Brian Tibbs

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Brian Tibbs
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Republican Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

May 3, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Pensacola Christian College, 1992

Personal
Birthplace
Louisville, Ky.
Religion
Christian
Profession
Pastor
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Brian Tibbs (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 9th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on May 3, 2022.

Tibbs completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Brian Tibbs was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He earned a bachelor's degree from Pensacola Christian College in 1992. Tibbs' career experience includes working as a pastor and secondary education teacher.[1] Tibbs is affiliated with Sisters for Life.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Indiana's 9th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 9

Erin Houchin defeated Matthew Fyfe, Tonya Millis, and Jacob Bailey in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 9 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Erin Houchin
Erin Houchin (R)
 
63.6
 
143,166
Image of Matthew Fyfe
Matthew Fyfe (D) Candidate Connection
 
33.6
 
75,700
Image of Tonya Millis
Tonya Millis (L)
 
2.8
 
6,374
Image of Jacob Bailey
Jacob Bailey (G) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
36

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 225,276
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 9

Matthew Fyfe defeated Isak Nti Asare and D. Liam Dorris in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 9 on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Matthew Fyfe
Matthew Fyfe Candidate Connection
 
56.8
 
12,240
Image of Isak Nti Asare
Isak Nti Asare Candidate Connection
 
29.2
 
6,305
Image of D. Liam Dorris
D. Liam Dorris Candidate Connection
 
14.0
 
3,023

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 21,568
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 9

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 9 on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Erin Houchin
Erin Houchin
 
37.3
 
21,697
Image of Mike Sodrel
Mike Sodrel Candidate Connection
 
25.8
 
15,008
Image of Stu Barnes-Israel
Stu Barnes-Israel Candidate Connection
 
21.0
 
12,193
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Jim Baker
 
5.1
 
2,946
Image of J. Michael Davisson
J. Michael Davisson
 
2.7
 
1,597
Image of D. Eric Schansberg
D. Eric Schansberg Candidate Connection
 
2.7
 
1,559
Image of Brian Tibbs
Brian Tibbs Candidate Connection
 
2.5
 
1,461
Image of Dan Heiwig
Dan Heiwig Candidate Connection
 
1.6
 
919
Image of Bill Thomas
Bill Thomas
 
1.3
 
756

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 58,136
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 9

Tonya Millis advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 9 on March 5, 2022.

Candidate
✔
Image of Tonya Millis
Tonya Millis (L)

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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2020

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 66

Zach Payne defeated incumbent Terry Goodin in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 66 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Zach Payne
Zach Payne (R)
 
55.8
 
16,585
Image of Terry Goodin
Terry Goodin (D)
 
44.2
 
13,160

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 29,745
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 66

Incumbent Terry Goodin advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 66 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Terry Goodin
Terry Goodin
 
100.0
 
4,842

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,842
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 66

Zach Payne defeated Brian Tibbs in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 66 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Zach Payne
Zach Payne
 
