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County Council Member, Tippecanoe County

District 1

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1
Term
4 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

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

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Trent W. RichterRepublican

    • Pledges to hold departments accountable for funds collected
    • Opposes county projects without a funding source attached

  • Benjamin R. MurrayDemocratic

    • Pledges to keep lowering county expenses with department heads

Public safety

  • Trent W. RichterRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Benjamin R. MurrayDemocratic

    • Supports building a juvenile detention center or new jail
    • Supports adding public safety positions as the county grows

Housing

  • Trent W. RichterRepublican

    • Supports holding landlords accountable for quality affordable housing

  • Benjamin R. MurrayDemocratic

    • Proposes extra county allocations for township housing assistance

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.