Steuben County Democrats

10/22/2026

My son took one glance at this pic and said, ‘Uh oh. We’ve seen that look before. He’s in trouble’

How would you caption this image? Make sure to tag Rep. Marlin Stutzman and me in your posts!

10/22/2026

10/22/2026

If you live in the townships of Otsego, Steuben, York, Richland in Steuben County please give Joseph Trost For District 52 a listen. 🗳💙🗳💙

10/22/2026

Endorsements sound good, especially from a group with "prosperity" in its name. But prosperity for who?

Americans for Prosperity isn't a group of Hoosier neighbors. It was started with Koch family money in 2004 and is the main political arm of the Koch network, run out of Wichita, Kansas. The Kochs don't live here. And AFP isn't required to tell you who funds it, so it doesn't.

What does it push for in Indiana? Expanding private school vouchers, which move state education dollars out of our public schools and into private tuition. Nationally, it has fought Medicaid expansion and worked to limit bargaining rights for teachers and other public workers.

That's who Rep. Ben Smaltz is proud to have in his corner. Ask yourself whose prosperity that serves.

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3.

Sources in the comments

10/22/2026

Like so many of our politicians, Ben Smaltz has been bought and paid for. If you can take one thing in your life that maybe isn’t going right, there’s a connection to money in politics.

Ever wonder why we can’t buy cold b**r at a grocery store or a gas station? Liquor lobbyists have fought against it. Ben Smaltz has received nearly $100,000 since 2020 from liquor lobbyists.

Why are our prescription costs so high? Smaltz has accepted nearly $8,000 from health insurers, hospital groups, and drug companies since 2020. Ask yourself who he’s listening to when your medical bills are due.

High Utilities? Nipsco and AEP. Smaltz has received over $9,000 from Utility and Energy PACs since 2020.

Kids’ school programs getting cut? PACs for school vouchers and charter schools give money to politicians. Smaltz has received over $6,000 from PACs related to private and charter schools since 2020.

Ben Smaltz $58,615.72 in total this year from PACs, corporations, lobbying firms, and corporations making up 92% of his donations.

My campaign has raised $5,504.04 this year. All from regular people; no PACs, no businesses, no lobbyist.

I will not be bought and paid for by corporations. Not now, not ever.

Vote Trost by Nov. 3rd.

10/22/2026

Vote Kelly Thompson For Congress!
Let's Go, We've got work to do! 🗳

10/21/2026

Let's Go! We need to help Kelly Thompson For Congress finish her work.