Dubois County Prosecutor Beth Schroeder Seeks Re-election in 2026

Beth E. Schroeder, a 39-year-old Republican and the current Dubois County prosecutor, filed official paperwork to seek re-election on January 8, 2026. Schroeder has served in the county prosecutor's office since 2011, rising from deputy prosecutor to chief deputy prosecutor in 2015 before winning her first elected term in 2023. In her announcement she framed her re-election as a continuation of priorities she has pursued in office: “If I am re-elected to serve another term as prosecutor of Dubois County, I will continue to do everything in my power to make our community safer,” she said. “I will continue to work to provide opportunities for individuals who seek rehabilitation, but will be firm in my efforts to keep the public safe from those who cannot or choose not to be rehabilitated.”

Schroeder’s career in the prosecutor’s office gives her a record of institutional continuity that voters can evaluate. Her decade-plus in county prosecution means she has operated within local charging and plea practices, worked regularly with law enforcement and the courts, and overseen victim services. Those patterns of discretion and office policy will be central to the campaign discussion because the prosecutor’s choices influence which cases proceed to trial, which plea offers are extended, and how rehabilitation programs are integrated into sentencing recommendations.

A native of Dubois County, Schroeder graduated from Jasper High School in 2004 and holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Evansville, earned in 2007. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law in 2011, ranking second in her class. Schroeder lives in Jasper with her family.

For voters, the immediate question is how effectively the prosecutor’s office has protected public safety while addressing community needs for victim support and offender rehabilitation. Schroeder’s stated approach emphasizes both opportunities for rehabilitation and firmness against individuals she says cannot or choose not to be rehabilitated. Those policy priorities will shape local debate over resource allocation for diversion programs, victim services, and prosecutorial staffing.

As Schroeder moves forward with a re-election campaign, residents and civic groups will have an opportunity to review her record and assess how office practices have affected case outcomes countywide. With the prosecutor’s office holding significant discretion over criminal justice pathways, the election will be an important moment for Dubois County voters to weigh continuity against any calls for change.