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State Representative, 57th District

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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.

Wes Bennett

Republican

Former commissioner, Indiana Department of Local Government Finance · Plainfield

The gist

  • Pledges to keep fighting for property tax reform.
  • Supports small businesses and job growth.
  • Supports affordable, sustainable government spending.
  • Supports data-driven decisions for efficient public services.
More about Wes
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  1. Pledges to keep fighting for property tax reform.

    Wes Bennett for District 57 (home)

    Campaign website · Friends of Wes Bennett · wesbennettfordistrict57.com

    “Continuing to Fight for Property Tax Reform”
  2. Supports small businesses and job growth.

    Wes Bennett for District 57 (home)

    Campaign website · Friends of Wes Bennett · wesbennettfordistrict57.com

    “Working for Small Businesses and Jobs”
  3. Supports affordable, sustainable government spending.

    Wes Bennett for District 57 (home)

    Campaign website · Friends of Wes Bennett · wesbennettfordistrict57.com

    “protecting taxpayers, advancing affordable and sustainable government spending”
  4. Supports data-driven decisions for efficient public services.

    Wes Bennett for District 57 (home)

    Campaign website · Friends of Wes Bennett · wesbennettfordistrict57.com

    “Serve Hoosiers with integrity through data-driven decisions, enabling state and local government to provide effective and efficient public services.”
Photo of Suzanne Fortenberry
Suzanne FortenberryCampaign photo — The Indiana Citizen (2026 Virtual Ballot)

Suzanne Fortenberry

Democratic

FedEx Express courier; co-owner of Equality Engraving · Greenwood

The gist

  • Supports a moratorium on all new data centers.
  • Supports paying teachers a living wage to ease shortages.
  • Supports making big corporations pay their fair share.
  • Supports limiting corporate campaign contributions.
  • Proposes a program helping seniors stay in and repair homes.
  • Supports leaving abortion decisions to doctors and patients.
  • Opposes banning transgender athletes from girls' sports.
More about Suzanne
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  1. Supports a moratorium on all new data centers.

    2026 Voter Guide: Indiana House District 57 (candidate survey)

    Candidate questionnaire · WFYI Public Media · Sep 22, 2026 · wfyi.org

    “I am against starting any data centers until we have done more research.”
    Suzanne Fortenberry 4 Indiana, Facebook post on data centers (Sept. 14, 2026)

    Candidate social media · Suzanne Fortenberry 4 Indiana · Sep 14, 2026 · facebook.com

    “We need a moratorium on all new data centers.”
  2. Supports paying teachers a living wage to ease shortages.

    2026 Voter Guide: Indiana House District 57 (candidate survey)

    Candidate questionnaire · WFYI Public Media · Sep 22, 2026 · wfyi.org

    “Address the teacher shortage by paying a living wage.”
  3. Supports making big corporations pay their fair share.

    2026 Voter Guide: Indiana House District 57 (candidate survey)

    Candidate questionnaire · WFYI Public Media · Sep 22, 2026 · wfyi.org

    “have big corporations pay their fair share in taxes”
  4. Supports limiting corporate campaign contributions.

    2026 Voter Guide: Indiana House District 57 (candidate survey)

    Candidate questionnaire · WFYI Public Media · Sep 22, 2026 · wfyi.org

    “We need to limit campaign contributions from corporations to reduce the amount of sway they have over lawmakers.”
  5. Proposes a program helping seniors stay in and repair homes.

    2026 Voter Guide: Indiana House District 57 (candidate survey)

    Candidate questionnaire · WFYI Public Media · Sep 22, 2026 · wfyi.org

    “We need a program to help seniors stay in their homes.”
  6. Supports leaving abortion decisions to doctors and patients.

    Suzanne Fortenberry 4 Indiana, Facebook post (Aug. 31, 2026)

    Candidate social media · Suzanne Fortenberry 4 Indiana · Aug 31, 2026 · facebook.com

    “We need to leave this incredibly difficult decision to doctors and patients.”
  7. Opposes banning transgender athletes from girls' sports.

    Suzanne Fortenberry 4 Indiana, Facebook post on girls' sports (Aug. 22, 2026)

    Candidate social media · Suzanne Fortenberry 4 Indiana · Aug 22, 2026 · facebook.com

    “Banning trans people from sports will not stop sexual abuse.”

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