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Max Engling

Max Engling

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Overview

Current rolePolitical staffer

PartyRepublican

Political ideologyConservative Republican

LocationIndiana

BackgroundPolitical staffer

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EducationIndiana University — Bachelor's (Political Science/Psychology) (2010)

Notable personal detailsMax Engling is the Republican nominee for Indiana Secretary of State in the 2026 general election, selected at the Indiana Republican Party’s convention in Fort Wayne on June 20, 2026. He previously ran for U.S. House in Indiana’s 5th congressional district in 2024 and filed with the FEC as a House candidate. Engling has worked as a staffer for U.S. Sen. Jim Banks and has held multiple staff roles connected to the U.S. House of Representatives, including positions with the Committee on House Administration.

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Positions

LiberalConservative

Economy & Taxes

Supports keeping recent federal tax cuts in place, simplifying and flattening the tax code, and repealing the estate tax; emphasizes lower taxes to keep rates down for individuals and businesses.

Healthcare

Supports market-oriented reforms such as allowing small businesses to buy insurance across state lines, expanding use of Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs), fostering private-sector innovation, and reducing waste, fraud, and abuse in the system.

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Immigration & Border

Supports strong enforcement-first immigration policies including finishing the border wall, fully resourcing border agents, stopping incentives for migrants, and deporting people in the country illegally; allows limited, vetted legal immigration only after the border is secured.

Abortion & Reproductive Rights

The candidate is aligned with pro‑life organizations and activities and has stated support for protecting the unborn. He has participated in the Indianapolis March for Life and lists affiliations with Indiana Right to Life and other anti‑abortion groups. These positions indicate a strongly conservative stance on abortion and reproductive rights.

Climate & Energy

The candidate rejects that man-made climate change requires urgent U.S. action and identifies oil, liquefied natural gas, and coal as the most reliable and affordable energy sources, while expressing skepticism about large-scale climate spending and U.S.-led regulation. The candidate also endorses market-driven nuclear options (small modular reactors) only if the market supports them.

Public Safety & Guns

Advocates for broad, uncompromising protection of the Second Amendment and prioritizes defending gun rights. No public evidence of support for new gun restrictions was found.

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