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Running for U.S. Representative — Indiana's 3rd District · Primary · November 3, 2026

Phillip Beachy

Fort Wayne semi-retired carpenter and refrigerator technician running as an independent write-in for U.S. Representative in Indiana's 3rd District. FEC records list earlier federal candidacies in 1984, 2022 and 2024, including the 2022 IN-3 Democratic primary.

Independent · Fort Wayne

The 60-second story

Phillip D. "Phil" Beachy is a semi-retired carpenter and refrigerator technician from Fort Wayne running as an independent write-in candidate for U.S. Representative in Indiana's 3rd Congressional District. He owns EcoThunder Refrigeration and previously worked at his family's grocery store for about 40 years.

This is not Beachy's first federal race. Federal Election Commission records list him as a candidate for the U.S. House in 1984, 2022 and 2026 and as a U.S. Senate candidate in 2022 and 2024. In 2022 he ran in the IN-3 Democratic primary won by Gary Snyder. He says he is entirely self-funded, accepts no donations, and is motivated by what he describes as an "obvious lack of intelligence in our congress."

Beachy's platform centers on removing corporate and dark money from politics, protecting Social Security and Medicare from privatization, reforming the tax code to be based on ability to pay, and controlling military waste. He has no party endorsements and minimal campaign infrastructure beyond a personal website and Facebook page.

Quick facts

  • Hometown Fort Wayne, Indiana (Allen County)
  • Grew up Born in Fort Wayne; grew up near Harlan
  • Education Woodlan High School
  • Occupation Semi-retired carpenter; owns EcoThunder Refrigeration
  • Prior career Worked at family grocery store (~40 years)
  • Party Independent (ran as Democrat in 2022 primary)
  • Fundraising Self-funded; accepts no donations
  • Website beachyforcongress.com

Three things voters should know

01

He has filed for federal office five times

Federal Election Commission records list him as a candidate for the U.S. House in 1984, 2022 and 2026 and as a U.S. Senate candidate in 2022 and 2024, including the 2022 IN-3 Democratic primary. He is now making a 2026 independent write-in bid for IN-3. He has not won any of these races.

02

He accepts zero donations

Beachy says he is entirely self-funded and has no donors. No FEC committee filings have been found for his campaign, consistent with a write-in candidate who falls below reporting thresholds.

03

He spent 40 years at his family's grocery

Beachy says he worked at his family's grocery store for about 40 years. He now owns EcoThunder Refrigeration, a small appliance repair business in Fort Wayne.

Biography

Phillip D. Beachy was born at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne in the 1950s and grew up near Harlan in Allen County, Indiana. He attended Woodburn Elementary and Woodlan High School. No college education is listed in his public profiles.

Beachy says he worked at his family's grocery store for about 40 years before turning to carpentry and refrigerator repair work. He currently owns EcoThunder Refrigeration and lives on Constance Avenue in Fort Wayne, within Indiana's 3rd Congressional District.

Federal Election Commission records list him as a candidate for the U.S. House in 1984, 2022 and 2026 and as a U.S. Senate candidate in 2022 and 2024. In 2022 he entered the Democratic primary for IN-3, won by Gary Snyder. He has now switched to an independent write-in campaign for the 2026 IN-3 general election.

Positions, in their own words

Campaign finance & elections
Wants to remove corporate and dark money from politics, end gerrymandering, and reform the Electoral College winner-take-all system. This is his signature issue.
Taxes & federal spending
Supports fairer income taxes based on ability to pay, citing the 16th Amendment. Would end corporate subsidies and loopholes while keeping corporate tax rates low.
Social Security & Medicare
Opposes privatization of Social Security and Medicare. Wants to strengthen benefits rather than cut them. Supports universal Medicare.
Military & defense
Wants to control waste, fraud, and abuse in military spending.
Climate & energy
Lists climate change as a key issue on his campaign website, though specific policy proposals are limited.
Drug policy
Lists 'war on drugs' as a policy area on his website, suggesting reform of current drug enforcement approaches.

Where the money came from

$0 raised this cycle · 0 contributions

  • No FEC committee registered$0