(Yogi) Taelar Christman
Candidate for Township Trustee, Franklin Union Needham Township
Background
- Occupation
- Small business owner and community organizer
- Lives in
- Franklin
- Campaign website
- taelarchristman.com
Runs a massage and wellness practice and The Rewilding Collective, and is Franklin 11 precinct chair. A community organizer and longtime volunteer in food access and mutual aid.
Documented positions
Health & human services
Pledges to update the township's frozen eligibility standards
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Franklin Union Needham Township Trustee (candidates' answers)Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Johnson County (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“updating the township's eligibility standards, which have sat frozen since 2024”
Proposes a community garden and micro-pantry network
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Franklin Union Needham Township Trustee (candidates' answers)Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Johnson County (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“support a community garden and a distributed micro-pantry network”
Government & transparency
Proposes satellite office hours across all three townships
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Franklin Union Needham Township Trustee (candidates' answers)Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Johnson County (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I'd add satellite office hours across all three townships.”
Pledges to publish township spending data for residents
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Franklin Union Needham Township Trustee (candidates' answers)Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Johnson County (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I'd publish township data in easily accessible spots so residents can see their tax dollars at work”
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
- Democrat files for FUN Township trustee
News coverage · Daily Journal · May 21, 2026 · dailyjournal.net
- VOTE411 Voter Guide: Franklin Union Needham Township Trustee (candidates' answers)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Johnson County (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
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