What is Civic Mirror?

Civic Mirror is a civic technology platform designed to make government easier to understand, research and engage with. It brings together information about elected offices, public spending, legislation, judicial decisions and civic events into a single, searchable interface. The goal is to reduce fragmentation and help people see how public institutions function in practice, not just in theory.

What problem is Civic Mirror trying to solve?

Most public information already exists, but it is scattered across dozens of websites, written in technical language, and difficult to connect across roles, agencies and decision-making processes. Civic Mirror focuses on aggregation, context and clarity — helping users understand who is responsible for what, how decisions are made, and how those decisions connect over time.

Is Civic Mirror affiliated with a political party or campaign?

No. Civic Mirror is designed as a non-partisan platform. It does not endorse candidates, promote political parties, or tell users what positions to take. The platform is structured to present primary information and sourced material, allowing users to draw their own conclusions.

How does Civic Mirror maintain neutrality?

Neutrality is addressed structurally rather than rhetorically. The platform surfaces original sources wherever possible, clearly labels summarised content, and allows users to view information through different lenses — including progressive, conservative or just the facts. The intent is transparency about framing, not hidden editorial judgement.

What kind of information does the platform include?

Depending on availability, Civic Mirror can include: lists of elected offices at state, county and local level; role descriptions explaining what each office is responsible for; budget and spending information tied to specific offices; legislative bills with plain-language summaries; judicial rulings categorised by case type; public calendars, meetings and livestream links; and evidence panels linking officials to sourced articles, rulings or statements. All content is designed to be navigable without requiring specialist political knowledge.

How does Civic Mirror use AI?

AI is used primarily to process large volumes of public information and convert complex material — such as legislation or court rulings — into readable summaries. The underlying source material remains available, and summaries are intended as entry points, not replacements for original documents.

How can users engage with elected officials through Civic Mirror?

Where verified contact information exists, Civic Mirror allows users to send structured, one-click emails to elected officials about legislation, votes or public actions. The platform also supports pre-written question prompts to help users engage constructively, especially those new to civic participation.

Does Civic Mirror collect or sell user data?

Civic Mirror is designed to minimise data collection. User profiles exist to support engagement features, but the platform is not built around targeted advertising or data monetisation. Long-term sustainability is being approached cautiously, with an emphasis on trust and public value.

What makes Civic Mirror different from existing civic or transparency tools?

Many existing tools focus on a single dimension — voting records, legislation, budgets or elections. Civic Mirror's differentiator is connection: linking roles, decisions, money, events and outcomes so users can see how individual actions fit into a broader system. The emphasis is on continuity rather than snapshots.

Who is Civic Mirror for?

Civic Mirror is for anyone who wants a clearer, more connected understanding of how government works — whether they are voting, researching an issue, attending meetings, or simply trying to stay informed about the institutions that affect their daily lives. It is designed to be usable by people with no prior expertise, while still supporting deeper exploration for advanced users.

What is the long-term vision for Civic Mirror?

The long-term goal is to create durable civic infrastructure — what Pecenica describes as connective tissue between the public and their representatives. Rather than focusing on individual election cycles or controversies, Civic Mirror aims to support ongoing engagement, accountability and institutional memory over time.

What's next for the platform?

Planned enhancements include candidate profiles alongside existing officeholders, improved issue-based filtering (e.g. environment, education, infrastructure), deeper legislative tracking across committees and voting stages, and expanded coverage beyond Indiana. Development is iterative, with user feedback shaping priorities.

