Ten Volunteers, 130 Doors, and A Lot to Listen To
Ten volunteers joined forces in Princeton, knocked about 130 doors, and heard directly from voters about costs, healthcare, roads, and schools.
Indiana State Senate · District 48
Brad Hochgesang
Software engineer. Small business owner. Your neighbor. Running to bring data-driven, constituent-first representation to southwest Indiana.
Jasper, Indiana
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2 Professional Polls commissioned15+ years software engineering
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A New Tent and Good Conversations at Schweizer Fest
The Perry County Democrats debuted a beautiful new tent and made the heat worthwhile with frozen treats and meaningful conversations.
A Packed Room and an Open Conversation in Jasper
Close to 200 people came together in Jasper for a cross-partisan conversation about local government, public accountability, and the decisions shaping Southern Indiana.
Our district
Six counties, one district
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Crawford CountyEnglish · Marengo · Milltown · Leavenworth · Alton · Taswell · EckertyDubois CountyJasper · Huntingburg · Ferdinand · Holland · Ireland · Birdseye · St. AnthonyGibson CountyPrinceton · Fort Branch · Haubstadt · Owensville · Oakland City · Francisco · Hazleton · PatokaPerry CountyTell City · Cannelton · Troy · Leopold · Bristow · DerbyPike CountyPetersburg · Winslow · Otwell · Spurgeon · Stendal · VelpenSpencer CountyRockport · Santa Claus · Dale · Chrisney · Grandview · Gentryville · St. Meinrad
I didn't wait to run for office to start fighting for you.
81%of Dubois County voters oppose the Mid-States CorridorPublic Policy Polling memo
10Mid-States Corridor town halls held before the campaignEvent archive
3Big Tent community town halls held in the current seriesEvent archive
$65,000,000per percentage point — the real cost of highway polling accuracyWatch the calculation
18%Governor Braun's approval rating in our district
Before I asked for a single vote, I spent two years doing the work: commissioning professional polls, organizing town halls, presenting data to county councils, and holding officials accountable. The Mid-States Corridor fight proved what constituent-first representation looks like. Now I’m bringing that same approach to every issue that matters to District 48.
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This campaign runs on people, not PACs. Every dollar and every door knock makes a difference.
Property Taxes & Rural Services
Relief that lasts, for the land and the barns, without gutting the schools, ambulances, and county roads that make rural life work.
Data Centers & Your Electric Bill
I'm not against data centers. I'm against you being handed the bill. Pay your own way in full, bring more power than you take, or build somewhere else.
Infrastructure Done Right
Our roads, bridges, and broadband need real investment, not political pet projects. Decisions belong to the people who live here, and data should drive where every dollar goes.
Housing Families Can Afford
Young families can't stay if there's nowhere to live. We need housing policy that builds communities, not just developments.
Jobs & Small Business
I'm a small business owner. I know what it takes. We need to keep young people here with real opportunity, not empty promises.
Government Accountability & Transparency
The job is simple to describe and rare in practice. Show up, listen before deciding, tell the truth about what is coming, and own the outcome.
Why I'm Running
I was born in Dubois County and grew up in Jasper. I left in December 2010 for Chicago, to be with the woman I'd marry, and I came home in September 2023 to put down roots for good. In late December 2024, Maggie and I bought what we thought would be our forever home. That January, we learned it sits in the study area for a billion-dollar highway. The realtor knew. The brokerage knew. The city, the county, and the state knew. Nobody told us.
What got me involved wasn't the house. It was what I found when I started asking questions: a project the people paying for it didn't want, nobody who could say what we would actually get for the money, plenty of upside for insiders, and elected officials determined to ram it through without listening. So I did what I do for a living and pulled the data. A professional poll of 636 registered voters found that 81% of Dubois County opposed it. I organized 10 Mid-States Corridor town halls, presented the numbers, and asked for a vote. This was never really about one highway. It's about who this government actually works for.
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Watch: Making the Case to the Dubois County Council
81% of Dubois County. 74% of Indiana. 88% say redirect the money to the 400 canceled road projects. Brad makes the case to the county council — the campaign’s most-watched video.
Next event: Big Tent Town Hall: "Your Community, Your Say" (Dubois)
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