The Republican Caucus for Indiana State Senate Seat for District 48 was held at Jasper High School on Wednesday evening, hosted by the Indiana GOP.
Randy Head, Chairman of the Indiana GOP, began the program and invited each of the four filed candidates to have a separate representative introduce them to the crowd. After brief introductions, candidates were asked to address the crowd in three minutes or less, describing their goals and political values.
133 voters cast their first round of ballots for the following Republican candidates:
Amy Kippenbrock, of Dubois County
Dr. Richard Moss, of Dubois County
Daryl Schmitt, of Dubois County
Todd Smith, of Spencer County
After the first round of votes was completed, Dr. Richard Moss was eliminated for having the least amount of votes out of four.
The second round of votes saw a winner in Daryl Schmitt, successfully obtaining the majority of votes.
Daryl Schmitt, who will now be resigning his seat on the Dubois County Council, is a lifelong resident of Southern Indiana, who has deep roots in the community.
Schmitt holds three degrees: two Associate’s in Finance and Business Administration, and a Bachelor’s in Business Management from Vincennes University and Indiana State University. Schmitt began his career at UPS, where he advanced to a management role over seven years. Following this, he returned to his family farm as a fifth-generation farmer, a role he has cherished for the past 30 years, while also engaging in seed sales for the past 16 years.
Daryl Schmitt will act as successor to complete the remaining two years of Mark Messmer’s term in the State Senate.
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