Elise Nieshalla — State Comptroller (Auditor of State)

AElise NieshallaRepublican

Incumbent Republican comptroller appointed in 2023, former Boone County Council president and former Indiana Department of Commerce economic development manager.

In office she voted for a non-ESG investment policy for the state's Hoosier START retirement plan and chairs a state financial officers' national-debt task force; on the iVoterGuide questionnaire she gave consistently conservative answers on life, marriage, religious conscience, constitutional carry, parental rights and voter ID.

• Life: Strongly agreed that life deserves legal protection from conception, supports making abortion illegal with life-saving care for mother and child, and opposes taxpayer funds for abortion providers.
• Family: Strongly agreed that marriage is one man and one woman, that parents direct their children's health and education, and that transitioning a child is child abuse.
• Religious liberty: Strongly disagreed that individuals and businesses should be required to provide services that violate their religious beliefs.
• 2nd Amendment: Supports Indiana's constitutional carry law, with carry restrictions limited to groups such as felons, domestic abusers and the adjudicated mentally incompetent.
• Limited gov’t: Strongly agreed with eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and strongly opposes voting without photo ID and sanctuary cities.
• Fiscal: Voted in March 2025 for a non-ESG policy for a public retirement savings plan, chairs a national-debt task force with 37 state financial officers, and runs the state transparency portal and a federal-spending dashboard.

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