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Brenna Geswein — portrait

Brenna Geswein

DemocratChallengerState House District 13· Lafayette, IN
Photo: via Ballotpedia (public profile)
Sparse public record. Few sources document this candidate’s positions; most scores below are likely “No public position found.”
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Contact

Contact information verified 2026-04-22.

Snapshot

Fiscal responsibilityOppose
Limited governmentOppose
Second AmendmentNo public position found
Pro-life issuesNo public position found
Family valuesNo public position found

Background

Brenna Geswein is a mechanical engineer and MBA holder from Lafayette employed at Caterpillar, age 45, with no prior elected positions. She served on the Habitat for Humanity of Lafayette Board (2016–2022) and is a Leadership Lafayette graduate. She is running for the Democratic nomination to challenge incumbent Matt Commons in the general election.[^14]

Positions

Fiscal responsibility

Oppose

Geswein personally stated in the 2026 primary Q&A that SB 1 (2025) "is actually one of the largest business tax cuts in U.S. history," arguing the $2 million personal property tax exemption benefits corporations over homeowners and will force local income-tax increases (Source 3). She advocates rolling back school vouchers and imposing limits on data-center tax breaks (Source 3).

Limited government

Oppose

Geswein calls for a statewide moratorium on new data-center developments, expanded public funding for childcare and public health, and elimination of the school voucher program — positions favoring increased government intervention in education and economic development (Source 3). No specific statement found on convention-of-states or federal limited-government issues.

Second Amendment

No public position found

No public position found on Second Amendment issues.

Pro-life issues

No public position found

No public position found on pro-life issues.

Family values

No public position found

No public position found on family values issues as defined by the lens (parental rights, DEI, women's sports, etc.). Geswein's Q&A focuses on economic and education issues; no statement on cultural or family-values legislation found in the researched record.

Sources

  1. 1.
    Campaign website — electbrenna.com
    https://www.electbrenna.com
  2. 2.
    Ballotpedia — Brenna Geswein
    https://ballotpedia.org/Brenna_Geswein
  3. 3.
    Based in Lafayette — 2026 Primary Candidate Q&A HD-13
    https://www.basedinlafayette.com/p/2026-primary-candidate-q-and-a-indiana
Last researched: 2026-04-15