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County Council Member, Johnson County · District 2

Norm Gabehart

Candidate for County Council Member, Johnson County, District 2

Republican

Background

Occupation
Retired Whiteland town manager
Lives in
Franklin

A retired Whiteland town manager who served on the Whiteland Town Council from 1991 to 1999 and worked for the city of Greenwood from 1985 to 2012. He serves on the Franklin Plan Commission.

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Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Supports deferring budget-cut choices to officials, department heads

    Two candidates vie for Johnson County Council District 2

    Interview · Daily Journal · Sep 28, 2026 · dailyjournal.net

    “we have to yield to the elected officials and the department heads to make those recommendations based on those deficiencies”
    Report

  • Supports borrowing when it costs less than delaying projects

    Two candidates vie for Johnson County Council District 2

    Interview · Daily Journal · Sep 28, 2026 · dailyjournal.net

    “debt is not bad when it's a necessary expenditure, when the long-term obligation costs you less than prolonging the need”
    Report

Government & transparency

Other issues in this race

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

  • Public safetyNo documented position found.
  • Environment & parksNo documented position found.

All sources (4)

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