County

County Council Member, Howard County

District 2

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The county council is Howard County's fiscal body: it adopts the budget, sets tax rates and approves spending.

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Nicholas Colon

Democratic

Owner, cybersecurity compliance firm

The gist

Opposes running the new jail like a for-profit business
Pledges to preserve farmland and halt irresponsible annexation
Proposes a line-by-line audit of county contracts
Opposes zoning and tax incentives for data centers

More about Nicholas

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Opposes running the new jail like a for-profit business
Meet the candidates for Howard County Council
Candidate questionnaire · Kokomo Tribune · Apr 7, 2026 · kokomotribune.com
“nor can we allow it to be run like a for-profit business”
Pledges to preserve farmland and halt irresponsible annexation
Meet the candidates for Howard County Council
Candidate questionnaire · Kokomo Tribune · Apr 7, 2026 · kokomotribune.com
“I will fight to preserve our farmland by keeping it in the hands of family farmers and halting blind, irresponsible annexation.”
Proposes a line-by-line audit of county contracts
Meet the candidates for Howard County Council
Candidate questionnaire · Kokomo Tribune · Apr 7, 2026 · kokomotribune.com
“my first step is a comprehensive, line-by-line audit of our current county contracts”
Opposes zoning and tax incentives for data centers
Meet the candidates for Howard County Council
Candidate questionnaire · Kokomo Tribune · Apr 7, 2026 · kokomotribune.com
“I will fiercely protect our water table by denying zoning and tax incentives to water-intensive industries, like data centers”

Frank R Faulkner

RepublicanIncumbent

Howard County Council member (District 2)

The gist

Supports five-year county cash-flow forecasts from a financial advisor
Pledges to keep serving on the county Food Access Coalition
Supports a strong economic environment for new home building
Supports completing the new jail on schedule and budget

More about Frank

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Supports five-year county cash-flow forecasts from a financial advisor
Meet the candidates for Howard County Council
Candidate questionnaire · Kokomo Tribune · Apr 7, 2026 · kokomotribune.com
“contract with a professional financial advisor in order to project out to the next 5 years the cash flow stream”
Pledges to keep serving on the county Food Access Coalition
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Howard County Council District 2
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I anticipate continuing to serve with the Howard County Food Access Coalition.”
Supports a strong economic environment for new home building
Meet the candidates for Howard County Council
Candidate questionnaire · Kokomo Tribune · Apr 7, 2026 · kokomotribune.com
“Developing and sustaining a strong economic environment for new home building in Howard County will certainly be an important factor”
Supports completing the new jail on schedule and budget
Meet the candidates for Howard County Council
Candidate questionnaire · Kokomo Tribune · Apr 7, 2026 · kokomotribune.com
“completed according to the projected schedule and a finalized project budget”

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