David Vinzant
David Vinzant (Democratic Party) was a member of the Indiana State Senate, representing District 3. He assumed office on January 8, 2024. He left office on November 6, 2024.
Vinzant (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Indiana State Senate to represent District 3. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 7, 2024.
Vinzant completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
A district committee of the Democratic Party of Indiana (D) appointed Vinzant to Indiana State Senate District 3 on January 3, 2024 to replace Eddie Melton (D).[1]
Biography
Vinzant was born and raised in Hobart, Indiana. Vinzant graduated from Hobart High School. He earned a B.S. in general management specializing in accounting and finance from Purdue University. Vinzant's professional experience includes founding and working as the president of Hobart, Indiana-based Vinzant Software, a local technology company. He served as Hobart City Councilman.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Indiana State Senate District 3
Mark Spencer defeated Will Miller in the general election for Indiana State Senate District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Spencer (D) | 73.1 | 33,401 |
 | Will Miller (R)  | 26.9 | 12,279 | |
| Total votes: 45,680 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 3
Mark Spencer defeated incumbent David Vinzant in the Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 3 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Spencer | 65.5 | 6,426 |
 | David Vinzant | 34.5 | 3,390 | |
| Total votes: 9,816 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 3
Will Miller defeated Maya Angelou Brown in the Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 3 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Will Miller | 62.8 | 1,158 |
| Maya Angelou Brown | 37.2 | 685 | ||
| Total votes: 1,843 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Vinzant in this election.
2012
- See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2012
Vinzant ran in the 2012 election for Indiana State Senate District 3. He ran against incumbent Earline S. Rogers and Darren L. Washington in the Democratic primary on May 8, 2012, with Earline Rogers winning the primary.[3] No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[4]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Earline Rogers Incumbent |
58.1% | 9,193 |
| David Vinzant | 20.4% | 3,226 |
| Darren L. Washington | 21.5% | 3,411 |
| Total Votes | 15,830 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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David Vinzant completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Vinzant's 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 running to perform public service, not because I want or need a job.
- My primary legislative goal is to find ways to increase the funding for local governments. Cities, towns and schools are not able to afford the basic payroll and benefits necessary to hire enough qualified people to provide the basic services they are charged with providing.
- My secondary legislative goal is to promote job creation. Getting as many people employed as possible is how to improve the overall quality of life in a community.
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
In 2024, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 8.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ NWI.com, "Former Hobart councilman is Melton's Indiana Senate successor," January 3, 2024
- ↑ David Vinzant 2012 "About" accessed April 19, 2012
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedap - ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "List of May 8, 2012, primary candidates," accessed March 6, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Eddie Melton (D) |
Indiana State Senate District 3 2024-2024 |
Succeeded by Mark Spencer (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Hobart City Councilman |
Succeeded by - |
