Christina Zacny

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Christina Zacny
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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 6, 2018

Education

High school

Kankakee Valley High School

Bachelor's

Purdue University North Central

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Christina Zacny (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 16. She lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Zacny completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

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Born and raised in Wheatfield, Indiana, Zacny graduated from Kankakee Valley High School before attending Purdue University North Central. Her professional experience includes working in the casino industry as a table games supervisor. She has served as a parent resource volunteer for InSource, as a volunteer cheerleading coach, and as a PFLAG Mom. Zacny has also advocated for healthcare reform, environmental protections, and women's rights. She has four daughters.[1][2]

Elections

2018

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 16

Incumbent Douglas Gutwein defeated Christina Zacny in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 16 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Douglas Gutwein
Douglas Gutwein (R)
 
70.2
 
14,661
Image of Christina Zacny
Christina Zacny (D) Candidate Connection
 
29.8
 
6,209

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

Total votes: 20,870
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 16

Christina Zacny defeated Joshua Bolen in the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 16 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Christina Zacny
Christina Zacny Candidate Connection
 
54.0
 
1,083
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Joshua Bolen
 
46.0
 
921

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

Total votes: 2,004
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 16

Incumbent Douglas Gutwein advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 16 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Douglas Gutwein
Douglas Gutwein
 
100.0
 
6,892

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

Total votes: 6,892
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Campaign themes

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Christina Zacny participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on August 23, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Christina Zacny's responses follow below.[3]

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

“ 1) Legalizing industrial hemp and implementing renewable energy policies to rebuild our communities and local economies
2) Passing hate crime legislation without carve-outs or exceptions
3) Removing barriers to accessing health care[4][5] 		”

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

“ I am passionate about building policy systems that put people first. When you put people in the center, you create dynamic policies around healthy environments and healthy economies. We can protect our environment, our residents, and our economy if we are smart about it. We need community dialogue based policies, and I am excited to bring that to the statehouse.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[5] ”

Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Christina Zacny answered the following:

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?

“ That depends on the type of experience. If your experience is in diverting benefits to a donor class, then no, that only benefits your donor class. If your experience is solely in Party politics, then no, that only benefits one Party. My experience is in advocacy, which requires working outside political boundaries. It requires understanding the different layers of government. Because I have never been a "single issue advocate," I can see how different issues and interests are inter-connected even when they're opposing interests. That is highly beneficial experience that is too often overlooked.[5] ”
Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.
“ Of course. Our system of government only works when we have good working relationships with our fellow legislators. We work in caucuses and bi-partisan committees which cannot function without healthy relationships. Legislators need to compromise. It takes good relationships to negotiate good compromises. Legislators also need to fight for their core principles, which requires good relationships to do successfully.[5] ”
Both sitting legislators and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?
“ One person's story immediately comes to mind, that of Eric Cole. Eric Cole was a 4-year old boy, playing happily with his sister at a babysitter's house when he found an unsecured gun. He accidentally shot himself with it. He died. Eric's sister found his body. Eric's parents were informed by local police that their child was dead. Since Eric's death, hundreds of other parents have gotten that visit from police. Hundreds of families will never be made whole again. Right now, we look into a future where hundreds and hundreds of children die from gun violence. It has to stop. We should be protecting our children, not burying them. Something as simple as a gun lock could have saved Eric's life. There is so much we could be doing if we only our elected officials had the will to do it, and it's shameful that they don't have that will.[5] ”

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on August 5, 2018
  2. ↑ Ballotpedia's Elections Team, “Email communication with Christina Zacny," August 27, 2018
  3. ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
  4. ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Christina Zacny's responses," August 23, 2018
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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