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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 commissioned20+ years as a software engineer
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Indiana coal-ash permit proposal enters public review
EPA has proposed approval of Indiana’s partial coal-ash permit program. A November 12 hearing will accept in-person and online testimony.
Petersburg apartment proposal would add 64 homes
Prides Creek Apartments is planned for North Buchta Drive in Petersburg. The announcement does not yet specify rents or a completion date.
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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
7Big 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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Browse everythingProperty 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
Your Community, Your Say is my rule for representing you: publish the facts, find the people most affected, ask them before the vote, and remain accountable for the result.
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.
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