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Matt Brosmer wants to bring  a new perspective to the county council. There needs to be a representative of the future generation who llooks at different issues” Brosmer said. “Many of the people are older, and they have great ideas. But I think that bringing younger people onto the council will generate new ideas, and hopefully bring other young people wanting to run for office in the future.”

Brosmer, 30 was born and raised in Jasper and works at Procol. He has a bachelor’s degree in sociology and history with a minor in religious studies from Indiana University-Bloomington.

He wants to be involved in the discussions about the justice center complex. “I don’t particularly agree with the expansion,” he said. “We would like to see more rehabilitation for mental health...”

Brosmer would also like for there to be local discussion about ways to increase access to child care. “Talking to some of the younger people, including single mothers, this is a need,” he said. “I don’t know if the county council would be able to do anything about it. But we can start the conversation about it, where we might be able to bring about change.”

Brosmer hopes the public will give him the opportunity to serve on the council.

“I was born and raised here, and lived here all my life. And I plan on staying here,” he said. “I will listen to everyone and make sure the local government is transparent and helps everybody. I will be fiscally conservative and responsible.” 

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Granados, 23, lives in Jasper and works at OFS. She is a Southridge High School graduate and is pursuing a degree at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.

Mikayla wants to join the council to be a voice in the decision concerning the construction of new justice facilities. “I’m not for it, because a lot of what was said before was having a bigger jail,” she said. “But they didn’t really dive into mental health or addiction. That needs to be explored more, and I’m interested in doing that.”

Granados is also interested in the Mid-States Corridor. “I don’t fully agree with it,” she said. “I understand that it helps some of our companies in the county. But the human toll is too much. We’re taking away land in Dubois County. I don’t think we should be getting rid of farmland.”

She wants to help bring better-paying, high-skilled jobs to the area. “A lot of people I work with in the factory have degrees,” Granados said. “There’s just not opportunities here for them to use those degrees.”

Granados hopes that voters will give her an opportunity to represent their interests.

“When people have issues about the county, I’m truly interested in hearing what their issues are, what they think could be done. Just hearing another side of an issue is helpful,” she said. “I’d like to be a part of making improvements so that more people can stay, and we can welcome new businesses that would better suit everybody.”

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Experience, knowledge of local government and a desire to help make Dubois County a great place for all that live here motivated Mike Kendall, former Indiana State Senator, to run for the At Large Council seat.  "Local government has the most impact on the everyday life of the county residents.  I want to make sure the County is serving the people of  Dubois County in the best possible way, " said Kendall.  

Mike wants the Council to focus on infrastructure such as roads, and finding a way to bring more and better broadband to the county.  " In our current situation, we need to have access to internet for everyone in the county.  Mike would like to offer new ideas for the expansion of the County Correctional Facility that could be less costly, but more effective than the current system.

As a former State Senator, Mike knows the importance of using tax dollars wisely  that will benefit everyone.  "Good  Government starts at the local level, and I want to be a part of that ," stated Kendall.