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Chris Garten

Republican · Indiana · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Indiana Senate District 45, Indiana

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Has voted against a plan for highway tolls
  • Supports requiring able-bodied adults to work, train or volunteer to receive Medicaid
  • Supports policies to reduce regulations and lower the cost of buying a home
Biography

Chris Garten is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who deployed to Iraq in 2003 and again from 2005 to 2006, per the campaign site. After returning home, he founded Signature Countertops, Inc., a Southern Indiana company that now employs more than 30 people, per the campaign site. Garten is a sitting State Senator and a candidate for Indiana Senate District 45.

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Indiana Senate District 45Indiana · 2026Floyd County sample ballot

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