Hamilton County IN Democratic Party Chair. 1st Dem elected by city of Fishers 2019. City Council At-Large 2020-23. State Senate candidate 2022. Tweets are mine.
You think you will stand taller by stomping others down? No!
You become strong and heard and valued from within. And your superpowers grow when you actively boost others up.
To the local members of Moms For Liberty, our neighbors, I say this: Your Hitler rally cry is repulsive. Our community will not be undone by your poison.
@johngreen
As a Fishers City Council member, I have fought back with citizens against the ridiculous censorship by Hamilton East Public Library board. Our community does NOT support this!
@johngreen
, please help us put TFIOS back on the teen shelf where it belongs!
varej
@fishers
.in.us
@johngreen
@FishersIN
@NoblesvilleIN
@johngreen
, thank you for reprimanding the Hamilton East Public Library board. If the board’s “inappropriate content” reviews continue, THOUSANDS of YA books will be reshelved as adult fiction! This is censorship motivated by board members’ political ambition. Thank you for
Fishers community, you gotta read this book.
In its height, KKK disguised hate as "morality" and controlled public libraries, schools, churches, local government and neighborhoods across the US.
Hamilton County IN broke the KKK in 1925.
🚨 What must Hamilton County do NOW to
"My name is Jocelyn Vare. I am an at-large member of the Fishers City Council. I'm the first Democrat elected by the city of Fishers. Fishers has grown to be the 6th largest city in Indiana. It used to be a GOP stronghold but in the recent May primary, 47% of Fishers citizens
Fishers is one of the few cities in Indiana where the GOP is losing ground, quickly!
🟢 I’m Fishers first elected Democrat and I’m running for re-election.
🔴 Those who see me as a threat are just fearful of Fishers’ inevitable beautiful future as a diverse balanced community.
Call me Leftist, or Woke, or Extreme Liberal. No offense taken! I’m an Indiana Democrat who fights for good govt, sensible gun legislation, women making own body decisions, library books staying put, protecting public schools and treating ALL* with kindness.
*excludes bullies
🙂 Fishers is for everyone. 🙂
Our community has earned an unwelcoming reputation lately. But these incidents do not represent us. We must prove this together now with our kind hearts, inclusive deeds, gentle words -and maybe even these cute little stickers.
Thank you to all the voters, volunteers, supporters and hard workers! I am especially thankful for the resounding approval of the HSE Schools referendum last night! I sincerely congratulate each of the winners of the 2023 Fishers municipal election. Although I conclude my
In 2019, I was told repeatedly that a Democrat couldn’t win an election here in Fishers. I won. Now four years later, Dem Voters prove that their voice is equal to the Republicans in Fishers.
🔔 Now, let’s all use our strong voice for to do some good in Fishers. 🔔
#VoteVare
Fishers, please give an ear to our neighbor, Norma Johnson, who spoke after the HSE School Board resigned Dr Stokes as our Superintendent.
She passionately explains why Dr Stokes' hiring was so meaningful and today's outcome is so harmful to our community.
Thank you, Dr Stokes.
This will happen in Indiana too. Elected officials take control over women’s bodies.
There’s no “baby to save,” her pregnancy has a fatal diagnosis.
But TX Attorney General argues that she does not qualify for an abortion.
Our community is breaking. Some powerful ones in Fishers ignited extreme, disruptive policy to fire up their base. They dismiss (and remove!) citizens who oppose their policy. But ALL citizens matter! Healing can begin when we elect brave leaders who listen and compromise.
What just happened at the HEPL library board meeting here in Fishers is unconscionable. The Chair just abused her power to weaponize the police against a man who spoke against their book ban censorship with a tone and literal Bible thumping she didn't like.
How in the world can Fishers uphold the "smart, vibrant and entrepreneurial city" vision while under extreme social conservatives' control? Is that even possible?
