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State Senator, 11th District

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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state senator votes on Indiana laws and the state budget in the General Assembly.

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Brian S. SchmutzlerDr. Brian Schmutzler for Indiana Senate

Brian S. Schmutzler

Republican

Physician

The gist

  • Supports funding microschools, hybrid schools and homeschooling directly.
  • Pledges to fight government debt and unfair property taxes.
  • Pledges to fight government health mandates.
  • Pledges to fight harmful chemicals in food and products.
  • Supports better health care access, especially in rural Indiana.
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  1. Supports funding microschools, hybrid schools and homeschooling directly.

    Mission | Dr. Brian Schmutzler for Indiana State Senate

    Campaign website · Dr. Brian Schmutzler for Indiana Senate · drbrianforindiana.com

    “he supports expanding microschools, hybrid, and homeschooling options that put funding directly in the hands of parents”
  2. Pledges to fight government debt and unfair property taxes.

    Mission | Dr. Brian Schmutzler for Indiana State Senate

    Campaign website · Dr. Brian Schmutzler for Indiana Senate · drbrianforindiana.com

    “Dr. Schmutzler is committed to fighting: … Endless government debt and unfair property taxes”
  3. Pledges to fight government health mandates.

    Mission | Dr. Brian Schmutzler for Indiana State Senate

    Campaign website · Dr. Brian Schmutzler for Indiana Senate · drbrianforindiana.com

    “Dr. Schmutzler is committed to fighting: … Government health mandates”
  4. Pledges to fight harmful chemicals in food and products.

    Mission | Dr. Brian Schmutzler for Indiana State Senate

    Campaign website · Dr. Brian Schmutzler for Indiana Senate · drbrianforindiana.com

    “Corporations that introduce harmful chemicals into food and consumer products”
  5. Supports better health care access, especially in rural Indiana.

    Mission | Dr. Brian Schmutzler for Indiana State Senate

    Campaign website · Dr. Brian Schmutzler for Indiana Senate · drbrianforindiana.com

    “Improving access to care, especially in rural Indiana, will be a top priority.”
Photo of Gabrianna Gratzol
Gabrianna GratzolFriends of Gabrianna Gratzol

Gabrianna Gratzol

Democratic

Plastics manufacturing worker

The gist

  • Supports a $15 minimum wage for all workers.
  • Supports expanding HIP or creating a public option.
  • Supports investing in public schools; criticizes uncapped vouchers.
  • Supports universal school meals and universal child care.
  • Proposes basing homeowners' property taxes on purchase-time value.
  • Pledges to vote against cooperation with ICE.
  • Supports legalizing cannabis to raise tax revenue.
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  1. Supports a $15 minimum wage for all workers.

    Platform | Gabrianna Gratzol for Senate District 11

    Campaign website · Friends of Gabrianna Gratzol · gabriannagratzolforsenatedistrict11.org

    “We must raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour across the board for all employees”
  2. Supports expanding HIP or creating a public option.

    Platform | Gabrianna Gratzol for Senate District 11

    Campaign website · Friends of Gabrianna Gratzol · gabriannagratzolforsenatedistrict11.org

    “a few that I support are expanding HIP or creating a public option”
  3. Supports investing in public schools; criticizes uncapped vouchers.

    Platform | Gabrianna Gratzol for Senate District 11

    Campaign website · Friends of Gabrianna Gratzol · gabriannagratzolforsenatedistrict11.org

    “We need to follow the examples of other states with better education outcomes and invest in our public schools. … offer private school vouchers with no income cap”
  4. Supports universal school meals and universal child care.

    Platform | Gabrianna Gratzol for Senate District 11

    Campaign website · Friends of Gabrianna Gratzol · gabriannagratzolforsenatedistrict11.org

    “Universal school meals … Universal childcare/preschool”
  5. Proposes basing homeowners' property taxes on purchase-time value.

    Platform | Gabrianna Gratzol for Senate District 11

    Campaign website · Friends of Gabrianna Gratzol · gabriannagratzolforsenatedistrict11.org

    “base property tax rates on the value of the home at the time of sale for homeowners”
  6. Pledges to vote against cooperation with ICE.

    Platform | Gabrianna Gratzol for Senate District 11

    Campaign website · Friends of Gabrianna Gratzol · gabriannagratzolforsenatedistrict11.org

    “Cooperation with ICE in it's current form is something I will vote against every time.”
  7. Supports legalizing cannabis to raise tax revenue.

    Platform | Gabrianna Gratzol for Senate District 11

    Campaign website · Friends of Gabrianna Gratzol · gabriannagratzolforsenatedistrict11.org

    “Legalizing cannabis would add millions of dollars in tax revenue to our budget.”

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