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Benjamin Hunter (Indiana)
Benjamin Hunter is a former Republican member of the Indianapolis City Council in Indiana, previously representing District 21. He was elected to the council in 2007.[1]
Hunter was a 2015 Republican candidate for District 19 of the Indianapolis City Council in Indiana. Benjamin Hunter (Indiana) lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Hunter received a bachelor's degree in political science from Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis. After working for the Indiana University Police Department, Hunter worked for the Indianapolis Police Department from 1998 to 2008. He then became the director of public safety at Butler University. Other experience includes serving on the Peace Learning Center's board of directors and on the advisory boards to the Indiana Partnership to Prevent Violent Injury and Death and the Butler University Center on Citizenship and Community.[2]
Campaign themes
2015
Hunter's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
Public safety
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Economic development & quality of life
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Accountability
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Elections
2015
The city of Indianapolis, Indiana, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. A partisan primary election took place on May 5, 2015. The filing deadline for major party candidates who wished to run in this election was February 6, 2015. The filing deadline for independent or minor party candidates was July 15, 2015.[5] Twenty-five city council seats were up for election. Indianapolis's four at-large seats were not up for election, because those seats were scheduled to expire at the end of 2015.[6]
In the Republican primary election for District 19, Benjamin Hunter ran unopposed. In the Democratic primary, David Michael Ray also ran unopposed. Ray defeated Hunter in the general election.[7] Incumbent Jeff Miller (R) ran for election to the District 16 seat.[8]
| Indianapolis City Council District 19, General election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  David Michael Ray |
52.2% | 3,169 | |
| Republican | Benjamin Hunter | 47.8% | 2,907 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 6,076 | |||
| Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015 | ||||
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Indianapolis, "Hunter," accessed January 13, 2015
- ↑ Benjamin Hunter campaign website, "About Ben," accessed August 24, 2015
- ↑ Benjamin Hunter campaign website, "Isses," accessed August 24, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2015 Indiana Election Calendar," accessed January 6, 2015
- ↑ The Indy Channel, "Lawmakers eliminate at-large Indianapolis City-County Council seats," April 26, 2013
- ↑ City of Indianapolis, "2015 Primary Election Results," accessed May 5, 2015
- ↑ City of Indianapolis, "2015 Candidate Filings," accessed February 11, 2015
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