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State Representative, 34th District

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2 years
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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.

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Richard M. (Rich) Ivy

Republican

Human resources director, Muncie Sanitary District · Muncie

The gist

  • Pledges to strengthen infrastructure
  • Pledges to support public safety
  • Pledges to expand economic development
  • Pledges more opportunities for youth, seniors and working families
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  1. Pledges to strengthen infrastructure

    Richard Ivy for State Representative District 34

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Richard Ivy · richardivycampaign.com

    “His priorities include strengthening infrastructure”

  2. Pledges to support public safety

    Richard Ivy for State Representative District 34

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Richard Ivy · richardivycampaign.com

    “supporting public safety”

  3. Pledges to expand economic development

    Richard Ivy for State Representative District 34

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Richard Ivy · richardivycampaign.com

    “expanding economic development”

  4. Pledges more opportunities for youth, seniors and working families

    Richard Ivy for State Representative District 34

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Richard Ivy · richardivycampaign.com

    “creating greater opportunities for youth, seniors, and working families across Indiana”
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Sara Gullion

Democratic

Paralegal; Muncie City Council member · Muncie

The gist

  • Supports raising the minimum wage and indexing it to inflation
  • Supports more state investment in affordable housing
  • Supports pre-K for all and public dollars for public schools
  • Supports a moratorium on new data centers
  • Supports restoring reproductive freedom
  • Supports treating child care as infrastructure
More about Sara
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  1. Supports raising the minimum wage and indexing it to inflation

    Issues — Sara Gullion

    Campaign website · Friends of Sara Gullion · saragullion.com

    “Raise the minimum wage so full-time work actually pays the bills, index wages to inflation”

  2. Supports more state investment in affordable housing

    Issues — Sara Gullion

    Campaign website · Friends of Sara Gullion · saragullion.com

    “Increase state investment in affordable housing, strengthen renter protections and eviction prevention”

  3. Supports pre-K for all and public dollars for public schools

    Issues — Sara Gullion

    Campaign website · Friends of Sara Gullion · saragullion.com

    “Provide Pre-K for all, ensure Hoosiers' taxes go toward public schools”

  4. Supports a moratorium on new data centers

    Issues — Sara Gullion

    Campaign website · Friends of Sara Gullion · saragullion.com

    “Sara believes lawmakers should put a moratorium in place for any more data centers.”

  5. Supports restoring reproductive freedom

    Issues — Sara Gullion

    Campaign website · Friends of Sara Gullion · saragullion.com

    “Sara supports restoring reproductive freedom!”

  6. Supports treating child care as infrastructure

    Issues — Sara Gullion

    Campaign website · Friends of Sara Gullion · saragullion.com

    “Sara sees childcare as infrastructure”

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