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State Comptroller (Auditor of State)

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1
Term
4 years
Candidates
3
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The State Comptroller, formerly the Auditor of State, keeps Indiana's accounts, pays its bills and employees, and distributes tax money to local governments.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Jessica BaileyDemocratic

    • Pledges timely, clearly tracked payments to local governments.

  • John SchickLibertarian

    • Supports reducing the cost of government and regulations.

  • Elise NieshallaRepublican

    • Opposes ESG factors in state retirement investing.
    • Supports federal spending cuts and a balanced federal budget.
    • Supports divesting state retirement funds from China.In office

Environment & parks

  • Jessica BaileyDemocratic

    • Supports more accountability for water-quality and microplastics spending.

  • John SchickLibertarian

    No documented position found.

  • Elise NieshallaRepublican

    No documented position found.

Government & transparency

  • Jessica BaileyDemocratic

    • Pledges an easier-to-use state transparency portal.
    • Pledges independent scrutiny of State Board of Finance fund transfers.
    • Pledges to help local governments become more efficient.

  • John SchickLibertarian

    • Supports electing a comptroller outside the governing party.

  • Elise NieshallaRepublican

    • Proposes using AI to flag anomalies in state payments.
    • Proposes consolidating fund numbers used by state and local offices.
    • Supports President Trump's federal efficiency push.
    • Led launch of a public dashboard of federal spending.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; 3 issues covered in this race.