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Edmond Soliday

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Edmond Soliday
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Indiana House of Representatives District 4
Tenure

2006 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

19

Compensation

Base salary

$32,070.24/year

Per diem

$196/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Personal
Religion
Christian: Protestant
Profession
Professor/Aviation Safety Consultant
Contact

Edmond Soliday (Republican Party) is a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing District 4. He assumed office in 2006. His current term ends on November 4, 2026.

Soliday (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 4. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

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Soliday's professional experience includes working as an Adjunct Professor at George Washngton University, Aviation Safety Consultant, and Vice President, Director, Manager and pilot with United Airlines.[1]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Soliday was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Soliday was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Soliday was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

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

Indiana committee assignments, 2017
Elections and Apportionment
Roads and Transportation, Chair
Rules and Legislative Procedures
Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

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

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

2024

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 4

Incumbent Edmond Soliday defeated Erika Robinson-Watkins in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 4 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Edmond Soliday
Edmond Soliday (R)
 
57.6
 
20,111
Image of Erika Robinson-Watkins
Erika Robinson-Watkins (D) Candidate Connection
 
42.4
 
14,800

Total votes: 34,911
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 4

Erika Robinson-Watkins advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 4 on May 7, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Erika Robinson-Watkins
Erika Robinson-Watkins Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
3,078

Total votes: 3,078
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 4

Incumbent Edmond Soliday advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 4 on May 7, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Edmond Soliday
Edmond Soliday
 
100.0
 
4,720

Total votes: 4,720
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 4

Incumbent Edmond Soliday won election in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 4 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Edmond Soliday
Edmond Soliday (R)
 
100.0
 
19,293

Total votes: 19,293
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 4

Incumbent Edmond Soliday advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 4 on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Edmond Soliday
Edmond Soliday
 
100.0
 
5,452

Total votes: 5,452
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 4

Incumbent Edmond Soliday defeated Debora Porter in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 4 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Edmond Soliday
Edmond Soliday (R)
 
54.6
 
20,072
Image of Debora Porter
Debora Porter (D) Candidate Connection
 
45.4
 
16,704

Total votes: 36,776
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 4

Debora Porter defeated Ben Blohm in the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 4 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Debora Porter
Debora Porter Candidate Connection
 
72.7
 
5,974
Image of Ben Blohm
Ben Blohm Candidate Connection
 
27.3
 
2,243

Total votes: 8,217
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 4

Incumbent Edmond Soliday defeated Sara Blohm in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 4 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Edmond Soliday
Edmond Soliday
 
63.0
 
3,780
Image of Sara Blohm
Sara Blohm Candidate Connection
 
37.0
 
2,216

Total votes: 5,996
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2018

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 4

Incumbent Edmond Soliday defeated Frank Szczepanski in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 4 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Edmond Soliday
Edmond Soliday (R)
 
53.5
 
14,791
Image of Frank Szczepanski
Frank Szczepanski (D)
 
46.5
 
12,862

Total votes: 27,653
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 4

Frank Szczepanski advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 4 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Frank Szczepanski
Frank Szczepanski
 
100.0
 
2,855

Total votes: 2,855
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 4

Incumbent Edmond Soliday advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 4 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Edmond Soliday
Edmond Soliday
 
100.0
 
3,152

Total votes: 3,152
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2016

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Indiana House of Representatives 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 Ed Soliday defeated Pamela Fish in the Indiana House of Representatives District 4 general election.[2][3]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 4 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Ed Soliday Incumbent 54.69% 17,272
     Democratic Pamela Fish 45.31% 14,311
Total Votes 31,583
Source: Indiana Election Divsion


Pamela Fish defeated Jesse Harper in the Indiana House of Representatives District 4 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 4 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Pamela Fish 52.49% 4,247
     Democratic Jesse Harper 47.51% 3,844
Total Votes 8,091
Source: Indiana Election Division


Incumbent Ed Soliday ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 4 Republican primary.[4][5]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 4 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Ed Soliday Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Indiana House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 7, 2014. Debora "Deb" Porter ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Ed Soliday was unopposed in the Republican primary. Soliday defeated Porter in the general election.[6][7]

Indiana House of Representatives 4, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngEd Soliday Incumbent 55.5% 9,885
     Democratic Debora "Deb" Porter 44.5% 7,934
Total Votes 17,819

2012

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2012

Soliday won re-election in the 2012 election for Indiana House of Representatives District 4. Soliday ran unopposed in the May 8 Republican primary and defeated Greg Simms (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 4, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngEd Soliday Incumbent 51.7% 14,971
     Democratic Greg Simms 48.3% 14,010
Total Votes 28,981


2010

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2010

Soliday defeated Democratic candidate Thomas Webber by a margin of 14,454 to 7,533 in the November 2 general election.[10]

In the May 4 primary election, Soliday ran unopposed. [11]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 4 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Edmond Soliday (R) 14,454
Thomas Webber (D) 7,553

2008

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Republican Edmond Soliday won re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives District 4 receiving 19,586 votes, ahead of Democrat Larry Chubb who received 13,870 votes.[12]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 4 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Edmond Soliday (R) 19,586
Larry Chubb (D) 13,870

2006

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2006

On November 7, 2006, Edmond Soliday won election to the Indiana House of Representatives District 4.[13]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 4 (2006)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Edmond Soliday (R) 10,175
Sylvia Graham (D) 9,084

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Edmond Soliday did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Edmond Soliday did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Edmond Soliday did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Edmond Soliday campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Indiana House of Representatives District 4Won general$290,418 $173,953
2022Indiana House of Representatives District 4Won general$140,706 $122,661
2020Indiana House of Representatives District 4Won general$391,769 N/A**
2018Indiana House of Representatives District 4Won general$233,964 N/A**
2016Indiana House of Representatives, District 4Won $671,235 N/A**
2014Indiana House of Representatives, District 4Won $317,010 N/A**
2012Indiana State House, District 4Won $86,775 N/A**
2010Indiana State House, District 4Won $57,011 N/A**
2008Indiana State House, District 4Won $56,877 N/A**
2006Indiana State House, District 4Won $143,226 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Personal

Soliday is married to his wife, Mary, and they have two children.[14]

See also


External links

Footnotes

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Preceded by
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Indiana House of Representatives District 4
2006-Present
Succeeded by
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