Aaron Calkins
Aaron Calkins (Democratic Party) (also known as A. J.) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 3rd Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 3, 2022.
Biography
Aaron Calkins lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Calkins earned an engineering degree.[1] His career experience includes working as a plant manager with National Tube, a plant manager and the director of operations with Contech SPG, and a plant manager and the director of program management with Dana Corporation.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Indiana's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Indiana District 3
Incumbent Jim Banks defeated Gary Snyder and Nathan Gotsch in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Banks (R) | 65.3 | 131,579 |
 | Gary Snyder (D)  | 30.1 | 60,577 | |
 | Nathan Gotsch (Independent) | 4.7 | 9,386 | |
| Total votes: 201,542 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3
Gary Snyder defeated Aaron Calkins and Phillip Beachy in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Snyder | 56.2 | 6,794 |
 | Aaron Calkins | 23.9 | 2,894 | |
 | Phillip Beachy | 19.9 | 2,400 | |
| Total votes: 12,088 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Forrest Bower (D)
- Tommy Schrader (D)
- John Stephens (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3
Incumbent Jim Banks advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Banks | 100.0 | 54,033 |
| Total votes: 54,033 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Aaron Calkins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Calkins' campaign website stated the following:
| “ |
These are the focus of my campaign. 1. Bring better higher wage jobs to Indiana's 3rd district via BBB 2. Make government leaner and more effective 3. Reduce cost and more accessible Healthcare and medication. 4. Integrate ideas from rural areas for supporting the family farms and thier needs 5. Holding our congressman accountable for violating his military and congressional oaths.[3] |
” |
| —Aaron Calkins' campaign website (2022)[4] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Calkins4Congress, "Who is Aaron (A.J.) Calkins," accessed March 16, 2022
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Aaron Calkins," accessed March 16, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Calkins4Congress, “Campaign Issues,” accessed March 16, 2022
