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Charles Kallas
Image of Charles Kallas
Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

High school

Gavit High School

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Years of service

2010 - 2011

Personal
Profession
Manufacturing
Contact

Charles Kallas (Republican Party) ran for election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 12. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Charles Kallas lives in Hammond, Indiana. He graduated from Gavit High School in 2008. Kallas served in the U.S. Army from 2010 to 2011 and reached the rank of Sergeant. He earned a degree in computer information technology from Indiana Wesleyan University. Kallas' career experience includes working with ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 12

Incumbent Mike Andrade defeated Charles Kallas in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 12 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Andrade
Mike Andrade (D) Candidate Connection
 
55.6
 
12,556
Image of Charles Kallas
Charles Kallas (R)
 
44.4
 
10,031

Total votes: 22,587
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 12

Incumbent Mike Andrade advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 12 on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Andrade
Mike Andrade Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
3,729

Total votes: 3,729
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2018

See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Indiana State Senate District 1

Incumbent Frank Ed Mrvan Jr. defeated Charles Kallas in the general election for Indiana State Senate District 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Frank Ed Mrvan Jr.
Frank Ed Mrvan Jr. (D)
 
63.3
 
29,578
Image of Charles Kallas
Charles Kallas (R)
 
36.7
 
17,144

Total votes: 46,722
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 1

Incumbent Frank Ed Mrvan Jr. defeated Mark Kurowski and Chris Kukuch in the Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 1 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Frank Ed Mrvan Jr.
Frank Ed Mrvan Jr.
 
76.8
 
7,771
Image of Mark Kurowski
Mark Kurowski
 
15.3
 
1,551
Image of Chris Kukuch
Chris Kukuch
 
7.9
 
801

Total votes: 10,123
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 1

Charles Kallas advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 1 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Charles Kallas
Charles Kallas
 
100.0
 
3,724

Total votes: 3,724
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Candidate Connection

Charles B Kallas participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on March 27, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Charles B Kallas's responses follow below.[2]

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

1) Taxation

2) Education
3) Labor[3][4]

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

Ensuring that our community isn't being over taxed because of government waste.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]

Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Charles B Kallas answered the following:

What legacy would you like to leave?

A legacy I would like to leave is knowing that I was able to accomplish something positive for my community.[4]
What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?
The first historical event I can really recall was the OKC bombing. I was 4 at the time.[4]
What was your very first job? How long did you have it?
I worked at my parents family owned dry cleaners for 10 years[4]


External links

Footnotes

  1. Facebook, "Charles Kallas for Indiana State Senate 1st District," accessed April 14, 2018
  2. Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
  3. Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Charles B Kallas's responses," March 27, 2018
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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