YOU did this! Did any of our GOP electeds defend public library? Nope. The zealous book banners retreated because CITIZENS activated, used their voices, relentless!
@johngreen
amplified, I went toe-to-toe w Micah, but it was YOU. 🇺🇸Keep it up. VOTE🇺🇸
It's finally time for me to block. I am not required to endure non-stop venom. I am here because I want to be accessible to constituents and voters. But I can't do that effectively here anymore with these kids around.
-Litgator_rage
-Jchuston (Dr Pwadway)
-Tac1991 (Home of the
🦚 Now do you see that this has nothing to do with books? 🦚
@MicahBeckwith
is peacocking to attract the attention of GOP insiders. He is NOT trying to serve Indiana voters - because Micah Beckwith is NOT running for Lieutenant Governor.
No, he is running to be the Republican
🟢 As a Fishers City Councilor, I have been advocating for Fishers' public library books for 1-1/2 years. Now, let’s make Fishers a city we can all be proud of! I hope that I can earn your vote on Nov 7th. Thank you.
🛑 One of my GOP opponents running against me for my
Mr Carmichael,
I am happy to reply to you, thank you for reaching out. You are welcome to broadcast my reply in your blog or your social media posts as presented here.
I do not want minors to consume material that depicts erotic behavior and is intended to cause sexual
Fishers citizens, please promise me that you’ll actually go vote in November. For the sake of our community, don’t sit out an election ever again.
#VoteNov7
As a former school board member for
@HSESchools
and a 23 year resident of Fishers, I’m tired of the HSE School Board making the front page of the Indianapolis Star for the wrong reasons. The focus should be on the academic excellence of our schools, not the antics of the board.
In 2020, Indiana’s voter turnout was 46th in the country. In 2022, it was 50th.
A new report attributes this in part to several policy choices:
❌ lack of automatic voter registration
❌ absentee voting restrictions
❌ only 12 hours of Election Day voting
My kids are late 20s and independent. Today was special, they were both here in Fishers. This city will always be their “hometown.” I want them to be proud of Fishers! I bet you want your kids to be proud of their hometown too. So let’s all work on that for them, okay? 💜
I didn’t lose my voice to advocate for our neighbors. And you didn’t lose yours. 📢 I’ll keep working for you until Fishers residents receive the service, info, truth & transparency they deserve from our lawmakers, county govt, mayor, city council, school board, library board.
Step 1 Read this complete portrait of Moms For Liberty Hamilton County/Fishers One/Unify Fishers. Step 2 Use your superpowers to boost those who honor our neighbors and care to listen and empathize with them. Step 3. Dismiss those who don’t.
It’s back-to-school chaos for all Fishers families right now. But when you come up for air, this news story needs 5 minutes of your attention. And then I’ll be back soon to remind you to Vote this Nov. That’s how we fix this.
How can our city government, public library and school board make good decisions for our community when citizen voices are silenced, ignored or avoided?
Fishers, this is why you need city councilors who stand up to do the right thing, no matter the consequences.
🛑 In 2021, I disagreed that $ seized from suspects should pay for police dept needed equipment. Cash reserves is the most responsible funding source! No surprise, GOP
Standing together to support HSE Schools with
@mccormickforgov
, Indiana’s strongest public school advocate! Your 8 Democratic candidates in Fishers ask you to VOTE YES for HSE referendum.
#VoteYesHSE
Fishers, political ambition is hijacking your public library and targeting the library director. She is our true public servant!
I support Director Waterman and we all see that our community does too.
$2.9 BILLION in state reserves is not "healthy." It is the fat of the long-unchecked GOP supermajority that Overtaxes & Underserves Hoosiers.
Instead, Indiana could do all this for Hoosiers 👇
The 2023 fiscal closeout shows Indiana is in a strong position to invest responsibly in Hoosiers. Instead of hoarding taxpayer dollars, we could:
🏥 Bolster mental & public health
📚 Fully fund public schools
🚗 Repair our roads
🏠 Help Hoosiers w/ rising rents & property taxes
I got the message. The GOP’s grip on Hamilton County Indiana is threatened by Democrats like us. That’s why they try to beat us down. That’s why we don’t give up.
