Tanner Bouchie
Tanner Bouchie (Republican Party) is running for election to the Indiana State Senate to represent District 39. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary on May 5, 2026.[source]
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Biography
Tanner Bouchie earned a high school diploma from South Knox High School, a bachelor's degree from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, and a law degree from the Indiana University, Maurer School of Law.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on May 5, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 39
Joseph Baughman is running in the Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 39 on May 5, 2026.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 39
Tanner Bouchie, Jeff Ellington, and Kristi Risk are running in the Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 39 on May 5, 2026.
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Tanner Bouchie completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bouchie's responses.
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Everything I cherish most in this world - ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ต, ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐, ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ - I found it all in our community.
I live in Vincennes with my wife and our daughter. I own my own business.
I want our community to be the best place to ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ and ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐.
I am ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ-๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ.
I support our ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ rights.
I believe that ๐๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ so that we can ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐, and ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ from the bottom-up - not to be managed from the top-down.- ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป, ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ณ๐๐น ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐น is the ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ and ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ source of ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐.
Our community's future depends on our ability to meet surging electricity demand.
Families depend on coal to afford home energy rates.
Businesses depend on coal for investment and growth.
Maintaining and expanding coal capacity will enable families and businesses to thrive! - ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ - especially ๐ฉ๐ผ๐น๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ and ๐๐ ๐ฆ. These local heroes hold our community together. They protect our homes and businesses. Effective emergency services lowers insurance premiums, enabling families and businesses to thrive. Our local departments are struggling with recruitment, retention, and affording equipment. They also face an uncertain funding outlook as the State considers consolidating local units of government. I will fight to ensure that our volunteer firefighters and EMS workers have the support and confidence they need to provide exceptional service to our community.
- ๐๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ . In 2017, lawmakers in Indianapolis raised the gas tax. Even worse, they created a law to allow the gas tax to keep rising over and over without needing to take another vote on the matter. Today, Indiana has the 5th highest gas tax in the nation. The Gas Tax hurts our community most because we drive bigger trucks and more miles than most anyone else. I will fight to eliminate the provision that allows the gas tax to raise without the legislature voting. That is taxation without representation. I will fight to reduce the gas tax itself. We need to fund our roads in a way that does not disproportionately harm our community.
1.9 Billion people live in places where the average annual electricity consumption is less than 1,000 kWh per capita - places like Nigeria, Bangladesh, & Haiti.
1,000 kWh is roughly what an older model refrigerator might use during a year, costing a typical American household $180.
Affordable, reliable electricity stabilizes social, economic, & cultural conditions to allow the greatest opportunities to the greatest number of people.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- โ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 17, 2026
