Congratulations to our cohort members who are heading to the Statehouse!

Indiana Rural Summit candidates newly elected to the legislature include: 

Indiana Senate:

• Rodney Pol — SD4
• Natasha Baker — SD22
• Kristina Moorhead — SD29

Indiana House of Representatives

• Ryan Kominakis — HD4
• Randy Novak — HD9
• Charles "Chuck" Moseley — HD10
• Racheal Bleicher — HD24
• Tiffany Stoner — HD25
• Sara Gullion — HD34
• Lindsay Gramlich — HD39
• William Colteryahn — HD40
• Amy Huffman Oliver — HD62
• Wendy Dant Chesser — HD71
• Michele "Shelly" Henry — HD72
• Stephanie Jo Yocum — HD88
• Jarren Hurt — HD91

The candidate list reflects the Summit's November 4, 2026 election update and remains subject to final election results.

Read full details in our press release.

January 7th 2026 - Candidate filing day...

Rural Voices. Rural Votes. Real Change.

Building a future where rural Indiana is never left behind.

Rural and small-town Indiana is at a crossroads. Too many families struggle to find good jobs, affordable housing, childcare, accessible healthcare, and well-funded schools for their children. Rural hospitals are closing. Teachers are stretched thin. Young people are leaving hometowns that once promised a future. In place of thriving town squares and expanding small businesses, these communities are offered chain dollar stores and gas station mini marts. Indiana is becoming a string of shuttered small towns in the wake of economic boom and bust cycles that threaten to repeat with corporate data centers and warehouses offering limited opportunities while risking environmental harm. These are not just challenges—they are defining struggles that shape whether our communities survive and thrive.

But here is the truth: Rural Indiana matters. Our voices matter. Our votes matter. And when we stand together, we can change the story.