Bartholomew County

150 seats · 150 filled · 0 vacant

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	✎▶Seat CAND	TIP Name ⊘ AMA	Next Election
▶ Township (37: 37 filled, 0 vacant)
+	Clay Township Trustee	() Donald Leisure	Nov 3, 2026
+	Clay Township Board Member 1	() Steven Bush	Nov 3, 2026
+	Clay Township Board Member 2	() Roger Fromer	Nov 3, 2026
+	Clay Township Board Member 3	() John Mcdonald	Nov 3, 2026
+	Clifty Township Board Member 1	() Wayne Downey 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Clifty Township Board Member 2	() Brett Glick 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Clifty Township Board Member 3	() Dan Lienhoop 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Columbus Township Board Member 1	() R Hollenbeck 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Columbus Township Board Member 2	() Michael Shireman 2	Nov 3, 2026
+	Flat Rock Township Board Member 1	() Charles Deweese 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Flat Rock Township Board Member 2	() Tom Finke 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Flat Rock Township Board Member 3	(R) Charlie Deweese	Nov 3, 2026
+	German Township Board Member 1	() Cathy Buxton	Nov 3, 2026
+	German Township Board Member 1	() Kevin Mcclanahan	Nov 3, 2026
+	German Township Board Member 2	() James Mahoney	Nov 3, 2026
+	German Township Board Member 3	() James Stevens	Nov 3, 2026
+	Harrison Township Board Member 1	(R) Angela Burton	Nov 3, 2026
+	Harrison Township Board Member 2	() Parks Dana	Nov 3, 2026
+	Harrison Township Board Member 3	() Fear Robert	Nov 3, 2026
+	Haw Creek Township Board Member 1	() Madalaine Halloran 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Haw Creek Township Board Member 2	() Georgia Mccarty 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Haw Creek Township Board Member 3	() Nellie Meek 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Jackson Township Board Member 1	(D) Joe Hoene	Nov 3, 2026
+	Jackson Township Board Member 2	(R) Luke Otte	Nov 3, 2026
+	Jackson Township Board Member 3	() Dennis Von Dielingen	Nov 3, 2026
+	Ohio Township Board Member 1	() Cathleen Caldie	Nov 3, 2026
+	Ohio Township Board Member 2	() Michael Greven	Nov 3, 2026
+	Ohio Township Board Member 3	() David Kadlec	Nov 3, 2026
+	Rock Creek Township Board Member 1	() Douglas Brougher	Nov 3, 2026
+	Rock Creek Township Board Member 2	() Gary Jaquess	Nov 3, 2026
+	Rock Creek Township Board Member 3	() James Reed	Nov 3, 2026
+	Sand Creek Township Board Member 1	() Ruben Guthrie	Nov 3, 2026
+	Sand Creek Township Board Member 2	() Marilyn Williams	Nov 3, 2026
+	Sand Creek Township Board Member 3	(D) Ruben Guthrie	Nov 3, 2026
+	Wayne Township Board Member 1	() Richard Burton	Nov 3, 2026
+	Wayne Township Board Member 2	(R) Vanessa Meredith	Nov 3, 2026
+	Wayne Township Board Member 3	() Michael R Bell	Nov 3, 2026
▶ Municipal (41: 41 filled, 0 vacant)
+	City Council Member	(R) Steven Rucker	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member	(D) John S Bennett	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member Dist 1	(D) Edward Johnson	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member Dist 2	(R) John Walstad	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member Dist 3	(R) Ohmer J Miller	Nov 2, 2027
+	Hartsville Town Council Seat 3	(D) John Bennett	Nov 2, 2027
+	Town Clerk-Treasurer	() Clerk - TREASURER 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Town Clerk-Treasurer	(D) Terry Barnhart 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Town Clerk-Treasurer	() Diane Burton 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Town Clerk-Treasurer	() Shirley Nugent 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Town Clerk-Treasurer	() Ed Stone 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Clifford Town Council Seat 2	() Danny James 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Clifford Town Council Seat 2	(D) Edward Johnson	Nov 2, 2027
+	Clifford Town Council Seat 2	(R) Steven Rucker	Nov 2, 2027
+	Clifford Town Council Seat 2	(R) John Walstad	Nov 2, 2027
+	Clifford Town Council Seat 3	(R) Mark Floyd 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Columbus City Mayor	() Mary Ferdon 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Columbus City Council Seat 1	() Charles Bartels 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Columbus City Council Seat 2	() Elaine Hilber 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Columbus City Council Seat 3	() Frank Miller 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Columbus City Council Seat 4	() Grace Kestler 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Columbus City Council Seat 5	() Jay Foyst 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Columbus City Council Seat 6	() Jerone Wood 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Columbus City Council Seat 7	() Josh Burnett 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Columbus City Council Seat 8	() Kent Anderson 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Columbus City Council Seat 9	() Tom Dell 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Columbus City Clerk	() Luann Welmer 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Elizabethtown Town Council Seat 3	() Rob Tertocha 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Elizabethtown Town Council Seat 2	() Mike Phillips 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Hartsville Town Council Seat 1	() Mark Imel 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Hartsville Town Council Seat 2	() Mike Crull 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Hartsville Town Council Seat 3	() Steve Rucker 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Hope Town Council Seat 2	() John Wasltad 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Hope Town Council Seat 3	(R) Ohmer Miller 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Hope Town Council Seat 4	(R) Shanon Pittman 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Hope Town Council Seat 5	() William Johnson 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Hope Town Council Member - 3	() Ohmer Miller	Nov 2, 2027
