Engling Targets Out of State Cash in Indiana Vote
The GOP nominee for Secretary of State cites Illinois funding and plans an Inspector General audit to address issues left by the previous administration.
By Ayanda Kaminski ·
Indiana Secretary of State candidate Max Engling accused out of state interests of flooding the race with money to influence the outcome. He named Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and East Coast billionaires as the primary sources of funding for negative attacks against him.
Engling made the comments on WIBC 93.1 FM during his final campaign stops before Election Day. He said the opposition is trying to import Chicago style governance into Indiana. "If my opponent is willing to lie about me for things that are public record… he’s certainly going to be willing to lie about other things in the office," Engling said.
The candidate plans to launch a formal Inspector General audit if he wins the office. He described this move as a way to root out institutional problems that remain from the Diego Morales administration. Engling criticized his opponent for proposing to use an uncredentialed political friend for the review instead of a legal oversight body.
He pointed to specific examples of what he considers mismanagement under the current leadership. "From the outside, I can see what anybody else can see: hiring of relatives and a chief of staff who was registered to vote when they were not a U.S. citizen," Engling told analyst Tony Katz.
Road safety and election integrity are the two main concerns driving voter support for Engling. He pledged to crack down on fraudulent trucking LLCs that use state registrations to put unlicensed drivers on Indiana highways. These companies often dissolve after major wrecks to avoid legal accountability.
Tony Katz noted on air that the race has become rougher than typical Indiana politics. He attributed this shift to the clear faults and failings of incumbent Diego Morales. Grassroots Republicans ousted Morales at the state convention before selecting Engling as their nominee.
Engling said he did not expect the campaign to become this contentious. He views the election as a choice between competence and a political circus. Polls opened across Indiana on November 2, 2026, with voters deciding on the constitutional seat.
Source: WIBC