(Also, parody accounts are silly)
Hey Fishers, here’s some good news! Jennifer McCormick is running for Indiana Governor in 2024. She puts Hoosiers First. I support
@mccormickforgov
because she advocates for public schools and puts Hoosier Kids First!
Estimated 1,098 women were raped and became pregnant in Indiana since state banned abortion 4 months ago. We were told ban has exception for rape. But are these women really able to access the care they deserve?
Wow! In 2023 Fishers Primary Election, for the first time ever -
The number of Democratic Voters are almost equal to the number of Republican Voters!
Voter partisan split is right down the middle. Political balance. 💜
Fishers Primary final results are not yet official. Less
BALANCE AND COMPASSION IS OUR PATH FORWARD
⚖️ Yes, you can feel uncomfortable about sex scenes in YA books AND want books to stay put in the public library's Young Adult section.
⚖️ You can have concerns about classroom discussions of today's world views AND support a referendum
Hoosiers want legal cannabis. And they also want sensible gun safety legislation, well-funded public schools, and reproductive health freedom. Why doesn’t the Republican statehouse supermajority listen to Hoosiers?
I promise you, the Democrats do.
The voices of Hoosiers should ALWAYS outweigh the personal desires of legislators. Every member of our General Assembly was elected to serve and deliver the policies OUR CITIZENS WANT.
Well—Hoosiers want legal cannabis! It's time to stop blocking the will of the people.
This sends a message to people outside of Fishers that they are not welcomed here. Our Fishers community is better than this. But our city government is not. Let’s change that.
#VoteNov7
Fishers friends, you know me & I know you. I need to give it to you straight… Fishers One has easily disrupted our public library and our public schools because you didn’t vote. 🇺🇸 Vote May 2 or Early Vote. Choose a Dem ballot. 🇺🇸 We must PROVE that Fishers is the diverse,
FACT: 47% of voters chose the Democratic ballot in Fishers primary election in May 2023. Fishers One has NOT earned the support of the community at large. But they are coming in hot, disrupting our schools, library and discourse like they own the place.
47% of us is a lot of
Sadly, Fishers will make headlines again today. Our community is lacking GOOD Local Government! Good Govt listens to different perspectives, honors open door transparency, welcomes public comment with patience & understanding. Good Govt serves citizens and can unify our city. You
No, $2.9 BILLION in state reserves is not "healthy."
It is the fat of the long-unchecked GOP supermajority that Overtaxes & Underserves Hoosiers.
It is shameful.
1/3 Regarding the 2023 state fiscal year close-out with $2.9 billion in reserves. | I commend our fiscal leaders who have ensured the state can meet the needs of Hoosiers, pay down debt while maintaining a healthy reserve.
Fishers is becoming the balanced community we always knew we were. Look at the difference in just one year!
The upcoming election is crucial for the future of our city. We must approve the HSE Schools referendum, elect the first Democratic City Clerk and rebalance city gov’t to
Almost 4 years ago, Fishers city council became bipartisan for the very first time. I was an outsider and a challenge to the way it has always been. I've been frozen out and shushed. But my responsibility is to our residents, so I will never remain silent when something or
One week later, the meeting minutes from the Fishers City Council meeting are still MIA. You cannot access this information. This is in violation of Open Door Law. 🔐 This is why Fishers needs JANET PRITCHETT FOR FISHERS CITY CLERK.
The city clerk is the one responsible for citizens getting access to information. Today in Fishers, we do not have access to the information that we deserve. We do not have information about a City Council meeting that happened LAST WEEK.
2/
Another tip of the hat to
@johngreen
, who is amplifying the Fishers community’s voice!
