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.

Parke County

148 seats · 148 filled · 0 vacant

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	✎▶Seat CAND	TIP Name ⊘ AMA	Next Election
▶ Township (41: 41 filled, 0 vacant)
+	Adams Township Trustee	() Corey Affolder	Nov 3, 2026
+	Adams Township Board Member 1	() Doyne Cruse	Nov 3, 2026
+	Adams Township Board Member 2	() Mary Harney	Nov 3, 2026
+	Adams Township Board Member 3	() Mitchell Watts	Nov 3, 2026
+	Florida Township Board Member 1	() Conne Shattuck 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Florida Township Board Member 2	() Vickie Whitesell 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Florida Township Board Member 3	() Mary J Haltom	Nov 3, 2026
+	Greene Township Board Member 1	() Mike O Baird	Nov 3, 2026
+	Greene Township Board Member 2	() Jason Ferguson	Nov 3, 2026
+	Howard Township Board Member 1	() Audra Long	Nov 3, 2026
+	Howard Township Board Member 2	() Kevin Swaim	Nov 3, 2026
+	Howard Township Board Member 3	() Stepanie Wrightsman	Nov 3, 2026
+	Jackson Township Board Member 1	() Kevin Cox	Nov 3, 2026
+	Jackson Township Board Member 2	() Brett Haviland	Nov 3, 2026
+	Jackson Township Board Member 3	() Garry Willis	Nov 3, 2026
+	Liberty Township Board Member	() Natalie Newnum	Nov 3, 2026
+	Liberty Township Board Member 1	() Cathy Cox	Nov 3, 2026
+	Liberty Township Board Member 2	() Steve Crum	Nov 3, 2026
+	Liberty Township Board Member 3	() Mel Cruse	Nov 3, 2026
+	Penn Township Board Member 1	() Noel Bowers	Nov 3, 2026
+	Penn Township Board Member 2	() Brenda Ireland	Nov 3, 2026
+	Penn Township Board Member 3	() Justin Davies	Nov 3, 2026
+	Raccoon Township Board Member 1	() Christine Sanquenetti 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Raccoon Township Board Member 2	() Diane Smith 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Raccoon Township Board Member 3	() Jeffrey Webster 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Reserve Township Board Member 1	() Linda Baird 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Reserve Township Board Member 2	() Campbell Connie 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Reserve Township Board Member 3	() Vincent Mary Jane 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Sugar Creek Township Board Member 1	() Daniel Blacketer	Nov 3, 2026
+	Sugar Creek Township Board Member 2	() Albert Lucas	Nov 3, 2026
+	Sugar Creek Township Board Member 3	() Allen Wright	Nov 3, 2026
+	Union Township Board Member 1	() Sue Berry	Nov 3, 2026
+	Union Township Board Member 2	() Candy Bowsher	Nov 3, 2026
+	Union Township Board Member 3	(R) Travis Collings	Nov 3, 2026
+	Wabash Township Board Member 1	() Steven Gerrish	Nov 3, 2026
+	Wabash Township Board Member 2	() Chance Hoover	Nov 3, 2026
+	Wabash Township Board Member 3	() Austin Swaim	Nov 3, 2026
+	Parke County Washington Township Trustee	() Clint Engle	Nov 3, 2026
+	Washington Township Board Member 1	() William Engle	Nov 3, 2026
+	Washington Township Board Member 2	() Don Sink	Nov 3, 2026
+	Washington Township Board Member 3	() John Wrightsman	Nov 3, 2026
▶ Municipal (30: 30 filled, 0 vacant)
+	Bloomingdale Town Council Seat 1	() Jerry Newlin 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Bloomingdale Town Council Seat 2	() John Jeffers 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Bloomingdale Town Council Seat 3	() Monte Q Chaplain 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Bloomingdale Town Clerk-Treasurer	() Dea Ann Wallace 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Bloomingdale Town Clerk-Treasurer	() Brandy Asher 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Bloomingdale Town Clerk-Treasurer	() Kelsey Hoover 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Bloomingdale Town Clerk-Treasurer	() Natalie Montgomery 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Bloomingdale Town Clerk-Treasurer	() Kathy Wirth	Nov 2, 2027
+	Marshall Town Council Seat 1	() Dale Ryan	Nov 2, 2027
+	Marshall Town Council Seat 2	() Darla Burgess	Nov 2, 2027
+	Marshall Town Council Seat 3	() Kevin Stewart	Nov 2, 2027
+	Mecca Town Council Seat 1	() Abbie Metzker 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Mecca Town Council Seat 2	() Katelyn Morgan 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Mecca Town Council Seat 3	() Thomas Fortner 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Montezuma Town Council Seat 1	() John W Norris 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Montezuma Town Council Seat 2	() Paul Bartlow 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Montezuma Town Council Seat 3	() Rex Thomas 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Montezuma Town Council Seat 5	() Shauna Atkinson 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Montezuma Town Council Seat 4	() Sarah Bovair 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Rockville Town Council Seat 1	() Chris McCann 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Rockville Town Council Seat 2	(R) David Brown 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Rockville Town Council Seat 3	() Liddy Wright 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Rockville Town Council Seat 4	() Melissa Buell 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Rockville Town Council Seat 5	() Parke Swaim 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Rockville Town Council Member - At Large	() David Brown	Nov 2, 2027
