Displaying items 11-20 of 61 in total of The Political Spotlight with the tag "indiana politics".
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#646 | Tim Hollems (R) Candidate for Delaware Co Circuit Ct Judge! & More! | The Political Spotlight
April 22nd, 2026 | 2 hrs 4 mins
accountability, attorney, board of works, carl malone, circuit court 5, city controller, city of muncie, controversy, court, craig wright, delaware county, election 2026, fired, george folley, indiana department of child services, indiana politics, indiana state board of accounts, indiana state police, judge, juvenile court magistrate, law enforcement, lawyer, malfeasance, master commissioner, mayor dan ridenour, misfeasance, nikki eckerson, nonfeasance, park superintendent, parks department, republican, special investigation, timothy hollems
Join Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey as he welcomes Tim Hollems, a Republican candidate for Delaware County Circuit Court 5 Judge, to the show. Hollems has served as a master commissioner in the Delaware County, Indiana, court system for the past nine years. Before becoming a master commissioner, he served as an attorney for the Indiana Department of Child Services for more than 10 years. He has practiced law for nearly 30 years. He is a 1997 graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School and graduated from the Indiana Judicial College in 2021. Hollems and his wife have lived in Muncie since 2003, raising their two children in the community. Bilbrey and Hollems discuss the campaign, Hollems' views on the current state of Delaware County's judicial system, and his plans for the Court if elected. After the interview, Bilbrey discusses the State Board of Accounts' report on the Special Investigation into the City of Muncie Parks Department in greater detail. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#645 | SBoA Investigation of the City of Muncie's Parks Department! | The Political Spotlight
April 21st, 2026 | 2 hrs 19 mins
accountability, board of works, carl malone, city controller, city of muncie, controversy, craig wright, fired, george folley, indiana politics, indiana state board of accounts, indiana state police, malfeasance, mayor dan ridenour, misfeasance, nikki eckerson, nonfeasance, park superintendent, parks department, special investigation
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey steps away from the candidate interviews for this 645th episode of the show to examine the State Board of Accounts' Report on its Special Investigation into the City of Muncie's Parks and Recreation Department. Bilbrey has covered this investigation over the past few weeks while awaiting the report's public release. The Political Spotlight has been on this story every step of the way since April 13, 2020. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#644 | David Williams (R) Candidate for Delaware County Council! & More! | The Political Spotlight
April 20th, 2026 | 2 hrs 20 mins
accountability, bingo, controversy, delaware county council, delaware county republican party, district 1, election 2026, henry county sheriff, indiana politics, lawsuits, live q&a session, precinct committeeman, republican, sheriff john m. sproles, sproleswatch2026, state delegate, transparency
Join Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey as he welcomes David Williams, a Republican candidate for Delaware County Council, District 1, to the show. Williams was born and raised in Delaware County and currently serves as an elected precinct committeeman for the Delaware County Republican Party. He also served as a State Delegate at the 2024 Republican State Convention and ran for Delaware County Council At-Large in 2024, but came up short. He has filed to run again in this election, seeking the Delaware County Council District 1 seat. Bilbrey and Williams discuss the campaign, Williams' views on the state of Delaware County, and his plans for the Council if elected. After the interview, Bilbrey discusses the second of three 'LIVE Q&A sessions' that Henry County Sheriff John M. Sproles is broadcasting to Henry County residents. He also talks about the BINGO game viewers could play LIVE during Sproles' event. This session was definitely different from the first, but Bilbrey had a hard time pinning down what was truly going on. What do you think was happening? And the end of the session was something out of this world... WOW... just wow! You do not want to miss this episode! #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#643 | Randall McCallister (R) Candidate for State Representative Dist 34! | The Political Spotlight
April 19th, 2026 | 1 hr 23 mins
delaware county, election 2026, indiana politics, indiana state representative for district 34, muncie, national politics, randall mccallister, republican, state house
Join Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey as he welcomes Randall McCallister, Republican candidate for Indiana State Representative for District 34, to the show. McCallister, who has been active in national political campaigns for the past few years, decided to throw his hat in the ring for the office of Representative to the Indiana State House for District 34, which is made up mostly of the city of Muncie. He hopes to capture the seat for the Republicans for the first time since 1994, when Fred Wenger (R) was defeated after serving only one term. Bilbrey and McCallister discuss the campaign, McCallister's thoughts on Indiana's current state, and his plans for legislation if elected. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#642 | Gilbert (BJ) Zapfe (R) Candidate for Henry County Clerk! & More! | The Political Spotlight
April 18th, 2026 | 2 hrs 1 min
chief election official of the county, clerk of courts, county clerk, county election board, election 2026, gilbert 'bj' zapfe, henry county, indiana politics, republican
Join Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey as he welcomes Gilbert (BJ) Zapfe, Republican candidate for Henry County Clerk, to the show. Zapfe, 44, is a lifelong Henry County resident and has served as a Middletown police officer, both full-time and as a reserve. He is now running for the office of the Henry County Clerk as a Republican. Bilbrey and Zapfe discuss the campaign, Zapfe's thoughts on Henry County's current state, and Zapfe's plans for the clerk's office if elected. After the interview with candidate Zapfe, Bilbrey turns to the latest nonsense from Randy Howard, the laughing-stock Republican candidate running for Sheriff of Henry County. He has now issued some sort of notice, which he claims is a tort notice; however, Bilbrey says not so fast! Tune in for the latest Randy Howard cluster. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#641 | Matt Kantz (R) Candidate for Delaware County Commissioner! & More! | The Political Spotlight
