David Long (Indiana)

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David Long
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Prior offices
Indiana State Senate District 16
Successor: Justin Busch

Education

Bachelor's

University of California, Davis

Law

University of Santa Clara

Personal
Profession
Attorney, General Counsel, Pizza Hut of Fort Wayne, Inc.

David Long is a former Republican member of the Indiana State Senate, representing District 16 from 1996 to 2018. Long retired November 7, 2018.[1]

Long served as state Senate president pro tempore from 2010 to 2018. He served as a Fort Wayne City Councilman from 1988 to 1995 and as a member of the Urban Enterprise Zone Board of Fort Wayne from 1991 to 1995.

Biography

Long earned his B.A. from the University of California at Davis and his J.D. from the University of Santa Clara. At the time of his service in the state Senate, his professional experience included working as attorney/partner for Moss, Crowell, Harris and as general counsel for Pizza Hut of Fort Wayne, Incorporated.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Indiana committee assignments, 2017
Joint Rules
Rules and Legislative Procedure, Chair

2016 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Arnold served on the following committees:

Indiana committee assignments, 2016
Rules and Legislative Procedure, Chair
Joint Rules, ex officio

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Long served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Long served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Long served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Long served on these committees:

Issues

Mount Vernon Assembly

In October 2013, Long invited legislators from every state to a convention at Mount Vernon in December. Long requested that each state send a bipartisan committee of three lawmakers to George Washington's home in order to discuss the process of states creating amendments to the United States Constitution. "The dysfunction we see in Washington, D.C., provides an almost daily reminder of why this option is needed now more than ever," he said. Long emphasized that the meeting was not to discuss amendments to the Constitution. The group would, instead, discuss the rules to be followed should Congress call a convention of states. Long felt that because a convention of this kind had never been called, rules would need to be put in place to ensure it ran properly.[2]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2016

See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Indiana State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 3, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 5, 2016.

Incumbent David Long defeated Juli Dominguez in the Indiana State Senate District 16 general election.[3][4]

Indiana State Senate, District 16 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png David Long Incumbent 66.06% 35,243
     Democratic Juli Dominguez 33.94% 18,110
Total Votes 53,353
Source: Indiana Election Divsion



Incumbent David Long defeated John Kessler in the Indiana State Senate District 16 Republican primary.[5][6]

Indiana State Senate, District 16 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png David Long Incumbent 73.10% 16,740
     Republican John Kessler 26.90% 6,159
Total Votes 22,899
Source: Indiana Election Division

2012

See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2012

Long won re-election in the 2012 election for Indiana State Senate District 16. Long ran unopposed in the May 8 Republican primary and defeated Charles T. Keen (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8]

Indiana State Senate, District 16, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Charles Keen 34.9% 17,809
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Long Incumbent 65.1% 33,290
Total Votes 51,099

2008

See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Republican David Long won re-election to the Indiana State Senate District 16. He ran unopposed receiving 37,082 votes.[9]

Indiana State Senate, District 16 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png David Long (R) 37,082

Campaign finance summary


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David Long campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2016Indiana State Senate, District 16Won $1,592,959 N/A**
2012Indiana State Senate, District 16Won $701,658 N/A**
2008Indiana State Senate, District 16Won $351,439 N/A**
2004Indiana State Senate, District 16Won $90,129 N/A**
2000Indiana State Senate, District 16Won $113,009 N/A**
1996Indiana State Senate, District 16Won $124,455 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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At the time of his service in the state Senate, Long and his wife, Melissa, had two children.

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2018

In 2018, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 2 through March 16.

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2017


2016


2015


2014


2013

Recent news

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See also

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Indiana State Senate District 16
1996–2018
Succeeded by
Justin Busch (R)


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