#HEPL
Board of Trustees can save the day. They can choose to support Library Director and cancel the teen book policy immediately. -Or they can choose to keep ignoring you, taxpaying readers.
The important thing to me with the
#HEPL
crisis is that 1. the library director not be punished for doing her job, and 2. the policy be walked back and the YA books return to the YA shelves. Grateful to all those working to bring about an end to this madness--and for the record,
Indiana State Rep Jim Lucas (R) flashed his gun at students while debating gun safety with them at Statehouse. One student reacted, "Nothing about someone carrying a gun makes me feel safe. It makes me feel threatened."
Lucas shrugged. YOU VOTE.
While Fishers GOP spends $$$ to keep telling absurd lies about me, I’m working to make Fishers a city we can all be proud of. 🙂
👇The latest lie that Fishers GOP told about me is 🙄
🙁Disappointed that majority of HSE Schools board refused to renew some administrators’ contracts as typical. These admins include CFO, COO, CEIO (DEI)! Clumsy actions behind closed doors are never fiscally responsible. I feel that community is losing confidence in the majority
5 - Jocelyn Vare
@VareForFishers
- speaking for 2 yr admin contracts. Dad was an admin & she remembers when his contract was renewed. These disruptions harm the families. They want stability. Ppl are simply asking them to check themselves and support HSE Schools and admins.
💜 Celebrating Hope with Prevail! I am a domestic violence survivor and I am grateful for Hamilton County’s organization that provides services and support. Prevail put their arms around 3100 individuals last year. 💜
As a Fishers City Council member for almost 4 years, I’ve seen how a GOP supermajority in city government lacks accountability and hides the truth from you. As a Democrat, I keep our government honest because I serve YOU and not the political power players. I challenge Mayor
This is undeniable: Fishers municipal elections were very close and the outcomes were affected by poor voter turnout and GOP’s Nasty Attacks & Big $$$$$. 💜As a community, we know that we are better than this. That’s why I have hope for Fishers Indiana still! 💜
Today, I kicked off my re-election campaign for Fishers City Council! When I was elected, it was the first time our community had bi-partisan city government. After three years as an At-Large member of the City Council, I am here to tell you this... 1/2
Q: Your city has been taken over by Moms For Liberty/Fishers One. Meanwhile, your city GOP leaders stay silent about the takeover. Dems strongly denounce and get to work defending our community. What do YOU do?
A: VOTE.
@milesforcarmel
@SueFinkam
Thank you for standing up against hate; we cannot allow them to infiltrate here and take over our city like they've done to Fishers.
🚨 FISHERS PARENTS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS 🚨
Please help your student be a voter! It is an unfriendly and clunky process. But we need their YES votes to pass HSE Schools referendum!
A pdf form needs to be filled out by your student, signed and emailed in by OCT 26 to receive an
You can no longer request an absentee ballot online in Indiana
It was very easy to do this before (although you had to meet one of the criteria)
Now you have to print a pdf, fill it out, and mail it in
@cdiegomorales
I’d love to hear why you made this change
🌶️ Dem Candidates like me are not the victims of the Hamilton Co Indiana GOP Machine. You are. They make the community distasteful & toxic, hoping that you just check out. This vile torrent isn’t designed to win your vote. It’s designed to REMOVE YOUR VOTE.
When citizens don’t vote, all of our elected officials can easily overstep their bounds! They can feel big power because they have no accountability. Fishers residents, YOU are the checks & balances. Get your voice heard right now - and plan to vote on Nov 7.
🚨🚨🚨
There is a
Everyone sees it. Democrat and Independent voters in Fishers are improving local govt and making our city more balanced.
(But Fishers One & the good ole GOP power players don’t like it one bit.)
The Fishers One school board members resign our HSE School Superintendent, just like they told us they would.
