Kyle D Barlow
Republican · IN · Shelby County Council, District 2
Kyle D Barlow is a Shelby County Council member and a fourth-generation farmer with Purdue degrees in agricultural systems management and agricultural business. He has called for tighter use of business tax breaks and more open county information.
Where Kyle D Barlow stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 3 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Asked Shelby County commissioners to pause new industrial solar farms. He cited 2,300 petition signatures and worries about chemicals in the panels. This was before he joined the county council.
August 31, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: in.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 3 oppose
Voted yes to adopt Shelby County's 2026 budget and property tax rates (Ordinance 2025-20). The budget included an $18,965,409 general fund.
October 1, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: council.shelby.in.datapitstop.us
Voted yes to raise the county income tax rate from 1.60% to 1.70% starting in 2026 (Ordinance 2025-19). The extra money goes to public safety and the jail. It passed 5-1.
September 16, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: council.shelby.in.datapitstop.us
Made the motion to spend $27,750 of county racino money on half of a Purdue study. The study looks at a vet school and animal hospital in Shelbyville. It passed 6-0, with one member abstaining.
July 15, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: council.shelby.in.datapitstop.us
Spoke at a state Senate budget committee hearing against Senate Bill 390. The bill offered state money to counties that accept solar and wind farms. He said developers, not the state, should pay any such reward.
March 10, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: ibj.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted yes to raise the county income tax rate from 1.60% to 1.70% starting in 2026 (Ordinance 2025-19). The extra money goes to public safety and the jail. It passed 5-1.
September 16, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: council.shelby.in.datapitstop.us
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Made the motion finding that Speedway Solar did not meet the terms of its county tax break. It passed 6-0 and set up a hearing where the company could respond.
July 21, 2026
Source: council.shelby.in.datapitstop.us
Made the motion to open the county council's monthly finance committee meetings to the public, with advance notice. It passed 7-0.
January 21, 2025
Source: council.shelby.in.datapitstop.us
Cast the only no vote on a 10-year tax break for Caldwell's food-waste-to-gas plant near Morristown (Resolution 2024-11). It passed 6-1.
December 17, 2024
Source: council.shelby.in.datapitstop.us
Voted no on the first step toward a tax break for a $53 million plant that turns food waste into natural gas near Morristown (Resolution 2024-09). He had asked to delay the vote a month. It passed 5-2.
October 15, 2024
Source: council.shelby.in.datapitstop.us
Testified to a state Senate tax committee against House Bill 1381, a statewide rulebook for solar and wind farms. He said it would force some counties to accept projects. He said Shelby County could lose $6 million to $7 million in crop sales.
April 8, 2021
Source: shelbynews.com
Past race Kyle D Barlow ran in:
- Shelby County Council Member, District 2 · November 3, 2026 · Shelby County, Indiana · incumbent