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County Council Member, St. Joseph County

District A

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1
Term
4 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

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

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Mike HamannDemocratic

    • Opposes an immediate tax increase for infrastructure

  • Joe ThomasRepublican

    • Opposes a tax increase for infrastructure needs

Public safety

  • Mike HamannDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Joe ThomasRepublican

    • Supports protecting public safety spending from budget cuts

Economy & jobs

  • Mike HamannDemocratic

    • Supports sustaining a ban on data centers
    • Supports policies for good jobs, affordable housing, health care

  • Joe ThomasRepublican

    • Proposes a two-year moratorium on new data centers

Government & transparency

  • Mike HamannDemocratic

    • Opposes nondisclosure agreements between county officials and developers

  • Joe ThomasRepublican

    • Supports objective standards for administrative pay raises

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; 4 issues covered in this race.