Background

Occupation
Business owner; Zionsville Town Council president
Lives in
Zionsville
Campaign website
electplunkett.com

President of the Zionsville Town Council, where he has served nine years, and a business owner. He won the May 2026 Republican primary for the District 1 seat over Commissioner Tim Beyer.

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Documented positions

Public safety

Economy & jobs

  • Opposes data centers in Boone County

    At the Sept. 9 Farm Bureau forum, as reported by The Lebanon Reporter; he said he is not opposed to economic growth but that development should be negotiated and coordinated with local municipalities.

    Contested candidates debate their approach to the county's rapid growth

    News coverage · The Lebanon Reporter · Sep 11, 2026 · reporter.net

    “Plunkett also argued against data centers and said the Zionsville Town Council plans to pass a referendum preventing data centers in the town.”
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Environment & parks

  • Opposes large-scale solar projects on Boone County farmland

    He says he helped stop a large-scale solar project in 2021.

    Elect Plunkett: About Jason; Proven Leadership, Trusted Results

    Campaign website · Elect Jason Plunkett · electplunkett.com

    “protect farmland from large-scale solar … like the large-scale solar project I helped stop in 2021”
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Government & transparency

  • Opposes returning to paper ballots and one-day voting

    Answering a Lebanon Reporter primary questionnaire asking whether the county should return to paper ballots, abolish voting machines and count all votes in one day.

    Commissioners candidates illustrate their differences

    Candidate questionnaire · The Lebanon Reporter · Apr 11, 2026 · reporter.net

    “I do not. We have an incredibly efficient, protected, and useful voting process.”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Jason Alan Plunkett on them.

  • Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.

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