Rebecca Kubacki

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Rebecca Kubacki
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Indiana House of Representatives
District 22
Incumbent
In office
2010 - present
Term ends
November 5, 2014
Years in position 3
PartyRepublican
Compensation
Base salary$22,660.46/year
Per diem$152/day
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First electedNovember 2, 2010
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limitsN/A
Websites
Office website
Campaign website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Rebecca Kubacki is a Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing District 22 since 2010.

Kubacki bested incumbent representative William Ruppel in a May 4, 2010 primary.[1] Kubacki was the only political newcomer to knock off an incumbent in the May 4 primary. Ruppel was seeking his tenth term.

Kubacki says that her district has been devastated by unemployment and that she will focus on job creation, legislation that is job friendly and on encouraging businesses to relocate to Indiana.

Prior to entering politics for the first time in 2010, Kubacki was a stay-at-home mother and community volunteer. She is the daughter of migrant farm workers who moved to Indiana in the 1960s to pick tomatoes. She says, "To be running for the State House of Representatives in the area where I had such humble beginnings makes me proud to know that the American Dream is still alive."[2]

Donors

The Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s political action committee gave over $40,000 to Kubacki's campaign, allowing her to purchase last-minute TV commercials.[1]

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Kubacki served on the following committees:

Indiana Committee Assignments, 2013
• Courts and Criminal Code
• Employment, Labor and Pensions
• Family, Children and Human Affairs, Chair
• Statutory Committee on Interstate and International Cooperation

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Kubacki served on these committees:

Issues

Campaign themes

Kubacki lists the following three issues on her campaign website as her three priorities:[3]

  • Jobs
  • Education
  • Strengthening small communities

Elections

2012

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2012

Kubacki won election in the 2012 election for Indiana House of Representatives District 22. Kubacki defeated Jon D. Hare in the May 8 Republican primary[4] and defeated John Bonitati (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 22, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark.jpgRebecca Kubacki Incumbent 75.6% 17,895
     Democratic John Bonitati 24.4% 5,787
Total Votes 23,682


Endorsements

Kubacki was endorsed by the National Rifle Association[7] and the Indiana AFL-CIO[8] in the State House race in 2012.

2010

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2010

Kubacki defeated Democratic candidate Allen Dunnagan, Libertarian candidate Thom Cox and Independent candidate Michael Ridenour with 10,414 votes. Dunnagan received 2,707 votes, Cox received 407 votes and Ridenour received 2,052 votes in the November 2 general election. [9]

In the May 4 primary election, Kubacki defeated Republican incumbent William Ruppel by a margin of 5,024 to 4,039. [10]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 22 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark.jpg Rebecca Kubacki (R) 10,414
Allen Dunnagan (D) 2,707
Michael Ridenour (Ind) 2,052
Thom Cox (L) 407

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Kubacki raised $148,161 in contributions. [11]

Her two largest contributors were:

Donor Amount
Indiana Chamber Of Commerce $80,251
Kubacki, Rebecca $5,000

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Personal

Kubacki was born in Texas. She is one of seven children of migrant workers Raul and Christina Espinoza. The Espinoza family moved to Indiana when Kubacki was a child to pick tomatoes on a farm in Oswego.

Kubacki has been married to Michael Kubacki for 37 years. Michael Kubacki is the president and CEO of Lake City Bank. They met while Rebecca was a student in Pierceton High School in Pierceton, Indiana. The Kubackis have two children: Katherine Kubacki Silva and Matthew Kubacki.

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, "Newcomer ousts Ruppel in District 22", May 5, 2010
  2. ↑ About Rebecca Kubacki
  3. ↑ Campaign issues
  4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ap
  5. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, List of May 8, 2012 primary candidates
  6. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, “Election Results – Indiana General Election, November 6, 2012,” accessed January 24, 2013
  7. ↑ NRA Political Victory Fund "Indiana" Accessed April 27, 2012
  8. ↑ 'Indiana AFL CIO "AFL-CIO ENDORSMENTS FOR 2012 PRIMARY ELECTIONS" Accessed May 3, 2012
  9. ↑ Official Indiana General Election Results
  10. ↑ Official Indiana Primary Election Results
  11. ↑ 2010 contributions
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