#649 | Rachel Parham (R) Candidate for Henry County Clerk! | The Political Spotlight

April 25th, 2026  |  2 hrs 10 mins

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Join Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey as he welcomes Rachel Parham, a Republican candidate for Henry County Clerk, to the show. Parham is a lifelong Henry County resident and currently serves as Chief Deputy Clerk of Courts in the Henry County Clerk's office, where she has worked for the past 10 years. She is now running for the office of the Henry County Clerk as a Republican. Bilbrey and Parham discuss the campaign, Parham's views on Henry County's current state, and her plans for the Clerk's office if elected.

BREAKING NEWS: During the candidate interview, we learned that a suspect attempted to enter the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. President Trump and the First Lady, along with many others, were escorted out of the event by the Secret Service. One officer was shot; however, his Kevlar vest prevented serious injury, and one suspect was taken into custody! #ThePoliticalSpotlight

#648 | Maricel Driscoll (D) Candidate for Delaware Co Circuit Court Judge! | The Political Spotlight

April 24th, 2026  |  2 hrs 17 mins

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Join Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey as he welcomes Maricel Driscoll, a Democratic candidate for Judge of Delaware County Circuit Court 5, to the show. Driscoll has served as a Deputy Prosecutor in Delaware County, Indiana, since 2016. From 2013 to 2016, she was a Deputy Attorney General with the Indiana Attorney General’s Office. She earned her J.D. from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 2012 and graduated from Ball State University in 2005. Licensed to practice law since 2012, Driscoll has experience in both civil and criminal law. Bilbrey and Driscoll discuss the campaign, Driscoll's views on Delaware County's judicial system, and her plans for the Court if elected. After the interview, Bilbrey took some time to discuss the recent interview on the MOST PROFESSIONAL political show 'The Boss Hogs of Liberty' with most of the Republican candidates running for Henry County Sheriff. As it goes, Henry County Sheriff John Sproles was allowed to run the show, and he made a fool of himself! But that's how they like it over there! #ThePoliticalSpotlight

#647 | Amanda Dunnuck (D) Candidate for Delaware Co Circuit Court Judge! | The Political Spotlight

April 23rd, 2026  |  1 hr 5 mins

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Join Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey as he welcomes Amanda Dunnuck, a Democratic candidate for Delaware County Circuit Court 5 Judge, to the show. Dunnuck has served as Muncie City Court Judge since 2015. Dunnuck's focus during her time on the City Court bench has been on modernizing technology and reducing case backlogs. Dunnuck is a lifelong Delaware County native and a Delta High School graduate. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Ball State University and her Juris Doctor from the University of Dayton School of Law. Before her judgeship, she practiced law for 17 years, serving as a public defender, an attorney for the Delaware County Council, and a certified family law mediator. Bilbrey and Dunnuck discuss the campaign, Dunnuck's views on Delaware County's judicial system, and Dunnuck's plans for the Court if elected. #ThePoliticalSpotlight

#646 | Tim Hollems (R) Candidate for Delaware Co Circuit Ct Judge! & More! | The Political Spotlight

April 22nd, 2026  |  2 hrs 4 mins

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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

#645 | SBoA Investigation of the City of Muncie's Parks Department! | The Political Spotlight

April 21st, 2026  |  2 hrs 19 mins

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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

#644 | David Williams (R) Candidate for Delaware County Council! & More! | The Political Spotlight

April 20th, 2026  |  2 hrs 20 mins

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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

#643 | Randall McCallister (R) Candidate for State Representative Dist 34! | The Political Spotlight

April 19th, 2026  |  1 hr 23 mins

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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

#642 | Gilbert (BJ) Zapfe (R) Candidate for Henry County Clerk! & More! | The Political Spotlight

April 18th, 2026  |  2 hrs 1 min

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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

#641 | Matt Kantz (R) Candidate for Delaware County Commissioner! & More! | The Political Spotlight

April 16th, 2026  |  1 hr 21 mins

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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

#640 | T. Saunders (R) Candidate for Henry Co Prosecutor! & Muncie Crisis! | The Political Spotlight

April 15th, 2026  |  2 hrs 48 mins

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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