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Charles (Chuck) Messler

Republican · Indiana · 2026

Running for Lake County Auditor, Indiana

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Strengthening financial oversight and accountability in the Auditor's Office
  • Safeguarding taxpayer dollars through stronger systems
Biography

Messler is a union ironworker with more than 12 years of experience in structural welding and crew supervision on projects across Northwest Indiana and Chicago, including the Mile Long Bridge, per the campaign site. He is a Crown Point native and Andrean High School graduate who now lives in Lowell with his wife and two children, per the campaign site.

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