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James (Jay) Starkey

RepublicanChallengerState Senate District 6
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

X / Twitterx.com/JayStarkeySen6
Facebookfacebook.com/jay.starkey.9
Instagraminstagram.com/jaystarkey9
BallotpediaBallotpedia profile ↗
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

James (Jay) Starkey is a carpenter who announced his candidacy for Indiana State Senate District 6 on January 19, 2026 (Source 5). He is backed by Americans for Prosperity–Indiana, which described him as willing to fight a "sitting Senator who has relentlessly raised taxes and made it harder for families in Senate District 6" (Source 4). AFP-Indiana placed Starkey on its slate of five endorsed state senate candidates for the 2026 primary (Source 2). Starkey has stated he is "running because District 6 deserves someone who will work for the voters, not the establishment" (Source 5). No formal campaign website was located as of April 15, 2026.

Positions

Fiscal responsibility

No public position found

No public position found on fiscal responsibility. AFP-Indiana's endorsement statement implies a low-tax, anti-regulatory orientation, but AFP's organizational platform is not the candidate's own statement on a specific issue.

Limited government

No public position found

No public position found on limited government.

Second Amendment

No public position found

No public position found on 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.

Endorsements

  • Americans for Prosperity–Indiana
    endorsed, March 2026
    source ↗

Sources

  1. 1.
    Ballotpedia — James Starkey
    https://ballotpedia.org/James_Starkey
  2. 2.
    AFP-Indiana Endorsement Press Release
    https://in.americansforprosperity.org/?p=411
  3. 3.
    AFP-Indiana Facebook — Vote Jay Starkey SD-6 video
    https://www.facebook.com/AFPIN/videos/vote-jay-starkey-for-state-senate-district-6/1234083185382494/
  4. 4.
    AFP-Indiana X/Twitter (Ben Reidy) — Starkey campaign support
    https://x.com/BenReidy_/status/2042584467856916572
  5. 5.
    Jay Starkey Facebook announcement
    https://www.facebook.com/jay.starkey.9/posts/-for-immediate-releasetoday-jay-starkey-announced-his-candidacy-for-indiana-stat/25
Last researched: 2026-04-15