+	Jonesville Town Council Seat 1	() Audrey McFarlane 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Jonesville Town Council Seat 2	() Michele Rodriguez 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Jonesville Town Council Seat 3	() Stacy Bennett 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Jonesville Town Council Member	() John Bennett	Nov 2, 2027
▶ School (14: 14 filled, 0 vacant)
+	Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation District 1	() Jason Major 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation District 2	() Rich Stenner 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation District 3	(N) Whittney Loyd 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation District 4	() Dale Nowlin 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation District 5	(N) Tom Glick 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation District 6	() Logan Schulz 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation District 7	(N) Nicole Wheeldon 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Cathy Hamm 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corporation At-Large	(N) Cathy J Hamm	Nov 2, 2027
+	Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corporation At-Large	() Patrick Walters 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corporation Flat Rock 1	() Chad Miller 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corporation Flat Rock 2	(N) Brian Rose 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corporation Hawcreek 1	(N) Matthew Bruner 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corporation Hawcreek 2	() John Harker 1	Nov 2, 2027
▶ County (17: 17 filled, 0 vacant)
+	Bartholomew County Commissioner District 1	(R) Larry Kleinhenz 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Bartholomew County Commissioner District 3	(R) Tony London 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Bartholomew County Sheriff	() Chris Lane 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Bartholomew County Prosecutor	() Lindsey Holden-Kay 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Bartholomew County Treasurer	() Barbara Hackman 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Bartholomew County Auditor	() Pia O'Connor 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Bartholomew County Assessor	() Ginny Whipple 1 AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	Bartholomew County Recorder	() Tami Hines 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Bartholomew County Coroner	(R) Tom Barrett 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Bartholomew County Surveyor	(R) Jake Fitzsimmons 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Bartholomew County Council At-Large 1	(R) Kim Bennett 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Bartholomew County Council At-Large 2	(R) Marcus Speer 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Bartholomew County Council At-Large 3	(R) Michael Bell 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Bartholomew County Council District 1	() Greg Patterson 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Bartholomew County Council District 2	() Leah Beyer 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Bartholomew County Council District 4	() Jorge Morales 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Bartholomew County	() Tom Barrett	Nov 3, 2026
▶ Judicial (22: 22 filled, 0 vacant)
+	Indiana Supreme Court Justice — Seat 1	() Loretta Rush	Nov 3, 2034
+	Indiana Supreme Court Justice — Seat 2	() Mark Massa	Nov 3, 2034
+	Indiana Supreme Court Justice — Seat 3	() Geoffrey Slaughter	Nov 7, 2028
+	Indiana Supreme Court Justice — Seat 4	() Christopher Goff	Nov 7, 2028
+	Indiana Supreme Court Justice — Seat 5	() Derek Molter	Nov 3, 2034
+	Indiana Court of Appeals Judge — Seat 1	(N) L Bailey	Nov 3, 2030
+	Indiana Court of Appeals Judge — Seat 10	() Elaine Brown	Nov 3, 2026
+	Indiana Court of Appeals Judge — Seat 10	() Mary DeBoer	Nov 3, 2026
+	Indiana Court of Appeals Judge — Seat 10	() Paul Felix	Nov 3, 2026
+	Indiana Court of Appeals Judge — Seat 10	() Melissa May	Nov 3, 2026
+	Indiana Court of Appeals Judge — Seat 10	() Rudolph Pyle	Nov 3, 2026
+	Indiana Court of Appeals Judge — Seat 10	() Nancy Vaidik	Nov 3, 2026
+	Indiana Court of Appeals Judge — Seat 2	() Leanna Weissmann	Nov 7, 2032
+	Indiana Court of Appeals Judge — Seat 3	() Peter Foley	Nov 3, 2034
+	Indiana Court of Appeals Judge — Seat 4	() Dana Kenworthy	Nov 3, 2026
+	Indiana Court of Appeals Judge — Seat 5	() Cale Bradford	Nov 3, 2030
+	Indiana Court of Appeals Judge — Seat 6	() Robert Altice	Nov 7, 2028
+	Indiana Court of Appeals Judge — Seat 7	() Elizabeth Tavitas	Nov 3, 2030
+	Indiana Court of Appeals Judge — Seat 8	() Paul Mathias	Nov 7, 2032
+	Indiana Court of Appeals Judge — Seat 9	() Stephen Scheele	Nov 7, 2028
+	Circuit Court Judge	(N) Kelly Benjamin	Nov 3, 2026
+	Superior Court Judge	(R) James Worton	Nov 3, 2026
▶ State (10: 10 filled, 0 vacant)
	Governor	(R) Mike Braun 2	Nov 7, 2028
	Attorney General	(R) Todd Rokita 4 3 4	Nov 7, 2028
	Secretary of State	(R) Diego Morales 1	Nov 7, 2028
+	State Senate District 41	(R) Greg Walker AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	State House District 59	(R) Ryan Lauer AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	State House District 69	(R) Jim Lucas AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	State House District 73	(R) Jennifer Meltzer AMA	Nov 3, 2026
	Lieutenant Governor	(R) Micah Beckwith 1 2 AMA	Nov 7, 2028
	State Auditor	(R) Wlise Nieshalla AMA	Nov 7, 2028
	State Treasurer	(R) Daniel Elliott AMA	Nov 7, 2028
▶ Federal (9: 9 filled, 0 vacant)
	U.S. Senator Seat A	(R) Todd Young 1 AMA	Nov 7, 2028
+	U.S. Senator Seat B	(R) Jim Banks 1 1 AMA	Nov 3, 2030
	U.S. House District 6	(R) Jefferson Shreve AMA	Nov 3, 2026
	U.S. House District 9	(R) Erin Houchin AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana	(N) Holly Brady	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana	(N) Cristal Brisco	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana	(N) Jon DeGuilio	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana	(N) Sarah Barker	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana	(N) Matthew Brookman	Nov 3, 2026

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