State Representative, 44th District · Indiana 2026 General Election

Kelsey Kauffman

Democratic

Retired teacher · Greencastle

The gist

Pledges to protect local schools from state budget cuts
Supports keeping rural hospitals open and expanding mental health care
Opposes property tax changes favoring corporations over homeowners
Opposes requiring sheriffs to act as federal immigration agents

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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.”
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.”
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”
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”

Beau Baird

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; rancher and home care CFO · Greencastle

The gist

Authored a law licensing foreign-trained doctors for underserved areasIn office
Authored a bill setting age targets for state forest landIn office
Authored a law excusing absences for FFA and 4-H eventsIn office
Authored a bill giving veterans free state park admissionIn office
Voted for the 2025 mid-decade congressional redistricting billIn office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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Authored a law licensing foreign-trained doctors for underserved areas
House Bill 1555 (2025 session), "Licensure of foreign trained physicians" — bill text and digest (HB1555.04.COMS)
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“Establishes a limited medical license for individuals who: (1) have graduated from certain international medical programs”
Authored a bill setting age targets for state forest land
House Bill 1414 (2026 session), "Forest management" — bill text and digest (HB1414.02.COMH)
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“10% of state forest land consists of forests that are 100 years or older”
Authored a law excusing absences for FFA and 4-H events
House Bill 1660 (2025 session), "Excused absence from school" — bill text and digest (HB1660.03.COMS)
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“shall authorize the absence and excuse of a school student if the student participates in certain events offered by the National FFA Organization”
Authored a bill giving veterans free state park admission
House Bill 1556 (2025 session), "Free state park admission for veterans" — bill text and digest (HB1556.01.INTR)
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“Requires the department of natural resources to provide free admission to state parks to veterans with the proper identification.”
Voted for the 2025 mid-decade congressional redistricting bill
House Roll Call 28: House Bill 1032 (Redistricting), third reading, Dec. 5, 2025
Government record · Indiana House of Representatives · Dec 5, 2025 · iga.in.gov
“Roll Call 28: Bill Passed HB 1032 - Smaltz - 3rd Reading”