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.

Brown County

121 seats · 121 filled · 0 vacant

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	✎▶Seat CAND	TIP Name ⊘ AMA	Next Election
▶ Municipal (26: 26 filled, 0 vacant)
+	City of Bangs	() Steve Whittenberg	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Melissa Drury	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Greg Flores	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Cynthia Johnson	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Greg Parrott	May 4, 2027
+	City Secretary	() Tonya Slate AMA	May 4, 2027
+	Mayor Pro Tem	() William Loyd	May 4, 2027
+	City of Blanket	() Judy Eoff	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Ben Rowell	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Larry Saxton	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Dominique Suentzenich	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Position Vacant	May 4, 2027
+	City of Blanket	() Scotty Isham	May 4, 2027
+	City of Blanket	() Rose Wigham AMA	May 4, 2027
+	City of Brownwood	() Stephen Haynes	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() H. Jones	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Ed McMillian	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Draco Miller, Jr	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Melody Nowowiejski	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Walker Willey	May 4, 2027
+	City of Early	() Bob Mangrum	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Leland Acker	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Travis Eoff	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Garry Forisha	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Charles Matlock	May 4, 2027
+	Mayor Pro Tem	() Benny Allcorn	May 4, 2027
▶ School (53: 53 filled, 0 vacant)
+	School Board Trustee	() Larry Drury JR	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Justin Duncan	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Steven Fuqua	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Larry Lehman	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Eric Lykins	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Joshua Purcell	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Dennis Sanchez	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Beth Bowyer	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Edwin Davis	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Autumn Hood	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() James Richardardson	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Robert Rodgers	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Scott Russell	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Steve Schulze	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() David Whisenhunt AMA	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Salvador Acosta AMA	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Harold Allgood JR	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Terry Crawford	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Wendy Harris	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Challie Johnson	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Steve Mickelson AMA	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Daniel Morriss JR	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Rusty Rice	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Rebecca Seamans	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Michael Cloy	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Roderick Jones	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Mitch Moore AMA	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Jackson Parker AMA	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Justin Posey	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Codie Smith	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Diane Thompson	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Timothy Wilson	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Sandy Benson	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Bobby Brinson	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Larin Hair	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Kathy Herring AMA	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Johnathan Mccullough	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Christina Pruett	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Shawn Russell	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Rob Welker	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Bo Allen	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Delwin Clevenger III	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Mark Hanson	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Ben Mcinnis	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Jeff Phillips	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Michael Seider	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Charles Woods	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Stanton Marwitz AMA	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Torrey Mcclain	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() John Moody	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Jana Primrose	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() April Reedy	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() John Rockafellow	May 4, 2027
▶ County (5: 5 filled, 0 vacant)
+	County Clerk	() Sharon Ferguson AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	Constitutional County Judge	() Shane Britton	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Judge	() Joel Kelton AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	Sheriff, n/a	() Vance Hill	Nov 3, 2026
+	Tax Assessor-Collector	() Christine Pentecost AMA	Nov 3, 2026
▶ Judicial (7: 7 filled, 0 vacant)
+	35th District Court	() Mike Smith	Nov 3, 2026
+	35th District Court	() Mike L. Smith	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Court-at-Law Judge	() Sam Moss	Nov 3, 2026
+	Justice of Peace	() Harold Edward Hogan	Nov 3, 2026
+	Justice of Peace	() Mitchell Wayne Jacobson	Nov 3, 2026
+	Justice of Peace	() Teodoro (Ted) Perez	Nov 3, 2026
+	Statutory County Court Judge	() Sam Clifton Moss	Nov 3, 2026
▶ State (5: 5 filled, 0 vacant)
	TX Governor	(R) Greg Abbott 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	TX Attorney General	(R) Ken Paxton	Nov 3, 2026
+	TX Secretary of State	(R) Jane Nelson	Nov 3, 2026
+	Texas Senate District 24	(R) Pete Flores AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	Texas House of Representatives District 60	(R) Mike Olcott AMA	Nov 3, 2026
▶ Federal (23: 23 filled, 0 vacant)
	U.S. Representative — District 11	(R) August Pfluger II AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas	(N) J. Barker	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas	(N) Ron Clark	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas	(N) Marcia Crone	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas	(N) Jane Boyle	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas	(N) Ada Brown	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas	(N) Samuel Cummings	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas	(N) A[llen] Fish	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas	(N) Sidney Fitzwater	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas	(N) Micaela Alvarez	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas	(N) Alfred Bennett	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas	(N) Jeffrey Brown	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas	(N) Randy Crane	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas	(N) Keith Ellison	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas	(N) Charles Eskridge III	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas	(N) Nicholas Ganjei	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas	(N) Marina Garcia Marmolejo	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas	(N) Alan Albright	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas	(N) Samuel Biery Jr.	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas	(N) David Briones	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas	(N) Kathleen Cardone	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas	(N) Walter Counts III	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas	(N) Orlando Garcia	Nov 3, 2026
▶ Special (2: 2 filled, 0 vacant)
+	Brookesmith Special Utility District	() Kaci Edgar AMA	May 4, 2027
+	Brown County Water Improvement District #1	() John Allen AMA	May 4, 2027

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