+	Rosedale Town Council Seat 1	() Anthony McClain 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Rosedale Town Council Seat 2	() Barbara Leitgabel 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Rosedale Town Council Seat 3	() Carol Brown 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Rosedale Town Council Seat 4	() Cody Mason 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Rosedale Town Council Seat 5	() Ken Kirchoff 1	Nov 2, 2027
▶ School (21: 21 filled, 0 vacant)
+	School Board Member Dist 1, RESERVE	(N) Daniel J "Dj" Harkrider	Nov 3, 2026
+	School Board Member Dist 3 (CLAY, PARKE)	(N) Jennifer Karn Clodfelter	Nov 3, 2026
+	School Board Member Dist 4	(N) Kimberly Ann Brown Cooper	Nov 3, 2026
+	School Board Member Dist 7	(N) Nicholas R Sauter	Nov 3, 2026
+	School Board Member	() Daniel Harkrider	Nov 3, 2026
+	School Board Member	() Jennifer Clodfelter	Nov 3, 2026
+	School Board Member	(N) Jeremy Touchet	Nov 3, 2026
+	North Central Parke Community School Board Dist 4	(N) Kimberly Cooper	Nov 3, 2026
+	North Central Parke Community School Board Dist 7	(N) Nicholas Sauter	Nov 3, 2026
+	North Central Parke Community School Corporation District 1	() Zachary Clapp 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	North Central Parke Community School Corporation District 2	() Gina Sunderman 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	North Central Parke Community School Corporation District 3	() Mark Graves 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	North Central Parke Community School Corporation District 4	() Kim Cooper 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	North Central Parke Community School Corporation District 5	(N) Elise Pratt 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	North Central Parke Community School Corporation District 6	() Scott Ramsay 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	North Central Parke Community School Corporation District 7	() Nick Sauter 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Southwest Parke Community School Corporation At-large	() Mark Maden 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Southwest Parke Community School Corporation District 1	() D.J Harkrider 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Southwest Parke Community School Corporation District 2	() Nathan Adams 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Southwest Parke Community School Corporation District 3	() Darrek Davis 1	Nov 2, 2027
+	Southwest Parke Community School Corporation District 4	() Max Case 1	Nov 2, 2027
▶ County (18: 18 filled, 0 vacant)
+	Parke County Commissioner District 1	(R) Dan Collom 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Parke County Commissioner District 2	() Bruce Hartman 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Parke County Commissioner District 3	() Jim Meece 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Parke County Prosecutor	() Steve Cvengros 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Parke County Clerk	() Nicole Collings 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Parke County Treasurer	(R) Kim Shorter 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Parke County Assessor	() Samantha Hurst 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Recorder	() J Butler	Nov 3, 2026
+	Parke County Recorder	(R) Jamie York 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Parke County Coroner	() Donna Irelan Smith 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Parke County Surveyor	() Greg Lohrmann 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Parke County County Council At-Large 1	(R) J Butler	Nov 3, 2026
+	Parke County Council At-Large 2	(R) Mary Gregg 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Parke County Council At-Large 3	(R) Matthew Helderman 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Parke County Council District 1	() Jack Butler 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Parke County Council District 2	() Rick Patton 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Parke County Council District 3	(R) Jim Howard 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	Parke County Council District 4	() Roy Wrightsman 1	Nov 3, 2026
▶ Judicial (21: 21 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) Samuel Swaim	Nov 3, 2026
▶ State (9: 9 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 23	(R) Spencer R Deery AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	State Senate District 38	(R) Greg Goode AMA	Nov 7, 2028
+	State House District 42	(R) Alan Morrison	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 (8: 8 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 8	(R) Mark Messmer 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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