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State Senator, 14th District

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1
Term
4 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

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

Taxes & budget

Housing

  • Blaine SeftonDemocratic

    • Proposes banning private equity purchases of single-family homes.
  • Tyler JohnsonRepublican

    No documented position found.

Economy & jobs

  • Blaine SeftonDemocratic

    • Proposes a $20.30 minimum wage by 2030.
    • Supports repealing Indiana's right-to-work law.
  • Tyler JohnsonRepublican

    • Opposes relocating a casino to his community near Auburn.In office

Environment & parks

Health & human services

  • Blaine SeftonDemocratic

    • Supports a Medicaid-for-all state health plan.
    • Supports repealing Indiana's abortion ban.
  • Tyler JohnsonRepublican

    • Sponsored the 2025 law limiting insurers' prior authorization rules.In office
    • Sponsored making abortion reports public records.In office
    • Sponsored a ban on adding chemicals to public water.In office

Government & transparency

  • Blaine SeftonDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Tyler JohnsonRepublican

    • Sponsored exempting Indiana from daylight saving time.In office
    • Sponsored a three-year lobbying ban for former legislators.In office

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; 6 issues covered in this race.

State Senator, 14th District · Indiana 2026 General Election · The Gist