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County Council Member, LaPorte County

District 4

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Term
4 years
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2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

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

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Timothy J. Stabosz

Republican

Former La Porte County auditor

The gist

  • Proposes a five-year county capital budget plan
  • Supports strict zoning that keeps data centers industrial
  • Supports enforcing hiring freeze to cut positions by attrition
  • Signed SEAC candidate ethics pledge
More about Timothy
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  1. Proposes a five-year county capital budget plan

    County Council candidates head to general election

    News coverage · La Porte County Herald-Dispatch · lpheralddispatch.com

    “It's time for capital budgeting in La Porte County”

  2. Supports strict zoning that keeps data centers industrial

    Council candidates discuss data centers, capital plans

    News coverage · La Porte County Herald-Dispatch · lpheralddispatch.com

    “highly regulated, in terms of zoning”

  3. Supports enforcing hiring freeze to cut positions by attrition

    Council candidates discuss data centers, capital plans

    News coverage · La Porte County Herald-Dispatch · lpheralddispatch.com

    “see if we can eliminate positions here by attrition”

  4. Signed SEAC candidate ethics pledge

    Candidate response to ethics pledge 'disappointing' (Shared Ethics Advisory Commission pledge signers, as of April 27, 2026)

    News coverage · La Porte County Herald-Dispatch · lpheralddispatch.com

    “Timothy Stabosz, Council District 4, Republican”

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