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Lauri A. Shillings

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Secretary of State

2026 Indiana Secretary of State — General Election · November 3, 2026

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Last reviewed September 18, 2026

Overview

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2026 Indiana Secretary of State — General Election on November 3, 2026
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Official candidacy
Secretary of State · Libertarian · Candidate
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2026 GENERAL ELECTION - 11/3/2026

AS OF 8/12/2026

OFFICE: SECRETARY OF STATE

CANDIDATE NAME: Lauri A. Shillings

PARTY AFFILIATION: Libertarian

DISTRICT: Secretary of State

DATE FILED: 2026-03-23

Experience

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Why I Am Running

Source-published biography

I grew up in rural Indiana — on one of the oldest original family homesteads in the state, along the Tippecanoe and Montgomery County border where my parents still live today. My dad fixed things for a living. My mom ran a one-chair beauty salon. I was waitressing at fourteen because that is what you did. I detasseled corn to pay for my own car insurance.

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I grew up in rural Indiana — on one of the oldest original family homesteads in the state, along the Tippecanoe and Montgomery County border where my parents still live today. My dad fixed things for a living. My mom ran a one-chair beauty salon. I was waitressing at fourteen because that is what you did. I detasseled corn to pay for my own car insurance.

Why I Am Running

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That is where I come from. It is also where I am going back to, in the sense that the people I grew up around are exactly the people this office is supposed to serve. And right now it is not serving them well enough.

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That is where I come from. It is also where I am going back to, in the sense that the people I grew up around are exactly the people this office is supposed to serve. And right now it is not serving them well enough.

Why I Am Running

Source-published biography

I am not a career politician. I am a Creative Director at the University of Indianapolis, the CEO of Pirate Smile Media, a small business I have run since 2000, and the Chairwoman of the Hamilton County Libertarian Party. I hold a Bachelor's degree in Community and Nonprofit Leadership from the University of Indianapolis and a Certificate in Servant Leadership from the Montgomery County Leadership Academy. I have spent more than twenty years building systems that work for people, fixing ones that do not, and leading teams through the kind of operational challenges that government agencies rarely face accountability for.

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I am not a career politician. I am a Creative Director at the University of Indianapolis, the CEO of Pirate Smile Media, a small business I have run since 2000, and the Chairwoman of the Hamilton County Libertarian Party. I hold a Bachelor's degree in Community and Nonprofit Leadership from the University of Indianapolis and a Certificate in Servant Leadership from the Montgomery County Leadership Academy. I have spent more than twenty years building systems that work for people, fixing ones that do not, and leading teams through the kind of operational challenges that government agencies rarely face accountability for.

Why I Am Running

Source-published biography

I have been on the receiving end of Indiana's government systems as a business owner. I know what it costs in time and money when they do not work the way they should. I know what it feels like to navigate a website that should take twenty minutes and takes two hours. I know what it means to be a working Hoosier who just needs the government to do its job without making it complicated.

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I have been on the receiving end of Indiana's government systems as a business owner. I know what it costs in time and money when they do not work the way they should. I know what it feels like to navigate a website that should take twenty minutes and takes two hours. I know what it means to be a working Hoosier who just needs the government to do its job without making it complicated.

Why Lauri Is Running

Source-published biography

Shillings chairs the Hamilton County Libertarian Party and serves as 5th District Representative to the Libertarian Party of Indiana State Central Committee. She holds a degree in Community and Nonprofit Leadership.

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Shillings chairs the Hamilton County Libertarian Party and serves as 5th District Representative to the Libertarian Party of Indiana State Central Committee. She holds a degree in Community and Nonprofit Leadership.

Positions and priorities

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Protecting the Integrity and Privacy of Indiana Elections

Candidate position
FactVote summary · Policy

Administer elections with transparent, nonpartisan rules while protecting voter-registration data and personal information.

  • Use clear processes and independent leadership; do not use the office to advance a party agenda or share sensitive voter data with outside interests without public accountability.
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I will run this office with clear rules, transparent processes, and independent leadership that answers to Hoosiers, not to party bosses or federal agencies. The Secretary of State's office should never be used as a tool to advance a political agenda or to hand sensitive voter data to outside interests.

Serving Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs

Candidate position
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Modernize Indiana's business-registration systems so filings are faster, more reliable, and easier to use.

  • Fix broken links, outdated interfaces, and unnecessarily complicated registration processes for LLCs, corporations, and nonprofits.
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The Secretary of State's office registers every LLC, every corporation, every nonprofit in this state. That system should be fast, reliable, and intuitive. Right now it is not. The website has broken links, outdated interfaces, and processes that require business owners to become bureaucracy experts just to complete a routine filing.

Educating and Empowering Indiana Voters

Candidate position
FactVote summary · Policy

Expand plain-language voter education on registration, polling locations, ballots, and absentee voting.

  • Make information broadly available through multiple channels well before elections, including lower-profile elections.
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As Secretary of State I will expand clear, accessible voter education resources so every Hoosier understands how to register, where to vote, what is on their ballot, and how to request an absentee ballot. I will make that information available in plain language, through every available channel, well before every election — not just the ones that get national attention.

Public record

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Campaign finance

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FEC candidate totals through June 30, 2026.

Total receipts
$21,073.74
Total disbursements
$20,889.36
Cash on hand
$7,790.88
Committee debt
$0.00
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Candidate: Lauri Shillings

Office: Secretary of State

Party: Libertarian

Committee: Lauri for Liberty

Organization ID: 8039

Report: 2nd Quarterly

Period end: 2026-06-30

Filed: 2026-07-02

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Sources

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  1. Election record

    2026 Indiana election record — Lauri A. Shillings

    Indiana Secretary of State

    Open Indiana Secretary of State
  2. Candidate-owned primary source

    Lauri A. Shillings — candidate-owned primary source 1

    Lauri A. Shillings campaign

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  3. Candidate-owned primary source

    Lauri A. Shillings — candidate-owned primary source 2

    Lauri A. Shillings campaign

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  4. Candidate-owned primary source

    Lauri A. Shillings — candidate-owned primary source 3

    Lauri A. Shillings campaign

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  5. Campaign-finance record

    Lauri for Liberty — 2026 financial summary

    Indiana Election Division

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  6. Candidate-provided

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    Lauri A. Shillings campaign

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