Help Harrison County with Sarah Blessing

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05/31/2026

Basic Requirements to Run for Harrison County Auditor

In Indiana, a county auditor must:
• Be a registered voter.
• Be a resident of Harrison County.
• Continue living in the county while serving.
• Meet the general qualifications for holding elected office in Indiana. 

There is no requirement that the person:
• Have a college degree.
• Have an accounting degree.
• Be a CPA.
• Have previous government experience.
• Have prior auditing experience. 

Many county auditors have accounting, bookkeeping, or government backgrounds, but it is not legally required.

What does the Auditor Actually Do?

The title “auditor” makes people think of financial audits, but in Indiana county government the auditor is really the county’s chief financial officer and record keeper.

Major duties include:
• Keeping the county’s financial records.
• Tracking county revenues and expenditures.
• Processing claims and payments.
• Maintaining appropriation accounts approved by the County Council.
• Working with the County Treasurer.
• Preparing and maintaining tax records and tax duplicates.
• Serving as secretary/clerk for County Commissioners and County Council meetings.
• Helping manage the county budget process.
• Overseeing payroll and many county financial reports. 

In practice, the auditor’s office touches almost every dollar that moves through county government.

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Do They Get Training?

Yes.

Indiana law requires newly elected county auditors to complete training courses through the state. The training is provided through the state’s auditor and local government organizations and covers the duties of the office. Continuing education is also required. 

So someone does not have to know everything on Day One.

That said, the learning curve is steep. A new auditor relies heavily on:
• Chief deputy auditors,
• State Board of Accounts guidance,
• Indiana Association of County Auditors training,
• Existing office staff. 

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What Does the Job Pay?

According to Harrison County’s 2026 salary ordinance, the elected Harrison County Auditor position pays approximately $69,400 per year, plus benefits. 

That is one of the higher-paid elected county offices.

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What Skills Make Someone Successful?

The law doesn’t require them, but the most successful auditors usually have:
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to understand budgets and spreadsheets.
• Good management skills.
• Willingness to ask questions.
• Ability to work with the County Council, Commissioners, Treasurer, Assessor, and State Board of Accounts.
• Strong organizational skills.

Honestly, a person who is organized, willing to learn, and willing to hold people accountable can often do better than someone with accounting credentials who isn’t engaged.

The most important qualification is someone who is willing to dig into the numbers, ask tough questions, and make sure records are accurate and transparent. The technical pieces can be learned through training and experienced staff. 

05/31/2026

Sarah interviews her former neighbor who is a friend and a Republican. They agree that we should stop blaming each other for the problems we have in this country. We should realize who is actually hurting us and work together to vote better. Catch the full show on Project Next where they find common ground and can disagree in a civil matter without tempers.

05/30/2026

Here is why we need someone in Harrison County to step up and run for Auditor.

The County Auditor is a full-time elected job that pays over $69,400 a year, plus benefits. This office is responsible for tracking taxpayer dollars, maintaining accurate financial records, and helping ensure county government operates transparently and responsibly.

Recent State Board of Accounts audit findings identified several significant accounting and reporting problems, including:

• In the 2023 audit, General Fund receipts were understated by $3,305,411.

• In the 2023 audit, the county’s ending cash and investment balances were understated by $3,313,493.

• In the 2023 audit, county capital assets were overstated by $149,894,700 due to accounting errors.

• In the 2023 audit, total investments were understated by $180,886.

• In the 2023 audit, federal grant reporting contained multiple errors, including $601,881 in COVID-related expenditures that were overstated and a $250,000 grant expenditure that was omitted entirely.

• In the 2023 audit, auditors found that $68,308 received by the county in December was not recorded until the following year.

• In the 2023 audit, several county funds showed negative cash balances, including the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Fund, which showed a negative balance of $601,329.

• Auditors also found that required records were missing or not uploaded as required, including board minutes, financial ledgers, receipt records, disbursement records, vendor history, payroll records, salary ordinances, and federal grant documentation.

• Problems with public records and meeting minutes have appeared in multiple audit findings, raising concerns about transparency and documentation.

These reports show taxpayers deserve better accuracy, better recordkeeping, and better oversight.

The Auditor’s job is too important not to have someone who is willing to ask questions and hold everyone accountable. Harrison County needs an Auditor who will follow the facts, ask tough questions, and do what’s right for the community.

If you’ve ever thought about running for office and making a difference, this could be your opportunity.

If you’re interested in learning more about running for Harrison County Auditor, send me a message. I’ll help answer questions, connect you with people who understand the role, and help you get the information you need to get on the ballot this November.

Good government isn’t about politics. It’s about accountability, transparency, and making sure taxpayers can trust their local government.

05/30/2026

Over the past few months, people have reached out about South Harrison logging, Harrison County Hospital, data centers being proposed around Indiana, and many other local issues. Please keep those messages coming. If you contact me privately, I will continue to protect your anonymity.

I also want to ask for your help.

I can’t attend every public meeting. I’m a mom, a wife, and right now my three kids are home for the summer. I’ll be spending time with them, and that means I need the community’s eyes and ears. If you attend a county, city, town, school board, or other public meeting, please consider sending me notes about what happened. I’ll do my best to share upcoming meetings when I know about them.

I also address something important in this video: the misinformation and disinformation that sometimes gets spread about me.

When you shine a light on powerful people, ask questions, request transparency, and share information with the public, some people don’t like it. That’s okay. Holding government accountable is not a bad thing. Asking questions is not a bad thing. Sharing public information is not a bad thing.

To everyone who has defended me online, encouraged me, and reminded others that I’m simply trying to keep residents informed—thank you. Your support means more than you know.

