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Austin D. Meives

DemocratChallengerState House District 23· Peru, IN (inferred from Facebook page location)
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 responsibilityNo public position found
Limited governmentNo public position found
Second AmendmentNo public position found
Pro-life issuesNo public position found
Family valuesNo public position found

Background

Austin D. Meives is the 2026 Democratic challenger for House District 23, covering the Peru/Logansport area of Miami and Cass counties (Source 1). He is the sole Democrat on the primary ballot, running uncontested ahead of the May 5, 2026 primary (Source 1). His campaign Facebook page describes him as running for state house in the Peru, Indiana area (Source 2). An interview on The Recovered Republican podcast from March 2026 featured Meives discussing his candidacy, but no direct policy positions on the five lens issues were found in sources reviewed (Source 3). No official campaign website was found.

Positions

Fiscal responsibility

No public position found

No public position found on fiscal responsibility.

Limited government

No public position found

No public position found on limited government.

Second Amendment

No public position found

No public position found on the Second Amendment.

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.

Sources

  1. 1.
    Ballotpedia — Austin Meives
    https://ballotpedia.org/Austin_Meives
  2. 3.
    The Recovered Republican (Substack) — Interview with Austin Meives
    https://therecoveredrepublican.substack.com/p/austin-meives-state-house-23
Last researched: 2026-04-15