Indiana Rural Summit Aiming To Increase Voter Turnout in Rural Parts of the State

Source: Indiana Rural Summit / IRS

JASPER — The Indiana Rural Summit is a group of nine Democratic State House candidates that are rallying for support from rural voters in the Hoosier state.

These nine candidates would represent 24% of Indiana across 22 counties. They are visiting these areas with the message of improving healthcare, schools, and jobs in small towns. They are specifically trying to reach out to voters in districts with unopposed races.

“The continued policies of extraction and exploitation from our legislature has left us behind and silenced. Our current state representatives prioritize corporate lobbyists and outside influencers over Hoosiers. We want legislators who understand our concerns and refuse to sell us out. We want a state that works for all of us, not just the wealthy few. We all want to live in communities that thrive.” said Ryan Still, Monroe County Rural Engagement Deputy Director and organizer for the Indiana Rural Summit.

The nine candidates include:

– Kurtis Cummings, House District 46 [Vigo/Clay/Owen/Monroe Counties]
– Michael Potter, House District 47 [Johnson/Shelby Counties]
– Michelle Higgs, House District 60 [Monroe/Morgan/Johnson Counties]
– Thomas Horrocks, House District 62 [Monroe/Brown Counties]
– Teresa Kendall, House District 63 [Davies/Martin/Pike/Dubois Counties]
– Jennifer David, House District 66 [Scott/Jefferson/Clark Counties]
– Trish Whitcomb, House District 69 [Bartholomew/Jackson/Scott/Washington Counties]
– Sarah Blessing, House District 70 [Harrison/Floyd/Clark/Washington Counties]
– Hollie Payton, House District 73 [Shelby/Bartholomew/Decatur/Jennings Counties]

The Indiana Rural Summit is going on a six-stop tour of the state in order to reach out to potential voters. The first stop is in Jasper at their Strassenfest. They will be in there supporting Teresa Kendall’s run for the House District 63 seat.

The Rural Summit press release says that Indiana has the lowest voter turnout in the country. It also has a large number of unopposed races with 26 House seats currently uncontested. They believe that by empowering voters in gerrymandered districts that it will get more voters to turn out.

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