🍎 But this is not the last word. Fishers will VOTE on Nov 7th and VOTE YES FOR HSE SCHOOLS. 🍎
This madness in Fishers will stop when the GOP leaders, like our Mayor, loudly speak out against this behavior. OR, when our citizens elect several new leaders who will serve with a responsible, moderate hand and a heart for all.
#VoteNov7
🇺🇸 Don't sit this one out, Fishers. VOTE Nov 7th. 🇺🇸
Did you know? The current majority of the HSE School Board was NOT elected by a majority of the community.
-Only 47% of Fishers residents voted in 2022.
-53% of Fishers registered voters didn’t vote at all.
The current
Listen, it’s not easy being a Democratic woman in Indiana. But today, it was a celebration!
I am proud to join the
@inwomenforward
sisterhood. I stand tall with over 100 Democratic women who serve and make our state better for everyone.
When I say Fishers One is damaging
@HSESchools
and the Fishers community, this is what I am talking about. City leaders who stay silent about Fishers One are also to blame! Meanwhile some of us will do the work to repair Fishers and stand up for all kids. And you’ll do good work
Extreme Indiana GOP panders to their Moms For Liberty crew & targets those who the community holds most dear: teachers, librarians, our fellow neighbors.
Will Hamilton County really allow this?
UPDATE! Hopefully, Indiana's online absentee application will be reinstated and available to voters by Sept 26. Without this online method, voters need to fill out a hard copy application and email or snail mail so that it is received by Oct 26 to be able to vote absentee.
We have been told that the Secretary of State office will have the online absentee ballot applications available September 26th. We have yet to confirm this date, but we will update as soon as we have confirmation 🤞🏼
Fishers, you deserve representatives in city government who work for YOU! Take a look at all 8 Fishers Democratic candidates. We are out meeting, listening & learning from citizens. We are working to serve, even when it is 🥵!
@VareForFishers
@hlstevenson2
@jmpritchett
Bill
June is
#PrideMonth
! To our friends of the LGBTQ+ community, celebrate! You are seen, heard and valued, every month. You are adored for exactly who you are. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
I pledge to do everything I can to create a welcoming city for all.
Extreme GOP Agenda continues to harm Hoosiers.
New Statehouse bill would end gay marriage in Indiana.
Sensible compassionate 21st Century people (read: Democrats) ready to oppose.
The decompensation of the Republican Party is ugly and desperate. So desperate that it’s tainted local races. It’s not just Fishers. It’s happening in rural, suburban and in large cities across Indiana. We deserve better. Vote for VARE!!!
Hey Fishers, these are the candidates for city office who want to make local government work better for you. They are Democrats.
#VoteDMay2
@HamCoDemsIN
@INDems
Does this explain why, here in Fishers…?
▪️We can’t cross SR37 at 141st
▪️We pay food & bev tax now
▪️1000 YA library books were banned from TeenZone
▪️4 top admins left HSE Schools this year
▪️Fishers has developed like this
▪️We don’t have Fishers Freedom Festival anymore 😥
Hey, Straight Ticket Voters! Not so fast! In Fishers, you have to MANUALLY VOTE for 2 for City Council At-Large and Yes for HSE School referendum renewal.
It’s official! Today I’m honored to have filed for candidacy alongside my friends and fellow Hoosier Democrats. Together, let’s make positive change happen in Indiana! Link in bio if you’d like to contribute.
#HoosierDemocrats
#INHD5
8/17/23 10:30am --- Fishers City Govt routinely lacks transparency and does not fulfill Open Door Law! There are no minutes/memo from July City Council meeting available. No agenda posted for this Monday Aug 21 City Council meeting yet. This is typical and unacceptable! 🇺🇸 When
🛑 There are library board members who are intent on disrupting our public library for their own political ambitions. Don’t let them. 🛑
TODAY. Send your support of Hamilton East Public Library Executive Director and the librarians who serve ALL of us in Fishers & Noblesville
When less than half of Fishers votes, election outcomes do not reflect the community. VOTE THIS TIME.
