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County Council Member, Porter County

District 3

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1
Term
4 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

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

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Jack TipoldDemocratic

    • Proposes performance-based budgeting and cutting waste first

  • Dawn MillerRepublican

    • Pledges a balanced budget with more transparency

Public safety

  • Jack TipoldDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Dawn MillerRepublican

    • Supports funding police, fire and EMS needs

Housing

  • Jack TipoldDemocratic

    • Supports attainable housing and infrastructure investment

  • Dawn MillerRepublican

    No documented position found.

Roads & infrastructure

  • Jack TipoldDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Dawn MillerRepublican

    • Supports investing in county roads and infrastructure

Government & transparency

  • Jack TipoldDemocratic

    • Pledges regular listening sessions with District 3 residents
    • Proposes technology to reduce errors and save time

  • Dawn MillerRepublican

    No documented position found.

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 5 issues covered in this race.