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Rebecca Dawn (Becky) Mayfield
Democratic
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- Social studies teacher at Linton-Stockton High School; owner of Mayfield's Transmission [21]
Becky Mayfield is a Linton-Stockton High School social studies teacher running as a Democrat [21, 19]. Her platform centers on public education, and she opposes state funding for private schools [19].
Mayfield's background
- Social studies teacher at Linton-Stockton High School, where she has taught AP U.S. Government [21, 19].
- BallotReady lists her as an owner of Mayfield's Transmission and Mayfield Forge and Fabrication [21].
- In October 2023 she organized an event at which students hosted candidates for Linton city offices, according to the Greene County Daily World [19].
- Lives in Linton [19].
Mayfield's positions
Education
- Opposes state money going to private schools: "Those are tax dollars, and tax dollars are meant for public institutions, not private ones." [19]
- Criticized cuts to public school funding she tied to the state budget, property tax changes and voucher expansion; the article cited Indiana Coalition for Public Education projections of SEA 1-related shortfalls for area districts, such as $206,480 for Linton-Stockton [19].
Personal freedoms
- Said "people deserve choices" and that government should not dictate personal decisions; supports women's ability to choose the direction of their lives while describing herself as not pro-abortion, and supports marriage equality, as reported by the Greene County Daily World [19].
Economy & jobs
- Supports a living wage for all Hoosiers [19].
How Mayfield would run the office
- Her campaign planned more meet-the-candidate events in Daviess, Knox and Vigo counties, plus social media outreach, signs and banners [19].
Mayfield on the current officeholder
- Open seat. Mayfield has said she would put people ahead of party and cross party lines, and pledged not to run a divisive campaign: "I just don't think the time spent blaming others is productive time." [19]
How Mayfield got on the ballot
- Was the only Democrat listed in the May 5, 2026 primary [14, 21].
What we could not find about Mayfield
- No campaign website found; BallotReady links a Facebook page.
- No fundraising data found.
- The Indiana Capital Chronicle voter guide could not be reviewed for this profile.
- No statements on data centers, energy or redistricting were found.
- No endorsements were found; BallotReady lists none [21].
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Kellie E. Streeter
Republican
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- Administrator of the Daviess County Health Department; Knox County commissioner [13]
Kellie Streeter is a Knox County commissioner and administrator of the Daviess County Health Department who won the 2026 Republican nomination by defeating the incumbent [13, 5]. Her campaign focuses on local control, road and bridge funding, rural health care and public safety [13, 18].
Streeter's background
- Knox County commissioner since being caucused into office in 2016; the Sun-Commercial reports she was the first woman elected to that office [13].
- Administrator of the Daviess County Health Department [13, 20].
- Past president of the Indiana Association of County Commissioners and its current legislative chair, in her own description [13].
- Her campaign site lists service on the Good Samaritan Hospital Board of Governors, the Knox County Economic Development Corporation board and the Indiana Behavioral Health Commission, and says she is vice chair of the Knox County Republican Party [18].
- Lives in Freelandville [13].
Streeter's positions
Local control
- Her campaign site says she wants to protect local decision-making on agriculture, land use, energy (solar, wind, coal and natural gas) and economic development [18].
Infrastructure
- Seeks fair, sustainable funding for local roads, bridges and drainage so rural counties do not have to raise taxes, according to her site [18].
Health care
- Supports behavioral and public health access through rural hospitals, EMS, provider recruitment and early-intervention programs [18]. As commissioner she led the 2022 launch of a Knox County ambulance service, according to her site [18].
Property taxes
- At a March 2026 Farm Bureau forum, she described a vision of preserving agricultural land and natural resources while making the property tax system "more streamlined and equitable," as paraphrased by the Sun-Commercial [17].
Public safety
- Lists support for first responders, law enforcement, 911, emergency management and veterans as a priority [18].
How Streeter would run the office
- Said her campaign would focus on "protecting local control, improving public safety, securing sustainable road and bridge funding and strengthening access to rural healthcare and ensuring our education system works for all families" [13].
Streeter on the current officeholder
- Open seat. Streeter has framed her candidacy around her county-government experience: "In many ways, I have already been advocating for our district at the Statehouse and I'm prepared to be our next state rep." [13]
- She pledged to be proactive and author legislation addressing the district's specific needs, as summarized by the Sun-Commercial [17].
How Streeter got on the ballot
- Filed for the Republican nomination at the Statehouse in January 2026 [13]; ran in 2024 and, by the campaign's account, came within a few hundred votes [13].
- Won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary over incumbent Bruce Borders, 53.2% to 46.8%, according to local results [5].
Streeter's endorsements and funding
- Endorsed by Indiana Farm Bureau's AgELECT PAC for the 2026 primary [16]. No endorsements are listed on her campaign site [18].
What we could not find about Streeter
- No fundraising data found.
- No statements on the 2025 property-tax law (SEA 1), the 2025 budget, congressional redistricting or data centers were found.
- The Indiana Capital Chronicle's coverage of her campaign could not be reviewed for this profile.
- Her campaign site's contact footer contains placeholder or mismatched details (an unrelated phone code and out-of-state address), and its testimonials are placeholder text.
Streeter's campaign website