🔴 Fishers in 2022:
Moms For Liberty/Fishers One sweep school board.
A conservative red outcome. 47% voter turnout.
🟣 Fishers in 2020:
Only 157 votes separated Trump from
🚧 I am a multi-tasker. So, yes, let's also take a look at Fishers roads.🚧
State Road 37 improvement project in Fishers began in 2019. The completed interchanges are great! But 141st St is not completed as promised and worse now than before. The project is overall $40M over
Like many kids who grew up here, my daughter was a Fishers HS Marching Tiger! On Thanksgiving morning, we will celebrate our community being represented on national TV. Congratulations to the musicians, performers, coaches, band parents - past & present! We are so proud of you
I'll be back in my beloved hometown of South Bend and cheer on my dad as he is inducted in the SB Community Hall of Fame! He is being recognized for his service to community &
@SouthBendCSC
. I am a lucky one to have this guy as my father and mentor - but thankfully, never my
FOR FISHERS CITY COUNCIL AT-LARGE,
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS VOTE FOR TWO! ✅ ✅ 🔲
- Jocelyn Vare is the first Democrat elected to Fishers City Council and this year she is running for re-election to continue serving you.
- Howard Stevenson is a Democrat running alongside Jocelyn
We needed a bigger driveway to accommodate all the Democratic voters who came out this evening! Rep GiaQuinta is the Indiana House Democratic Leader and he came to Fishers to support our local Dem candidates tonight, Wow!
L to R: Bill Stuart,
@hlstevenson2
,
@VareForFishers
,
I’m worried for our Fishers community. Rising hostility between neighbors- on our roads, on social media, in public meetings, in local politics, etc. This hostility is not the byproduct of a growing community. This is a CHOICE. We can choose to be better.
The challenger for my re-election to Fishers City Council is Tiffanie Ditlevson, who enthusiastically supported the teen book policy that relocated 1300 books to adult section and cost $$$.
🚨 NOW will you be a voter? 🚨 “Fishers One” was promoted by Fox News as the trainer of candidates intent on disrupting HSE Schools. Their plan worked, they gained control & generated chaos. Now, empowered and loud Fishers One is targeting Fishers City Council. Is THIS the future
#FishersOne
knows that you don’t vote in local elections. So, they’ve easily influenced Fishers city govt, school board, library board. 🇺🇸 The antidote to FishersOne and fortification of HSE schools is Get Out The Vote this Nov. 🇺🇸
Fishers folks.
Listen up.
You voted in
#FISHERSONE
school board members who are in real time destroying your schools.
#FISHERSONE
city council candidate Tiffanie Ditlevson will do the same to your city.
Shining the light on your local “Moms for Purity” and challenging their extremism is one of the best ways to support your teachers, public library staff, neighbors and community.
🏠 📚 🏫 🫱🫲
I will not vote for any elected official or anyone seeking election that aligns themselves with this group of extremists. Teachers and library staff are not groomers and deserve our respect.
Count on it. Fishers citizens & students spring into action, squash leaders’ selfish motives and correct bad policy!👏
HEPL library teen book ban is over, all those board members are now out. Reminds me of how citizens activated to fix HSE Schools’ 2019 nondiscrimination policy.
✅ So why should you vote to re-elect Jocelyn Vare for Fishers City Council? Because she keeps her promises to citizens, is fiscally conservative and makes Fishers a better place for all! ✅
Here's one specific example. Click the link for more details & videos.
🚨 Disruptive Fishers Library board member Micah Beckwith has endorsed 3 candidates for Fishers City Council, including 2 of my opponents. If Micah cares this much about your City Council, so should you! 🚨
Learn about your candidates here.
🏆 The heroes are the many citizens who spoke up & made others aware, our admirable library director - and the brave library board members who stood strong and achieved solutions.
😢 To the silent city & county leaders who like to say they value Mental Health and abhor culture