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St. Joseph County Circuit Court Judge John Broden ruled Thursday that Indiana statutes don't require a political candidate to be in good standing with their party, and that overruling the county election board in Republican Dan Schaetzle's case would be an abuse of the court's discretion.

St. Joseph Circuit Judge John Broden has ruled that the county election board acts as a state, rather than a county, entity, so someone appealing its ruling in court can still receive a fair trial in a county court.

Griffin Nate, communications director for Republican congressman Rudy Yakym, argues that the St. Joseph County Election Board and clerk's officer are biased against their case, so they it moved to Elkhart County for court review of the board's 3-0 vote to let Republican St. Joseph County Council member Dan Schaetzle run as a Republican in the May primary election.

Republicans Griffin Nate and Jackie Horvath, the St. Joseph County party chair, petitioned the county Election Board to keep Republican County Council member Dan Schaetzle off the May primary election ballot because the district and state GOP have ruled he's not in good standing with the party.

The St. Joseph County Council's four Democrats will maintain their governing coalition with Republican Dan Schaetzle but he'll no longer serve as president in 2026.

The Indiana Republican Party’s Rules Committee has issued a formal reprimand to St. Joseph County GOP Chair Jackie Horvath following complaints from two party members.

St. Joseph County commissioners say they and Indiana State Police have finished their year-long investigation into former DuComb Center director Sharon McBride, and it's now in the hands of a special prosecutor who officials wouldn't identify.

Republican St. Joseph County Council President Dan Schaetzle finds himself without a party after sharing power with Democrats.

Upton left politics — in part — due to a change in the Republican Party during the Trump era.

Tyler Gillean took over as GOP party chair following the death of former chair Zach Potts in a car crash in 2022 which killed Potts and U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski.