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Chris Chyung
Chris Chyung (Democratic Party) was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing District 15. Chyung assumed office in 2018. Chyung left office on November 4, 2020.
Chyung (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 15. Chyung lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
In 2020, Chyung participated in a Candidate Conversation hosted by Ballotpedia and EnCiv. Click here to view the recording.
Biography
Chris Chyung was born in Merriville, IN, and he graduated from Munster High School. Chyung founded his real estate company called Koh Holdings LLC in Hammond, Indiana after working as a financial analyst for Pangea Real Estate in Chicago. Chyung has volunteer experience with Habitat for Humanity and Welcome Network.[1]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Chyung was assigned to the following committees:
- House Financial Institutions Committee
- House Local Government Committee, Ranking minority member
- Roads and Transportation Committee
- Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee
Elections
2020
See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 15
Harold Slager defeated incumbent Chris Chyung in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 15 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Harold Slager (R) | 51.5 | 17,813 |
 | Chris Chyung (D) | 48.5 | 16,751 | |
| Total votes: 34,564 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 15
Incumbent Chris Chyung advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 15 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Chyung | 100.0 | 5,786 |
| Total votes: 5,786 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 15
Harold Slager advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 15 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Harold Slager | 100.0 | 3,230 |
| Total votes: 3,230 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 15
Chris Chyung defeated incumbent Harold Slager in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 15 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Chyung (D) | 50.2 | 12,468 |
| Harold Slager (R) | 49.8 | 12,386 | |
| Total votes: 24,854 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 15
Chris Chyung advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 15 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Chyung | 100.0 | 3,359 |
| Total votes: 3,359 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 15
Incumbent Harold Slager advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 15 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Harold Slager | 100.0 | 2,897 |
| Total votes: 2,897 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Candidate Conversations
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Ballotpedia survey responses
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2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Chris Chyung participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 9, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Chris Chyung's responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Direct as many tax dollars back to District 15 as possible 2) Stop underfunding K-12 education in our district |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | The Indiana General Assembly spends too many taxpayer dollars on appeasing special interest groups, lobbyists, and elite political donors instead of on working Hoosiers. It is time to hold these legislators accountable, which is why I will not be accepting any corporate donations for my campaign. Furthermore, young people like myself are abandoning the district in droves due to lack of opportunities to get ahead - Indiana's top export should not be our best and brightest!Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]
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2020
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2019
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In 2019, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 24.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Indiana House Democratic Caucus, "State Rep. Chris Chyung," accessed November 24, 2019
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Chris Chyung's responses," April 9, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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| Preceded by Harold Slager (R) |
Indiana House of Representatives District 15 2018-present |
Succeeded by NA |
