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.

Franklin County

196 seats · 196 filled · 0 vacant

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	✎▶Seat CAND	TIP Name ⊘ AMA	Next Election
▶ Municipal (105: 105 filled, 0 vacant)
+	City of BERGER	() Harold Englert	Apr 6, 2027
+	Mayor	() Harold Schlitt	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Don Schlitt	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Clerk	() Trace Mallari	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of BERGER	() Jason Eaklor	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of BERGER	() Eric Fields	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of BERGER	() Bernard Reed	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of CHARMWOOD	() Orlando Mallari	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of CHARMWOOD	() Sandra Rowden	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of CHARMWOOD	() Linda Schlitt	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of CHARMWOOD	() Don Schlitt	Apr 6, 2027
+	Mayor	() Angel Hess	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Cary Lueker	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Rudy Via	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of GERALD	() Kyle Guerrant	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of GERALD	() Cary Parker	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of GERALD	() Rudy Via	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Diane Wildhaber	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of LESLIE	() Donald Hess	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of LESLIE	() Patricia Lueker	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of LESLIE	() Scott Miller	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of LESLIE	() Zackery Sparks	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of MIRAMIGUOA	() Calvin Kitchen	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of MIRAMIGUOA	() Terri Knowles	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of MIRAMIGUOA	() Tina Lawrence	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of MIRAMIGUOA	() Joyce Schaeffer	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of NEW HAVEN	() David Luecke	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of NEW HAVEN	() Steven Bertrand	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of NEW HAVEN	() Pam Campbell	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of NEW HAVEN	() Pairote Kirk	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of NEW HAVEN	() Don Knight	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of NEW HAVEN	() Brenda Menke	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of NEW HAVEN	() Sandra Paul	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of NEW HAVEN	() Kyle Quick	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of NEW HAVEN	() Brad Zobrist	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of PACIFIC	() Heather Filley	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of PACIFIC	() James Cleeve	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of PACIFIC	() Tyler Hoven	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of PACIFIC	() Debbie Kelley	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of PACIFIC	() Scott Lesh	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of PACIFIC	() Rafael Madrigal	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of PACIFIC	() Karla Stewart	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of PARKWAY	() Lynnette Busse	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of PARKWAY	() Charles Chairman	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of PARKWAY	() Jan Farthing	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of PARKWAY	() Thomas Ramsey	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of PARKWAY	() Jerrell Vaughan	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of ST. CLAIR	() Brad Dulworth	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of ST. CLAIR	() Chris Dulworth	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of ST. CLAIR	() Charlene Saling	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of ST. CLAIR	() Connie Shelton	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of ST. CLAIR	() Amanda Sikes	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of SULLIVAN	() Dennis Watz	Apr 6, 2027
+	Mayor	() Dennis Schmuke	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Jacob Doepke	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Jason Isgriggs	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Mark Pickard	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() George Rost	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Matt Soetebier	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Kecia Sullivan	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Clerk	() Janice Strubberg	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of SULLIVAN	() Jason Alexander	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of SULLIVAN	() Chris Bunk	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of SULLIVAN	() George Counts	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of SULLIVAN	() Mark Dalton	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of SULLIVAN	() Kecia Philpot	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of SULLIVAN	() Matt Wiegers	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of UNION	() Robert Schmuke	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of UNION	() Jacob Doepke	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of UNION	() Clinton Hafley	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of UNION	() Barbara Laberer	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of UNION	() Brian Pickard	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of UNION	() Russell Rost	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of UNION	() Dennis Soetebier	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of UNION	() Tom Strubberg	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of UNION	() Edwin Weelden	Apr 6, 2027
+	City of WASHINGTON	() Doug Hagedorn	Apr 6, 2027
+	Mayor	() Doug Hagedorn	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Allan Behr	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Chad Briggs	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Michael Coulter	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Mark Hidritch	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Joe Holtmeier	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Jeff Patke	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Tim Poepsel	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Steve Sullentrup	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Clerk	() Sherri Mrcc	Apr 6, 2027
+	Saint Clair Mayor	() Brad Dulworth	Apr 6, 2027
