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State Representative, 44th District
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Kelsey KauffmanKelsey Kauffman for House District 44

Kelsey Kauffman

Candidate for State Representative, 44th District

Democratic

Background

Occupation
Retired teacher
Lives in
Greencastle
Campaign website
kauffmanindiana.com

Retired educator with a Harvard doctorate in education who taught at DePauw University and in three Indiana prisons, and founded the Higher Education Program at the Indiana Women's Prison in 2012. Greencastle resident since 1987.

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Photo: Kelsey Kauffman for House District 44

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Opposes property tax changes favoring corporations over homeowners

    Issues — Kelsey Kauffman for Indiana

    Campaign website · Kelsey Kauffman for House District 44 · kauffmanindiana.com

    “when families with modest homes pay more while corporations get $2 million breaks, that is not relief”
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Public safety

  • Opposes requiring sheriffs to act as federal immigration agents

    Issues — Kelsey Kauffman for Indiana

    Campaign website · Kelsey Kauffman for House District 44 · kauffmanindiana.com

    “When the Statehouse forces our county sheriffs to act as federal agents without funding or training, it does not make us safer”
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Education

  • Pledges to protect local schools from state budget cuts

    Issues — Kelsey Kauffman for Indiana

    Campaign website · Kelsey Kauffman for House District 44 · kauffmanindiana.com

    “Kelsey will fight to protect them from Statehouse budget games that put corporate tax breaks ahead of our children.”
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Health & human services

  • Supports keeping rural hospitals open and expanding mental health care

    Issues — Kelsey Kauffman for Indiana

    Campaign website · Kelsey Kauffman for House District 44 · kauffmanindiana.com

    “Kelsey will fight to keep our hospitals open, expand mental health services, and protect the care our families depend on.”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Kelsey Kauffman on them.

  • Environment & parksNo documented position found.
  • Government & transparencyNo documented position found.

All sources (5)

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