Brown County Democrat: Rural Hoosiers are banding together — because our future depends on it
Op-ed by Michelle Higgs
Rural Indiana is at a crossroads, and the people who call our small towns home know it.
Indiana Citizen: ‘A VOICE, A CHOICE AND A VOTE’: Indiana Rural Summit Recruits And Supports New Candidates For 2026 Races
Although she said “no” the first time she was asked to run for public office, Coumba Kebe changed her mind when, she said, the Indiana General Assembly ignored the pleas of advocates and instead gutted Medicaid.
Kebe, the owner of a home-health-care business, votes and follows politics but never considered herself the right person to run in an election. After seeing how cuts to programs like Medicaid hurt seniors and the aging population, she reconsidered.
Daily Journal: Off to the races: Election season kicks off with 30-plus candidate filings in Johnson County
Just before the clock hit 8 a.m., seven candidates awaited the opening of the doors to Johnson County Voter Registration on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, in downtown Indianapolis, state candidates were filing for their offices.
Nearly 30 members of the Indiana Rural Summit coalition formally filed to be candidates for the Indiana House and Senate on Wednesday, which the organization said in a news release was a “united commitment to represent rural and small-town Hoosiers who are often overlooked at the Statehouse.”
WIBC: Nearly 30 Rural Summit Candidates Target Statehouse Seats
INDIANAPOLIS — In what is being described as the largest coordinated group filing in recent Indiana history, nearly 30 members of the Indiana Rural Summit coalition officially declared their candidacies for the General Assembly on Wednesday.
The mass filing at the Statehouse serves as a high-profile opening for the 2026 election cycle, signaling a unified effort by Democrats to contest seats in small-town and rural districts that have traditionally been Republican strongholds.
Indiana Capital Chronicle: Indiana candidate filings start amid Republican conflict, Democratic optimism
Indiana’s month-long candidate filing period opened Wednesday — with Republican senators who opposed redrawing the maps braced for primary challengers and Democrats believing the issue will boost their chances to break the GOP’s supermajority hold on the Legislature.
Democrats expressed enthusiasm for their chances this election cycle, with about two dozen joining in a mass-filing effort at the Statehouse for legislative seats organized by the Indiana Rural Summit Coalition.
Hamilton County Reporter: Indiana Rural Summit Coalition members declare candidacies to give small-town Hoosiers a voice & a choice
In the largest group filing in recent history, nearly 30 members of the Indiana Rural Summit coalition formally filed to be candidates for the Indiana House and Senate on Wednesday, Jan. 7.
The mass filing symbolized a united commitment to represent rural and small-town Hoosiers who are often overlooked at the Statehouse.
Indy Politics: Country Candidates
Nearly 30 members of the Indiana Rural Summit coalition filed Wednesday to run for seats in the Indiana House and Senate, marking what organizers described as one of the largest coordinated candidate filings in recent memory. The group says its goal is to elevate rural and small-town concerns in a General Assembly often dominated by big-city and suburban priorities.
Fox59: Candidate filing for Indiana begins ahead of May primaries
INDIANAPOLIS—In an election cycle expected to be partially shaped by Indiana’s redistricting debate, dozens of Hoosiers announced their intentions to run for office during the first day of the candidate filing period.
In an unprecedented move, a coalition of 22 Democrats filed together at Secretary Morales’s Office. The coalition, known as the Indiana Rural Summit, represented districts covering 60 rural counties.
WBIW: Indiana Rural Summit Coalition members declare candidacies to give small town Hoosiers a voice and a choice
STATEHOUSE – In the largest group filing in recent history, nearly 30 members of the Indiana Rural Summit coalition formally filed to be candidates for the Indiana House and Senate Wednesday. The mass filing symbolized a united commitment to represent rural and small-town Hoosiers who are often overlooked at the Statehouse.
Indiana Residents Join in the Motorcade for Medicaid
The Washington County Times sat down with Michelle Higgs, founder of the Indiana Rural Summit and House District 60 candidate for the upcoming election season. She was happy to explain more about the reason behind Motorcade for Medicaid and what it means to her and to those across the state.
Read more here:
https://www.washingtoncountytimes.com/post/indiana-residents-join-in-the-motorcade-for-medicaid
