Jodi N. Alvey
Candidate for Township Trustee, Franklin Union Needham Township
Background
- Occupation
- Former FUN Township deputy trustee
A former caseworker, office manager and deputy trustee in the Franklin Union Needham Township trustee's office, who resigned with the office staff in 2025. She defeated longtime trustee Lydia Wales in the May Republican primary.
Documented positions
Health & human services
Pledges to refocus the office on emergency assistance
ReportIncumbent faces ex-employee in FUN Township trustee electionInterview · Daily Journal · Mar 25, 2026 · dailyjournal.net
“That means helping with rent or mortgage to prevent eviction, utility bills to keep the lights on, food, clothing, burials, and transportation”
Pledges to process aid applications within 72 hours
ReportIncumbent faces ex-employee in FUN Township trustee electionInterview · Daily Journal · Mar 25, 2026 · dailyjournal.net
“processing assistance applications within the required 72-hour window”
Government & transparency
Pledges regular public reports on assistance spending
ReportIncumbent faces ex-employee in FUN Township trustee electionInterview · Daily Journal · Mar 25, 2026 · dailyjournal.net
“She also vows to publish clear monthly or quarterly reports on how assistance dollars are spent”
All sources (4)
- Who and What Is on My Ballot: the official ballot of every precinct, 2026 General Election (Johnson 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
- Alvey upsets incumbent in FUN Township trustee race
News coverage · Daily Journal · May 5, 2026 · dailyjournal.net
- Incumbent faces ex-employee in FUN Township trustee election
Interview · Daily Journal · Mar 25, 2026 · dailyjournal.net
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