+	Sullivan Mayor	() Dennis Watz	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Michael Addison	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Terri Brown	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Pairote Cleeve	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Don Madrigal	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Birk Mayor	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Anna Meadows	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Tina Menke	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Sandra Presley	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Joyce Schaeffer	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Calvin Zobrist	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Clerk	() Melinda Kelley	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Thomas Dulworth	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Patrick Saling	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Jan Sikes	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Charles Viehland	Apr 6, 2027
+	City Clerk	() Lynnette French	Apr 6, 2027
▶ School (42: 42 filled, 0 vacant)
+	School Board Member	(N) Dale Borcherding	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Christy Groppe	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Kurt Koch	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Nathan Parmentier	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Kelly Theiss	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Jessica Toelke	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Amanda Yates	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Justin Bailey	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Cody Causey	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Chelsea Davis	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Jamie Dunn	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) James Heideman	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Brad Rucker	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Jonathan Taylor	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Leanne Bauer	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Sarah Bloch	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Jim Eggers	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Michelle Otten	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Tim Schuck	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Aaron Swann	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Lauren Zobrist	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Tiffany Franklin	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Deborah Hopper	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) John Kilper	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Matthew Schindler	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Kevin Seltzer	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Jeffrey Spector	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Jeff Todd	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Kay Bylo	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Jim Goodman	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Brad Newman	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Kurtis Reed	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) David Schatz	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Jared Schmidt	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Jill Wagner	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) David Berkel	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Blake Goodman	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Paul Gross	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Craig Kindel	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Roy Kramme	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Heather Ness	Apr 6, 2027
+	School Board Member	(N) Tracey Roberts	Apr 6, 2027
▶ County (23: 23 filled, 0 vacant)
+	Prosecuting Attorney	(R) Matthew Becker	Nov 3, 2026
+	Franklin County	() Tim Baker AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	Franklin County County Clerk	(R) Tim Baker AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	Franklin County Treasurer	(R) Debbie Aholt AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	Franklin County County Auditor	(R) Angela Gibson AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Assessor	() Dawn Mentz AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	Franklin County Assessor	(R) Dawn Mentz AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	Assessor	(R) Dawn Mentz	Nov 3, 2026
+	Collector of Revenue	(R) Doug Trentmann	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Collector	() Doug Trentmann AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Commissioner First District	(R) Ken Cox AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Legislator, 1	() Todd Boland	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Legislator, 2	() Dave Hinson	Nov 3, 2026
+	Franklin County Circuit Clerk	(R) Connie Ward AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	Franklin County Commissioner Dist 1	(R) Todd Boland	Nov 3, 2026
+	Franklin County Commissioner Dist 2	(R) Dave Hinson	Nov 3, 2026
+	Franklin County Commissioner, First District	(R) Paul Overschmidt AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	Franklin County Commissioner, Second District	(R) Ken Cox AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	Franklin County Presiding Commissioner	(R) David Schatz	Nov 3, 2026
+	Franklin County Public Administrator	(D) Mary Straatmann AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	Franklin County Recorder of Deeds	(R) Lisa Smart AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	Sheriff	(R) Steve Pelton	Nov 3, 2026
+	Treasurer	(R) Debbie Aholt	Nov 3, 2026
▶ Judicial (8: 8 filled, 0 vacant)
+	Associate Circuit Judge	() Sonya Brandt	Nov 3, 2026
+	Associate Circuit Judge	() Ada Brehe-Krueger	Nov 3, 2026
+	Associate Circuit Judge	() Mark Brinkmann	Nov 3, 2026
+	Associate Circuit Judge	() Ryan Helfrich	Nov 3, 2026
+	Associate Circuit Judge	() Matthew Houston	Nov 3, 2026
+	Associate Circuit Judge	() Joseph Purschke	Nov 3, 2026
+	Circuit Judge	() Craig Hellman	Nov 3, 2026
+	Judge Dist CIRCUIT 20 DIVISION 1	(R) Craig E Hellmann	Nov 3, 2026
▶ State (7: 7 filled, 0 vacant)
+	MO Governor	() Mike Kehoe	Nov 3, 2026
+	MO Attorney General	(R) Catherine Hanaway	Nov 3, 2026
+	MO Secretary of State	() Denny Hoskins	Nov 3, 2026
+	Missouri Senate District 26	(R) Ben Brown AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	Missouri House of Representatives District 109	(R) John Simmons AMA	Nov 3, 2026
	Missouri House of Representatives District 119	(R) Brad Banderman AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	Missouri House of Representatives District 61	(R) Bruce Sassmann AMA	Nov 3, 2026
▶ Federal (11: 11 filled, 0 vacant)
	U.S. Representative — District 2	(R) Ann Wagner AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri	(N) Henry Autrey	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri	(N) Zachary Bluestone	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri	(N) Stephen Clark Sr.	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri	(N) Edward Filippine	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri	(N) Audrey Fleissig	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri	(N) Megan Benton	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri	(N) Stephen Bough	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri	(N) Joshua Divine	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri	(N) Gary Fenner	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri	(N) Fernando Gaitan Jr.	Nov 3, 2026

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