Township, city & town

Township Trustee, White River Township

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

What this office does: The township trustee runs White River Township: township assistance for residents in need, and in many townships fire protection and cemeteries.

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Charla Anspach

Democratic

Dental hygienist

The gist

Pledges consistent aid rules and mobile-friendly assistance forms
Supports tracking how township funds are used

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Pledges consistent aid rules and mobile-friendly assistance forms
VOTE411 Voter Guide: White River Township Trustee (candidates' answers)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Johnson County (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I will make sure township assistance is fair, consistent, and based on real need … implementing both paper and electronic means to include mobile friendly forms”
Supports tracking how township funds are used
VOTE411 Voter Guide: White River Township Trustee (candidates' answers)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Johnson County (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“tracking how funds are used preceded by listening and making decisions that are thoughtful, transparent, and fiscally responsible”

Mark W. Messick

RepublicanIncumbent

White River Township Trustee

The gist

Supports budgets below the maximum levy and tax rate
Supports free resident use of the township community room

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Supports budgets below the maximum levy and tax rate
VOTE411 Voter Guide: White River Township Trustee (candidates' answers)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Johnson County (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I have never asked for the maximum levy or tax rate.”
Supports free resident use of the township community room
VOTE411 Voter Guide: White River Township Trustee (candidates' answers)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Johnson County (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“The taxpayers own the building and are entitled to use the community room.”

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