April 16th, 2026 | 1 hr 21 mins
county commissioner, county councilor, delaware county, election 2026, indiana politics, matt kantz, republican
Join Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey as he welcomes Matt Kantz, Republican candidate for Delaware County Commissioner of District 3, to the show. Kantz is currently serving in the final year of his first term as the Delaware County Councilor for District 3. He decided to file to run for Commissioner rather than seek re-election to the Council. Bilbrey and Kantz discuss the campaign, Kantz's thoughts on Delaware County's future, with Senate Enrolled Act 1 being a major topic on many local public servants' minds, and his plans for the county if he is elected. With the candidate interview over, Bilbrey then turns to the City of Muncie's statement, released at the end of the day. The statement aimed to address the State Board of Accounts' current investigation into the Muncie Parks Department, a topic Bilbrey has been discussing for over a week. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#640 | T. Saunders (R) Candidate for Henry Co Prosecutor! & Muncie Crisis! | The Political Spotlight
April 15th, 2026 | 2 hrs 48 mins
attorney, court, election 2026, henry county, indiana politics, law enforcement, lawyer, prosecutor, republican, tony saunders
Join Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey as he welcomes Tony Saunders, Republican candidate for Henry County Prosecutor, to the show. Saunders, 48, has lived in Henry County for most of his life. He earned his J.D. from IU in Indianapolis and has practiced law in Indiana for the past 20 years. Bilbrey and Saunders discuss the campaign, Saunders' thoughts on Henry County's current state, and his plans for the office if elected. THEN... After interviewing candidate Tony Saunders, Bilbrey dives into the day's news, and there is a lot! Two of the top Republicans at the Indiana Election Division of the Secretary of State's office submitted their letters of resignation today, citing serious criticism of the current Secretary of State, Diego Morales. But then Bilbrey turns his attention to the City of Muncie... where he was once again right all along about the "Muncie Crisis Center!" He has a LOT to say about that breaking news! And finally, he looks more closely at the issues that have been festering for the past several days (and longer) regarding the City of Muncie's Communications Director. It's going to get wild! #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#639 | Jim Nicholson (R) Candidate for Henry County Sheriff! | The Political Spotlight
April 14th, 2026 | 1 hr 10 mins
accountability, captain, chief, city of new castle police, election 2026, hcsd, henry county sheriff's department, indiana politics, jim nicholson, republican
Join Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey as he welcomes Jim Nicholson, the Republican candidate for Henry County Sheriff, to the show. Nicholson, who currently serves as a Captain with the New Castle Police Department, has served there for 36 years, including 8 as Chief. This is Nicholson's second run for Sheriff; he ran four years ago, losing the primary to current Sheriff John M. Sproles. Bilbrey and Nicholson discuss the campaign, Nicholson's thoughts on Henry County's current state, and Nicholson's plans for the county if elected. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#638 | Landon Dean (D) Candidate for Henry County Sheriff! & More! | The Political Spotlight
April 13th, 2026 | 1 hr 51 mins
accountability, chief, city of muncie, controversy, democrat, election 2026, fired, george folley, hcsd, henry county sheriff's department, indiana politics, indiana state board of accounths, knightstown police department, landon dean, mayor dan ridenour, middletown police department, nikki eckerson, parks department, sgt
Join Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey as he welcomes Landon Dean, Democratic candidate for Henry County Sheriff, to the show. Dean, who is currently serving in his third year as Chief of the Middletown, Indiana, Police Department, retired from the Henry County Sheriff's Department after a 27-year career, during which he held numerous roles. Dean has also served as the interim Chief of the Knightstown, Indiana, Police Department for the past year. He helped rebuild and restaff the department and, just today, Monday, April 13, 2026, announced that he will step down from that interim position at the next Knightstown Council meeting. Dean ran for Sheriff twice, once more than twenty years ago and again in 2022, losing to the current Sheriff, John M. Sproles. Bilbrey and Dean discuss the campaign, Dean's thoughts on Henry County's current state, and Dean's plans for the county if elected. After the interview with candidate Landon Dean, Bilbrey then examines serious information he has been hearing from sources about the City of Muncie's Parks Department. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#637 | Ryan Webb (R) Candidate for Delaware County Council! & More! | The Political Spotlight
April 12th, 2026 | 2 hrs 17 mins
accountability, america's councilman, city of muncie, communication issues, communications director amber greene, controversy, delaware county council, district 4, election 2026, former at-large councilor, indiana american water company, indiana politics, lost by 68 votes, mayor dan ridenour, prairie creek reservoir, republican, running for re-election, ryan webb, transparency, water issues
Join Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey as he welcomes Ryan Webb, Republican candidate for Delaware County Council in District 4, to the show. Webb, a former At-Large Delaware County Councilor who served from January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2024, lost his bid for re-election by 68 votes in November 2024. He is now seeking re-election to the same Council as the Councilor for District 4, a seat currently held by Republican Jim Mochal. Mochal was appointed to the seat after the death of longtime District 4 Councilor Jane Lasater, who died while in office in April 2023. Bilbrey and Webb discuss the campaign, Webb's thoughts on Delaware County's current state, and his plans for the county if he is re-elected. With Webb's interview over, Bilbrey examines the recent 'water issue' in the City of Muncie and the backlash against Muncie's Communications Director, Amber Greene, for her continued approach to engaging with citizens both on and off the clock. #ThePoliticalSpotlight