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Tanner Bouchie

RepublicanChallengerState Senate District 39· Vincennes, IN
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Contact

Contact information verified 2026-04-22.

Snapshot

Fiscal responsibilitySupport
Limited governmentNo public position found
Second AmendmentSupport
Pro-life issuesSupport
Family valuesSupport

Background

Tanner Bouchie is a Vincennes attorney who founded Bouchie Law in January 2025, practicing family law, estate planning, real estate, business law, criminal defense, and local government law across Knox, Daviess, Sullivan, Greene, Pike, and Dubois counties (Source 2)(Source 3). Before starting his own firm, he worked at Hart Bell LLC in Vincennes (2017–2022), the Indiana Department of Child Services, and the Marion County Prosecutor's Office; he holds a law degree from Indiana University Maurer School of Law (Source 3). He describes himself on his campaign site as "a husband, father, and small business owner" running to make his community "the best place to raise a family and grow a business" (Source 1).

Positions

Fiscal responsibility

Support

Explicitly supports cutting the gas tax as a campaign priority, arguing it disproportionately burdens rural families (Source 1). Also backs the Trump coal agenda on the grounds that coal provides affordable electricity for local families and businesses (Source 1).

Limited government

No public position found

No direct statement on limiting government scope beyond tax-cut positions found.

Second Amendment

Support

States on his campaign website: "I support our Second Amendment Gun Rights" (Source 1).

Pro-life issues

Support

States on his campaign website: "I am Pro-Life" (Source 1).

Family values

Support

States his goal is to make the community "the best place to Raise a Family" and identifies himself as a husband and father; campaign is explicitly family-centered (Source 1).

Endorsements

  • No endorsements found in available sources.

Sources

  1. 1.
    Campaign website
    https://www.bouchie.org
  2. 2.
    Justia — Tanner Bouchie attorney profile
    https://lawyers.justia.com/lawyer/tanner-bouchie-1802934
  3. 3.
    LinkedIn — Tanner Bouchie
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/bouchie-law
  4. 4.
    Ballotpedia — Indiana State Senate District 39
    https://ballotpedia.org/Indiana_State_Senate_District_39
Last researched: 2026-04-15