Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness has endorsed Josh Perry, a longtime Fishers resident and Hamilton Southeastern Schools graduate, in Perry’s campaign for the Hamilton Southeastern School Board District 2 seat.
Perry is running as a nonpartisan candidate. According to his campaign, his platform centers on steady, balanced leadership through collaborative problem solving, teacher retention, fiscal responsibility, and making sure students in all pathways are prepared for life after graduation, including continued support for the HSE Network Model.
“As Mayor of Fishers and father of three HSE students, I value a school board representative who brings collaborative, straightforward solutions to ensuring our students have a top-tier education. Josh Perry offers exactly that,” Fadness said in a statement released by the campaign. “I support Josh for HSE School Board because we can count on him to support the policies that will continue to lead our community toward excellence.”
Perry said he was grateful for the mayor’s backing.
“I’ve seen our community thrive under his leadership and transform into one of the best places to live in America,” Perry said. “I’m so proud to call Fishers home and would be honored to serve this community. I want to serve quietly, without the political grandstanding, and focus on doing what’s right for our students, teachers, and families.”
Perry and his wife, Stephanie, both grew up in Fishers. They attended New Britton Elementary School together before graduating from Hamilton Southeastern High School. The couple has two children at Harrison Parkway Elementary School and is expecting a third child in January.
Perry graduated from Purdue University in 2011 with a degree in agricultural education, planning to teach high school agriculture and science. He worked as an instructional assistant in the emotional and behavioral disabilities program at Carmel Clay Schools before moving into the insurance industry. He is now commercial underwriting manager at Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, overseeing commercial property and casualty underwriting statewide.
Perry is a member of the 2026-2027 cohort of HSEngaged, a Hamilton Southeastern Schools program that gives community members a behind-the-scenes look at district operations. His campaign said he is using the program and other conversations to learn more about the challenges facing the district while he campaigns.
Perry said he decided to run to help ensure his children and the next generation have access to the same education and opportunities he had in Fishers schools.