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Sharon Negele
Sharon Negele (Republican Party) was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing District 13. She assumed office on November 7, 2012. She left office on November 6, 2024.
Negele (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 13. She lost in the Republican primary on May 7, 2024.
While in office, Negele served as a state House assistant majority whip.
Biography
Sharon Negele was raised in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan, and she moved to Attica, Indiana with her family in 1996. She earned her bachelor's degree in finance from Western Michigan University in 1982, and she went on to receive her M.B.A. from the University of Houston in 1990. Her work experience includes being president of Wolf's Homemade Candy, Inc., working in corporate finance for telecommunications and energy companies, and as a grant writer/administrator. She also has experience serving as the Clerk-Treasurer for the City of Attica.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Negele was assigned to the following committees:
- Courts and Criminal Code Committee
- Rules and Legislative Procedures Committee, Vice Chair
- Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications Committee
- House Joint Rules Committee
2021-2022
Negele was assigned to the following committees:
- Courts and Criminal Code Committee
- Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications Committee
- House Joint Rules Committee
2019-2020
Negele was assigned to the following committees:
- Courts and Criminal Code Committee
- Statutory Committee on Ethics Committee, Chair
- Ways and Means Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Indiana committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Courts and Criminal Code, Vice chair |
| • Ways and Means |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Negele served on the following committees:
| Indiana committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Financial Institutions |
| • Ways and Means |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Negele served on the following committees:
| Indiana committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Agriculture and Rural Development |
| • Ways and Means |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 13
Matt Commons defeated Edward Moyer Jr. in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 13 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Matt Commons (R)  | 73.7 | 23,437 |
| Edward Moyer Jr. (D) | 26.3 | 8,355 | ||
| Total votes: 31,792 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 13
Edward Moyer Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 13 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Edward Moyer Jr. | 100.0 | 1,034 | |
| Total votes: 1,034 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 13
Matt Commons defeated incumbent Sharon Negele in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 13 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Commons | 60.2 | 6,156 |
 | Sharon Negele | 39.8 | 4,068 | |
| Total votes: 10,224 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Negele in this election.
2022
See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 13
Incumbent Sharon Negele won election in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 13 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sharon Negele (R) | 100.0 | 15,312 |
| Total votes: 15,312 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 13
Incumbent Sharon Negele advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 13 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sharon Negele | 100.0 | 6,245 |
| Total votes: 6,245 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 13
Incumbent Sharon Negele defeated Loretta Barnes in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 13 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sharon Negele (R) | 72.8 | 22,080 |
| Loretta Barnes (D) | 27.2 | 8,256 | ||
| Total votes: 30,336 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 13
Incumbent Sharon Negele advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 13 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sharon Negele | 100.0 | 7,609 |
| Total votes: 7,609 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 13
Incumbent Sharon Negele defeated Loretta Barnes in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 13 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sharon Negele (R) | 70.2 | 15,270 |
| Loretta Barnes (D) | 29.8 | 6,494 | ||
| Total votes: 21,764 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 13
Loretta Barnes advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 13 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Loretta Barnes | 100.0 | 1,151 | |
| Total votes: 1,151 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 13
Incumbent Sharon Negele advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 13 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sharon Negele | 100.0 | 7,223 |
| Total votes: 7,223 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Indiana House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 3, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 5, 2016.
Incumbent Sharon Negele defeated Mike Childress in the Indiana House of Representatives District 13 general election.[2][3]
| Indiana House of Representatives, District 13 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Sharon Negele Incumbent |
69.45% | 18,566 | |
| Democratic | Mike Childress | 30.55% | 8,167 | |
| Total Votes | 26,733 | |||
| Source: Indiana Election Divsion | ||||
Mike Childress ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 13 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Indiana House of Representatives, District 13 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Mike Childress (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Sharon Negele ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 13 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Indiana House of Representatives, District 13 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Sharon Negele Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Indiana House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 7, 2014. Incumbent Sharon Negele was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[6][7]
2012
Negele won election in the 2012 election for Indiana House of Representatives District 13. Negele defeated Dan Young in the May 8 Republican primary[8] and defeated Mark Straw (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sharon Negele |
59% | 14,727 | |
| Democratic | Mark Straw | 41% | 10,246 | |
| Total Votes | 24,973 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Sharon Negele |
65.4% | 5,719 |
| Dan Young | 34.6% | 3,032 |
| Total Votes | 8,751 | |
Endorsements
Negele was endorsed by the Indiana Right to Life PAC on May 2, 2012.[11]
2010
Negele lost to Democratic incumbent Floyd Grubb by a margin of 9,438 to 8,897 in the November 2 general election.[12]
In the May 4 primary election, Negele ran unopposed and received 4,461 votes. [13]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Sharon Negele did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Sharon Negele did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
In 2024, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 9 to April 28.
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2022
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In 2022, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 4 to March 8.
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2021
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In 2021, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 4 to November 15.
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2020
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In 2020, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 6 to March 11.
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2019
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In 2019, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 24.
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2018
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In 2018, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 2 through March 16.
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2017
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In 2017, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 22.
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2016
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In 2016, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 5 through March 10.
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2015
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In 2015, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 6 through April 29.
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2014
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In 2014, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 6 through March 14.
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2013
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In 2013, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 7 through April 29.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Indiana House of Representatives Republican Caucus, "Sharon Negele," accessed November 24, 2019
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election candidates," February 5, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "General election 2016 results," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election candidates," February 5, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 18, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed February 10, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedap - ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "List of May 8, 2012, primary candidates," accessed March 6, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, “Election Results – Indiana General Election, November 6, 2012,” accessed January 24, 2013
- ↑ Indiana Right to Life, "Indiana Right to Life PAC announces candidate endorsements in contested primaries," accessed May 3, 2012
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2010 Official General Election Results," accessed March 6, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2010 Official Primary Election Results," accessed March 6, 2014
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| Preceded by - |
Indiana House of Representatives District 13 2012-2024 |
Succeeded by Matt Commons (R) |