52.5
 
2,866
Image of Brian Tibbs
Brian Tibbs Candidate Connection
 
47.5
 
2,594

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,460
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Brian Tibbs completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Tibbs' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am married to Maria and live with her and our four school-age kids on our family farm in Marysville. I taught school for seven years, and was chosen to represent our state Christian School association as a volunteer in Washington for two years, helping to defend our state from federal legislation limiting educational liberty. I then served as a Pastor in Charlestown for 21 years, where I was an active member of our community, helping people in all walks of life. I have fought for the preborn by working with crisis pregnancy advocates and counseling expectant parents. Congress is full of career politicians, lawyers, and millionaires, so why send another one there? I am a middle class American who will go, do my job, and then get back to our family farm.
  • Politically correct censorship and cancel culture must be stopped. America is based on free speech and the right to your opinion. No one should be banned or fired for expressing theirs. I will fight for free speech against big tech and corporate leftist suppression.
  • Unelected bureaucrats interfere in free elections and impose mandates on Americans and businesses. This power must be wrested away from them and put back in the hands of the people and their elected representatives. I will stand for election integrity and against mask and vaccine mandates and for personal freedom.
  • Organizations like the NCAA are destroying women's sports by allowing biological males to compete in them. As the father of girls involved in athletics, I will fight for women's right to fair competition.
The left has convinced many Americans that our country is racist and evil. I believe she is a force for good and freedom in the world. Personal freedom to speak, compete, believe and affirm only what you want is what America is all about. Many gave their lives for this freedom, and their legacy demands we honor and respect that sacrifice. I will be an uncompromising voice for these American ideals, because America is worth fighting for!
Ronald Reagan is my personal hero. As a 10 year old child, his love for America inspired me to believe that she still has a great future, if we fight for it. Reagan's uncompromising stand helped defeat Communism and his love for liberty made America prosperous and strong.
Listening to constituents (the people in your district) rather than party leaders or special interests, and loyalty to those constituents, is fundamental to what a representative is. As a Pastor who spent hundreds, if not thousands, of hours listening to people, I know that people's problems can only be solved if you listen to them first.
A freer America where people can hold their jobs and speak their mind free from fear of being fired or banned from the internet or the public square, and where female athletes can compete freely and fairly against other biological females. A country where freedom of religion and of your own viewpoint is sacrosanct, and where laws are made only by representatives accountable to the people, in free and fair elections.
Bilbo or Frodo Baggins. And I'm practically the right height already!
No. Our founders intended the House to be filled with regular people who would briefly represent their district and then return home. This is the pattern I will follow if elected.
Absolutely. Representatives should be directly accountable to the people who sent them there. The people should have a right to remove them quickly if they are not. I would oppose any amendment that would try to lengthen terms.
I support term limits and have signed a pledge to introduce a Constitutional Amendment requiring that members of the House serve no more than three terms, and Senators no more than two. Time limits on unelected bureaucrats should also be enacted so more people can serve their country and bureaucrats, like Anthony Fauci, cannot cling to power for decades.

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2020

Candidate Connection

Brian Tibbs completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Tibbs' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I have lived in our district since 1994. I was pastor at a church here for two decades. During that time I served people from Scott, Jefferson, and Clark counties at every stage of life. Educators, farmers, business people, blue collar workers, stay at home parents, retired, disabled, and young people spent those 21 years sharing with me their unique struggles and concerns.

As a lower middle class, married, father of four school-age children, I know what it is to face health insurance difficulties and make tough choices concerning raising kids, and as CEO of our non-profit I knew what it was to have to manage limited funds and meet payroll for employees. As a rural homeowner, I know the importance of having a firearm to protect my family when our good officers are far away, and I understand why that right is critical to us. I also understand from personal experience how severely the opioid and meth epidemics have impacted our small communities and our families. I am not a politician. I won't compromise my commitments to you for the sake of my career. I will do the job you send me to do.

  • I will work to help small business owners, farmers, teachers, and workers during this difficult economic time in our country.
  • I will push the legislature to deal with the opioid epidemic in our community
  • I will tirelessly defend our second amendment rights and our religious liberties from those who want to infringe them.
Liberty - working so that people can believe, speak, live, defend themselves, run their businesses, homes, educate their children, and practice their faith without government getting in the way.

Opioids and meth - to help grandparents who are raising grandchildren, assist families that need to get a loved one into treatment, help those in addiction who want help, while supporting our officers who make our communities safe.
President Reagan remains one of my biggest heroes and role models because of his optimism, his love for America, his faith in God, and his unyielding stand on conservative principles.
The most important characteristic of an elected official is being willing to honor the commitments made to the voters even if it costs him a career.
My job for many years has been to listen carefully to people's concerns and problems and work to find creative solutions for them. As a 21 year CEO of a non-profit corporation, I have administrative and managerial skills and understand challenges facing small business owners such as meeting payroll for employees and managing cash flow.
"Lost in the Woods" from Frozen II as my kids play the movie often every day!
State legislatures are supposed to be citizen legislatures, specifically made up of people from all walks of life who are not politicians. A state representative is supposed to be there to represent the people, and thus life experience is far more important than political experience.
I have no plans to run for any other office. My passion is to represent the people of Jefferson, Scott, and Clark in Indianapolis, not check a box or further a political career.
A family shared with me how they and their children encountered used drug needles at their local library - this sums up the frustration so many feel with this epidemic and how it is altering the innocence of childhood even in what should be safe places.

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