U.S. House · Indiana's 3rd District
Phillip Beachy
CandidateIND
- Race
- U.S. House · Indiana's 3rd District
- Result
- Marlin A. Stutzman, projected winner
- Opponents
- Marlin A. Stutzman (R); Kelly Thompson (D)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did7 statements · 0 votes
I believe we can balance the budget with a 50% top marginal rate if we get rid of loopholes. My rates would only affect the 10%.
Raise taxes on high earners or corporations
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 3
2026-11-03
| Marlin A. Stutzman R | incumbent |
| Kelly Thompson D | challenger |
| Phillip Beachy IND | challenger |
Independent write-in candidate; also ran as a write-in in 2024
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
I believe we can balance the budget with a 50% top marginal rate if we get rid of loopholes. My rates would only affect the 10%.
Says the budget could be balanced with a 50% top marginal tax rate, closing loopholes, affecting only the top 10% of earners.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Says raising the minimum wage to the inflation-adjusted equivalent of 1974 levels (about $12.50) would help younger workers and Social Security solvency.
Documented position[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Provide Medicare for all
Lists providing Medicare for all among his policy goals and describes a "Universal Medicare" plan on his campaign site.[4][5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
End fossil fuel use
Lists ending fossil fuel use among the immediate steps he says should be taken on climate change.[6]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Zelman v. Simmons-Harris -end school vouchers
Lists overturning Zelman v. Simmons-Harris, the Supreme Court decision on school vouchers, among decisions he wants the courts to reverse.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
End aid to Israel.
Lists ending aid to Israel among the actions he says "we must" take.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
End tariff war so we can rebuild our grain export markets.
Lists ending the tariff war among his farm policy proposals.[7]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Phillip Beachy, an independent write-in candidate, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Indiana's 3rd Congressional District to Marlin Stutzman. A Fort Wayne native, he is a semi-retired carpenter and refrigeration technician who owns EcoThunder Refrigeration, and he was also a write-in candidate for U.S. Senate in 2024.[1][2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Beachy was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and graduated from Woodland High School. He works as a semi-retired carpenter and refrigerator technician and owns EcoThunder Refrigeration.[1] He appeared as an independent write-in candidate in the 2024 U.S. Senate election in Indiana, receiving 168 votes.[1] He lost to Marlin Stutzman, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[2]
In their own words
Priorities
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Stricter gun laws
“District of Columbia v. Heller -return gun control to the states”[4]
On his campaign site, in a list of court decisions he wants overturned
- Protect legal access to abortion
“Dobbs v. Jackson WHO -respect rights of privacy and self defense”[4]
On his campaign site, in a list of court decisions he wants overturned
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/phillip-beachy
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Phillip Beachy · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
- 2.U.S. House · Indiana's 3rd District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 3.Phillip Beachy · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
- 4.Project 2029 · Phil Beachy for Congress campaign website Candidate's own words
- 5.Universal Medicare · Phil Beachy for Congress campaign website Candidate's own words
- 6.Climate Change · Phil Beachy for Congress campaign website Candidate's own words
- 7.Farm Policy · Phil Beachy for Congress campaign website Candidate's own words