Former Indiana Superintentendant and Ball State Alumna Jennifer McCormick poses for a headshot. McCormick announced she will be running for Indiana Governor, according to a press release on May 4. Photo Provided, McCormick for Governor Press Release
Jennifer McCormick
Running Mate: Terry Goodin
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Key Issues:
- Protecting reproductive rights and freedom
- Expand access to childcare and Pre-K
- Increase the base salary of educators
- Support unions
- 40% Increase in the Homeowner Property Tax Deduction
- Cap Property Tax Bill Increases at 10%
- 33% Increase in Renters Tax Deduction
- Establish the Indiana Cannabis Commission
- Start a plan to legalize medical marijuana and eventually transition into recreational usage
- create and implement an overall water management plan
- Join the U.S. Climate Alliance
Source: www.mccormickforgov.com...
Sen. Mike Braun speaks Sept. 4, 2019, in the new Health Professions Building. One of the main topics Braun discussed with President Geoffrey Mearns was higher education costs. Eric Pritchett, DN
Mike Braun
Running Mate: Micah Beckwith
Party Affiliation: Republican
Key Issues:
- Back to the “America First” policies that were created in 2017 after the inauguration of President Donald Trump
- Pro-Life with plans to “help mothers and their infants receive the care and social support they deserve”
- Increase salaries of police
- Ensure “hard time in state prison” for those who “violent crime, attack a police officer, or poison our kids with fentanyl”
- No mask mandates or state lockdowns
- Endorsed by Donald Trump
- “Reduce the size of government”
Source: mikebraunforindiana.com
Donald Rainwater
Running Mate: Tonya Hudson
Party Affiliation: Libertarian
Key Issues:
- Reform the residential and agricultural property tax system
- Abolishing the State Personal Income Tax
- Eliminating the Gasoline Excise Tax
- Streamlining Vehicle Registration and Abolishing Vehicle Excise Taxes
- Advance Cannabis Reform in Indiana Through Decriminalization and Legalization
- Voluntary Vaccination
- “ Pro-life Libertarian” that upholds “Non-aggression Principle”
- “reinvigorate” vocational education in Indiana’s K-12 schools
- Abolishing Statewide Standardized Testing
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