Deborah Johnson
Republican · IN · Marshall County Council Member, District 2
Deborah Johnson represents District 2 on the Marshall County Council and serves on the Plan Commission. A school bus driver and nonprofit founder, she focuses on county budgets and land use decisions.
Where Deborah Johnson stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 2 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 2 oppose
Moved to give $50,000 in county public safety grant money to each of eight local towns and townships. The motion passed 6-0.
February 9, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: co.marshall.in.us
Voted yes on a county council resolution about shutting down the county's regional sewer district, after a sewer versus septic cost review. It passed 6-1.
August 27, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: co.marshall.in.us
Voted yes to buy a second pothole-filling machine for $99,500 from the county's general fund. The motion failed 4-3.
May 12, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: co.marshall.in.us
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Moved to give $50,000 in county public safety grant money to each of eight local towns and townships. The motion passed 6-0.
February 9, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: co.marshall.in.us
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Voted yes to buy a second pothole-filling machine for $99,500 from the county's general fund. The motion failed 4-3.
May 12, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: co.marshall.in.us
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Moved to approve, on first reading, an ordinance changing county local income tax rates. The plan set a 1.25% total rate, with shares for jail costs and public safety. It passed 6-0.
August 10, 2026
Source: co.marshall.in.us
Had a campaign finance complaint against her withdrawn at a county Election Board hearing. The board found no clear evidence of wrongdoing by her.
May 8, 2026
Source: giant.fm
Moved on the county Plan Commission to hire Nicholas Witwer as the county's plan director. The motion passed 6-0.
April 24, 2025
Source: co.marshall.in.us
Moved on the county Plan Commission to recommend two-year pauses on large solar farms and on utility-scale battery storage projects. Both motions passed 6-0 and went to the county commissioners.
January 23, 2025
Source: co.marshall.in.us
Moved on the county Plan Commission for a three-month pause on solar farms, to review state law and setback rules. The motion failed 4-5.
December 28, 2023
Source: co.marshall.in.us
Moved on the county Plan Commission to create a one-year pause on new commercial solar farms. The motion failed 4-5.
November 16, 2023
Source: co.marshall.in.us
Founded and led Drew's Gift of Music, a Plymouth nonprofit giving students free instruments, lessons, and scholarships. By 2021 students in more than 30 school systems used its instruments.
August 24, 2021
Source: townepost.com
Past race Deborah Johnson ran in:
- Marshall County Council Member, District 2 · November 3, 2026 · Marshall County, Indiana · incumbent