05/14/2026
Congratulations to all of our 2026 Republican Nominees for St. Joseph County.
The primary season is now complete, when different Republicans have had the opportunity to share their vision for how to best advance the conservative agenda. Nominees are not decided by party leaders, PACs, donors or other elected officials. The voters get to decide.
We had 4 contested primaries. In 2 of the races, the voters decided it was time for a change. In the other 2, the voters decided that the incumbent earned the right to be nominated for another term.
Hoosier Conservative Voices thanks all who have offered their service to elected office, as it is a big sacrifice for people to make.
Republicans had choices, and they made them.
Now it is up to all of us to support all of the Republican nominees selected by the Republican voters. We need to be unified to win elections in the purplest county in the country, where 3 races were decided by less than 0.1% in 2024. We must be unified, and then work to attract the swing voters that are essential to success for most of the November contests.
HCV gives its 100% support to all Republican nominees, and let’s all do everything we can to make the entire team successful in November.
Our State-Level & County Nominees:
Dr. Brian Schmutzler, State Senate
Jake Teshka, State Representative
Dale Devon, State Representative
Tim Wesco, State Representative
Carl Baxmeyer, County Commissioner, District 1
Mike Castellon, County Assessor
Amy Rolfes, County Clerk
Abby Doyle, County Auditor
Rod Laureys, County Sheriff
Joe Thomas, County Council, District A
Amy Drake, County Council, District B
Jamie O’Brien, County Council, District C
