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State Legislative CandidatesThis page provides information about various candidates for the Indiana State Legislature ahead of the general election on November 3rd.
2026 is not an election year for Senate Districts 40, held by Shelli Yoder, and 44, held by Eric Koch, who will end their terms in 2028. House District 46 will see Jimmy Pittsford III (D) challenge incumbent Bob Heaton (R). In House District 60, Democrat Carrie Syczylo (championed by previous candidate Michelle Higgs) will take on incumbent Peggy Mayfield (R). District 61 is uncontested, as Matt Pierce (D) faces no opposition after winning the primary. Finally, House District 62 will feature a contest between Democrat Amy Oliver and incumbent Republican Dave Hall. |
Indiana House of Representatives, District 62
Dave Hall (R) (i)
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State Rep. Dave Hall was born and raised in Southern Indiana. A 2001 graduate of Brownstown Central High School, Dave is a 20-year small-business owner of Dave Hall Crop Insurance and also farms 500 acres of corn and soybeans with his dad. Hall is a member of the Jackson County REMC Board of Directors and serves as a special deputy with the Jackson County Sheriff's Department. He is a past president of the Jackson County Council and has served on the Jackson County Redevelopment Commission and Jackson County Industrial Development Corporation. He has also served on the Owen Township Advisory Board, Emergency Management Board, and Ambulance Board. Hall and his wife, Bradie, were married in 2006 and built their home on her family farm in Jackson County. They are parents to three daughters: twins Hayden and Sydney, and Gabby. The Hall Family are active members of Restoration Church of the Nazarene in Bedford.
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Amy Huffman Oliver (D)
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Amy Huffman Oliver has devoted her personal and professional life to public service. Oliver is an experienced family law attorney and mediator, prosecutor, public school teacher, and writer. She graduated from Smith College and the Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington. She is a lifelong Hoosier and grew up in Columbus, Indiana, and now lives in a log cabin in Brown County with her husband, Jim. They have both been community leaders for the past 28 years. She is currently serving her second term as an elected member of the Brown County Schools school board and advocates for the interests of Southern Indiana Hoosiers, especially small, rural schools, and for fully funding public schools at the Indiana Statehouse.
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