Boone County Council District 1 race centers on SEA 1 tax shifts, LEAP development and county budget decisions
Incumbent Republican Jennifer Hostetter, a Carmel family law attorney, faces Democrat Alyson Bray, a Marion County deputy prosecutor, in the Nov. 3, 2026 Boone County Council District 1 election. Both candidates say managing the fiscal impacts of Senate Enrolled Act 1 and the LEAP development is their top priority.
Incumbent Republican Jennifer Hostetter is seeking reelection to the Boone County Council District 1 seat against Democrat Alyson Bray, according to a Current Publishing questionnaire filed Oct. 1, 2026. Hostetter works as a family law attorney with Carmel-based Connell Michael LLP; Bray is a deputy prosecutor with the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office. The story lists both campaigns’ websites and social pages for further information.
Both candidates framed county fiscal management as the campaign’s central issue. The article says Senate Enrolled Act 1 (2025) has shifted property and local income taxes (LIT), producing budget shortfalls in local communities “this year,” and that candidates are focusing on how the council should respond.
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