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- Paralegal; Muncie City Council member [10]
Sara Gullion is a Muncie City Council member and paralegal running as a Democrat with Errington's endorsement [4, 10]. She lists housing affordability, fair wages, accessible health care and public schools as priorities [20].
Gullion's background
- Paralegal; lives in Muncie [10].
- Member of the Muncie City Council, where she says she has "championed accountability, transparency and fairness" over the past two years [20, 4].
Gullion's positions
Economy & jobs
- Would raise the minimum wage, index it to inflation and raise the subminimum wage for tipped workers [16].
Housing
- Supports more state investment in affordable housing and stronger renter protections and eviction prevention [16].
Education
- Supports pre-K for all and ensuring "Hoosiers' taxes go toward public schools" [16]; calls child care infrastructure [16].
Data centers
- Supports a moratorium on more data centers, with public hearings, environmental impact assessments and limits tied to local capacity before permits are approved [16].
Health care
- Supports restoring abortion access, expanding mental health care access, and LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination protections [16].
How Gullion would run the office
- Says she will continue to advocate for and respond to constituents and bring a local-government perspective to the Statehouse [20].
Gullion on the current officeholder
- Says Errington encouraged her to run and that she would remind state decision-makers "that their votes affect real people with real needs, who deserve real affordability" [20]. No statements about Ivy were found.
How Gullion got on the ballot
- Unopposed in the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary [13, 12].
Gullion's endorsements and funding
- Endorsed by Rep. Sue Errington, who IPR reported would run her campaign [4].
- Listed as a target race by the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee [15].
- Top donors listed by WFYI via Transparency USA include Indiana Conservation Voters and Carey Hamilton [10].
What we could not find about Gullion
- Did not answer WFYI's survey; positions come from her campaign website.
- Her campaign's endorsements page was empty when checked.
- Muncie City Council district and votes not reviewed; age not verified.
- No fundraising totals found.
Gullion's campaign website
Sources for Gullion
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Richard M. (Rich) Ivy
Republican
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- Human resources director, Muncie Sanitary District [10]
Richard Ivy is human resources director for the Muncie Sanitary District and a former Muncie deputy mayor, running as a Republican [10, 18]. He lists infrastructure, public safety, economic development and opportunities for youth, seniors and working families as priorities [17].
Ivy's background
- Human resources director, Muncie Sanitary District; lives in Muncie [10, 17].
- Former Muncie deputy mayor; the Star Press reported the city council eliminated funding for that position in 2024 [18]. As deputy mayor he oversaw departments including public works, parks and public safety, according to his campaign release [18].
- Previously worked at LifeStream Services, serving seniors and people with disabilities, per his campaign release [18].
Ivy's positions
Economy & jobs
- Says his deputy mayor experience taught him how to get state money "funneled down to Muncie" and that constituents want "expansion, jobs, and lack of increasing taxes" [12].
Public safety
- Lists public safety and neighborhood revitalization among priorities [17, 18].
Government
- Lists transparency, restoring public trust, and "fiscal prudence and data-informed decision making" as priorities [18].
How Ivy would run the office
- Says he would support seniors, veterans and families and expand youth opportunities and workforce pathways [18].
Ivy on the current officeholder
- After winning the primary, Ivy said, "I think it's our time and our place to win this seat back and bring value back to Muncie through the state representation" [12].
- On Gullion: "Me and her have no difficulty getting along in the past. So, I think it'll be a clean race" [12].
How Ivy got on the ballot
- Won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary with 53.22% over Randall McCallister [12, 13].
Ivy's endorsements and funding
- Top donors listed by WFYI via Transparency USA include five individuals [10].
What we could not find about Ivy
- Did not answer WFYI's survey; no detailed positions on property taxes, data centers, education or redistricting found.
- IPR said Ivy cited city council experience; his council service was not confirmed.
- No endorsements or fundraising totals found.
Ivy's campaign website