Darren Vogt
Republican · IN · Secretary, Northwest Allen County Schools Board of School Trustees
Darren Vogt is secretary of the Northwest Allen County Schools board, an aide to U.S. Senator Jim Banks, and a former Allen County Council president. He owns a real estate business and has stressed reading and writing basics and a full audit of state spending.
Where Darren Vogt stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Education Quality (2 records), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 3 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Moved to make about 150 Carroll High School students who live within a mile of school walk instead of ride the bus. The change cut the need for about two bus routes to save money after voters rejected the district's 2025 tax request. The board approved it 5-0.
July 20, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nacs.community.highbond.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 3 oppose
Moved to make about 150 Carroll High School students who live within a mile of school walk instead of ride the bus. The change cut the need for about two bus routes to save money after voters rejected the district's 2025 tax request. The board approved it 5-0.
July 20, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: nacs.community.highbond.com
Moved to adopt the district's 2026 budget and property tax rates. The board approved it 4-0.
October 6, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: nacs.community.highbond.com
Moved to hire construction managers for two new buildings: a career and technical school (Weigand) and a bus and transportation center (FCI). The board approved it.
March 10, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: nacs.community.highbond.com
Moved to approve the 2023-24 teacher contract. It raised starting teacher pay from $44,500 to $46,500 and gave eligible teachers raises of about 5.6% to 9.5%. The board approved it.
October 30, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: nacs.community.highbond.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 2 support
Moved to add new Carroll High School courses for the 2024-25 school year, including more career and technical classes. The board approved it.
November 27, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nacs.community.highbond.com
Moved to approve the 2023-24 teacher contract. It raised starting teacher pay from $44,500 to $46,500 and gave eligible teachers raises of about 5.6% to 9.5%. The board approved it.
October 30, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nacs.community.highbond.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Moved to hire construction managers for two new buildings: a career and technical school (Weigand) and a bus and transportation center (FCI). The board approved it.
March 10, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: nacs.community.highbond.com
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Was elected secretary of the Northwest Allen County Schools board for 2025.
January 13, 2025
Source: nacs.community.highbond.com
Asked the board to redraw its member residency districts, because the townships they follow have very different populations. He said the districts should be more equal in population.
January 29, 2024
Source: journalgazette.net
Moved to put off a request to send a Carroll High School librarian to the Indiana Library Federation's yearly conference. The motion passed 3-1, with Kristi Schlatter voting no.
July 24, 2023
Source: nacs.community.highbond.com
Served with Kristi Schlatter on the school board's two-member policy committee. On June 26, 2023, the board approved the committee's plan to hire a law firm to review and update all board policies.
June 26, 2023
Source: nacs.community.highbond.com
Spoke in favor of letting school board races carry party labels (House Bill 1428). He said a party name gives voters some idea of where candidates stand. He called the bill's plan to let each district decide by public vote a "great idea."
February 18, 2023
Source: journalgazette.net
Received the endorsement of the group Purple for Parents of Indiana in his 2022 race for the Northwest Allen County Schools board.
October 26, 2022
Source: journalgazette.net
Past race Darren Vogt ran in:
- Northwest Allen County Schools Board of School Trustees At Large (District 4) · November 3, 2026 · Northwest Allen County Schools, Indiana · incumbent