This has never been about me.

It’s about us.

If we want government to listen to the people, then the people have to stay informed, stay engaged, attend meetings, ask questions, and work together.

Thank you for being part of this community. Let’s keep showing up for each other and for Harrison County.

05/29/2026

Explore how political extremism, on both the far-left and far-right, can lead to smaller tents and the erosion of freedoms. We discuss the importance of listening to diverse news and understanding different perspectives, even in Australia. Catch the full show where Sarah interviews Kelly who left MAGA to see why she left and why it was hard getting out.

If anyone goes to this, please message me if you hear anything that may be of importance. I need the community’s help to...
05/28/2026

If anyone goes to this, please message me if you hear anything that may be of importance.

I need the community’s help to fix our county. We all need to get just a tad more active if we are going to shape a local government that listens to us. Because right now…just a few voices are being heard. And those people DO NOT CARE ABOUT US.

Love to you all. 💛🧡💙🩷🩵❤️💚💜

05/27/2026

Sarah interviews the founders of Secular Education Association about the recent arrests from former LifeWise employees of s*x crimes against minors. Find out how we protect our kids from this group and others on the latest Project Next show.

Most people in Harrison County have probably started hearing about “data centers,” but many people still don’t really kn...
05/27/2026

Most people in Harrison County have probably started hearing about “data centers,” but many people still don’t really know what they are.

A data center is basically a giant building full of computers and servers that power the internet, AI, cloud storage, social media, and Big Tech companies.

And they are spreading across Indiana very quickly.

Right now, I have not found proof that a giant AI data center is officially planned for Harrison County.

But I have found that Amazon already built a major sortation and shipping facility near the Lanesville interchange, and Harrison County invested in roads and infrastructure tied to that development. That’s part of why many residents are worried more large industrial tech projects could eventually come here too.

Across Indiana, Amazon and other tech companies are investing billions of dollars into huge new data center campuses.

The problem is that these huge facilities use massive amounts of electricity and water. Some can use millions of gallons of water every day just to keep the computers cool.

That affects all of us.

It can put stress on our electric grid.
It can raise energy costs for families.
It can hurt our air and water.
And it can change rural communities forever.

What makes people even more frustrated is the secrecy.

Many times, local communities don’t even know:
• what company is behind the project,
• how much water it will use,
• how much electricity it will need,
• or what tax breaks are being handed out.

Sometimes officials even sign confidentiality agreements so the public cannot fully see what is happening until it is almost too late to stop it.

That is not how government should work.

The people who live in a community should have a voice BEFORE giant industrial projects are approved.

Right now, Indiana leaders are making it easier for these corporations to move in while regular people are left out of the conversation.

That has to change.

Here’s what I think we should do in Indiana government — and I believe people from both political parties should work together to make it happen:

✅ More transparency
✅ More public meetings
✅ Environmental studies before approval
✅ Protection for our water and farmland
✅ Protection from higher utility bills
✅ Full disclosure about tax breaks and deals
✅ Stronger local control so communities can actually say yes or no

Technology is important.
But so are people.

Clean water matters.
Affordable electricity matters.
Healthy communities matter.

And Harrison County families deserve to know what is happening BEFORE decisions are made behind closed doors.

Research and documentation:
• Amazon confirmed construction of a large sortation/shipping facility in Harrison County near the Lanesville interchange. 
• Indiana has seen massive recent expansion of data center projects, including Amazon Web Services announcing multi-billion-dollar investments in northern Indiana. 
• Reporting and public discussions across Indiana have raised concerns about secrecy, shell companies, water usage, tax incentives, and electric grid impacts tied to large data center developments. 

05/25/2026

Kelly very honestly shares about how her and her family celebrated when Trump won his first election. She even almost attended the inauguration in 2016. Today she is embarrassed and realizes her fall into Christian Nationalism got her to believe things that were not true.

Also, so many were tricked by Trump's words that he would take on corruption. Catch the full show on Project Next where Sarah interviews her friends that left MAGA.

05/23/2026

Last night at North Harrison’s graduation, I sat in a packed gym full of love, pride, music, family, and community.

My 16-year-old son played in the band. His sweet girlfriend sang in the choir. My best friend’s daughter gave one of the commencement speeches. One of my son’s percussion mentors gave the other.

And honestly… it was beautiful.

The choir was incredible. The band was amazing. Every time another student walked across that stage, the crowd erupted in applause because every single child mattered.

That’s what public schools are.

They are not just buildings.
They are communities.
They are where our children grow up together.
They are where rural Indiana comes together.

And that’s why what is happening to public education in Indiana matters so much.

Since Indiana’s voucher program began in 2011, more than $2 billion in public money has been diverted into private voucher programs. This year alone, Indiana is spending nearly HALF A BILLION dollars on vouchers.

Now politicians have expanded vouchers even further so families can qualify regardless of income.

They call it “school choice.”

But here in rural Indiana, many of us do not have elite private schools or charter schools nearby. Our communities depend on strong public schools that serve EVERY child.

Public schools are where kids learn music.
Where they find mentors.
Where they build lifelong friendships.
Where communities gather to celebrate moments like graduation night.

Last night reminded me exactly what is worth fighting for.

No matter your political party, we should be able to agree on this:
Our children deserve strong public schools.
Our teachers deserve support.
And rural communities deserve leaders who will protect the schools that hold us together.

We cannot quietly let public education be weakened while politicians hope nobody notices.

Because we notice.
And our kids deserve better.

Sources for the statewide figures include the Indiana Department of Education Choice Scholarship Program, Chalkbeat Indiana reporting on voucher costs, and Indiana Coalition for Public Education voucher tracking.

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