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Ryan Mears

Ryan Mears

Democratic · Indiana · 2026

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Marion County Prosecuting AttorneyIndiana · 2026Marion County sample ballot

Top priorities

  • Expand community-based violence prevention programs and specialized units addressing violent crime
  • Continue the office's Conviction Integrity Unit reviewing past convictions
  • Balance accountability for serious offenses with community trust-building

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Ryan Mears has served as Marion County Prosecuting Attorney since 2019, when Democratic precinct committee members chose him to succeed Terry Curry; he won his first full term in 2022, according to WFYI. He is a trial attorney who created Indiana's first Conviction Integrity Unit within the prosecutor's office to review potentially wrongful convictions, per his campaign site.

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Profile facts follow official election office filings and the sources cited in each biography. Roster last verified October 1, 2026. Official sources are the final word on who appears on your ballot.

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