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State Representative, 16th District

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1
Term
2 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on Indiana laws and the state budget in the Indiana House of Representatives.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Public safety

  • Ashley HammacDemocratic

    • Pledges to back law enforcement

  • Kendell CulpRepublican

    • Authored a bill penalizing drone flights over private propertyIn office

Economy & jobs

  • Ashley HammacDemocratic

    • Pledges to strengthen rural economies and family farms

  • Kendell CulpRepublican

    • Authored a tax credit for retiring farmers who help beginnersIn office

Environment & parks

  • Ashley HammacDemocratic

    • Pledges to protect farmland and natural resources

  • Kendell CulpRepublican

    • Authored a law streamlining permits for confined feeding operationsIn office
    • Authored a bill creating protected agricultural resource areasIn office

Health & human services

  • Ashley HammacDemocratic

    • Supports expanding access to health care and education

  • Kendell CulpRepublican

    No documented position found.

Government & transparency

  • Ashley HammacDemocratic

    • Pledges to keep government accountable to the people

  • Kendell CulpRepublican

    • Voted for the 2025 mid-decade congressional redistricting billIn office

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 5 issues covered in this race.