Indiana 1st District
Frank J. Mrvan (D) holds this seat and is running again. 2 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Frank Mrvan
Democrat · holds this seat today
FLiberty Score FOn the liberty side in 60 of 121 votes and bills.
Raised $3,035,422 since January 2025: 54% from people, 42% from PACs and other committees, 4% transfers and other income. The filing at FEC.gov
Barb Regnitz
Republican · porter county commissioner and financial planner
No gradeNo grade yetI have no votes in Congress to count for Regnitz, and what Regnitz has said and done settles only 2 of my principles. I went through it on October 26. A grade needs 4.
Raised $2,755,770 since January 2025: 85% the candidate’s own money, 10% from people, 5% from PACs and other committees. The filing at FEC.gov
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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Barb Regnitz, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Regnitz, so the grade above comes from this list: what Regnitz has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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Her campaign site plank on education reserves girls' sports and facilities for "biological females".
“biological females”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Keeping women's sport female is the with side of this measure.
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Her campaign site plank on immigration and crime promises to end catch-and-release policies.
“cycle of catch-and-release policies that put offenders back on the streets.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Ending catch and release is the with side of this measure.
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Her campaign vision, as Fox59 prints it from her site, is safe cities, secure borders and smarter spending.
“safe cities, secure borders and smarter spending”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Securing the border is with liberty on borders.
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