Gabriel Whitley

Gabriel Whitley (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 7th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on May 7, 2024.

Biography

Gabriel Whitley was born in Fresno, California. Whitley graduated from Earle C. Clements Job Corps Center in 2017 and, as of 2024, is currently attending the University of Phoenix. His career experience includes serving as CEO and board member for Save the USA Inc., a consulting firm specializing in congressional and US Senate campaigns. Whitley served as an Elected Precinct Committee Member for Night Township Precinct 9 in Evansville, Indiana from 2019-2020. He has been associated with the Young Conservatives of Southern Indiana.^[1]^[2]

Elections

2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Incumbent André Carson defeated John Schmitz and Rusty Johnson in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	André Carson (D)	68.3	185,987
	John Schmitz (R)	29.0	78,792
	Rusty Johnson (L)	2.7	7,369

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 272,148
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Incumbent André Carson defeated Curtis Godfrey and Pierre Quincy Pullins in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on May 7, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	André Carson	91.1	30,868
	Curtis Godfrey	5.4	1,845
	Pierre Quincy Pullins	3.5	1,178

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,891
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Jennifer Pace defeated Catherine Ping, Philip N. Davis, and Gabriel Whitley in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on May 7, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jennifer Pace	31.2	7,716
	Catherine Ping	29.9	7,390
	Philip N. Davis	25.7	6,364
	Gabriel Whitley	13.1	3,249

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,719
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Rusty Johnson advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on March 2, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Rusty Johnson (L)

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2
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Endorsements

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2022

Indiana House of Representatives

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 77

Incumbent Ryan Hatfield defeated Jada Burton in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 77 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Ryan Hatfield (D)	76.7	8,237
	Jada Burton (L)	23.3	2,508

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,745
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 77

Incumbent Ryan Hatfield advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 77 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ryan Hatfield	100.0	2,116

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,116
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Republican primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Gabriel Whitley (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Indiana House of Representatives District 77

Jada Burton advanced from the Libertarian convention for Indiana House of Representatives District 77 on March 5, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Jada Burton (L)

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

U.S. House of Representatives

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 8

Incumbent Larry Bucshon defeated Ray McCormick and Andy Horning in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Larry Bucshon (R)	65.7	141,995
	Ray McCormick (D)	31.5	68,109
	Andy Horning (L)	2.7	5,936

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 216,040
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8

Ray McCormick defeated Adnan Dhahir and Peter Priest II in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ray McCormick	69.7	16,465
		Adnan Dhahir	18.7	4,429
	Submit photo	Peter Priest II	11.6	2,731

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,625
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8

Incumbent Larry Bucshon advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Larry Bucshon	100.0	47,557

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 47,557
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Gabriel Whitley (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 8

Andy Horning advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on March 5, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Andy Horning (L)

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

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Campaign website

Whitley’s campaign website stated the following:

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Appoint a Federal Prosecutor to handle crimes
Gabe Whitley supports appointing a federal prosecutor to help investigate and handle the recent spike in crimes happening in Indianapolis. Indianapolis has seen a large increase in crime, homicide, burglary and etc. Marion county prosecutor will not uphold the law so now it is time to bring federal assistance. Mr. Whitley also wants the federal prosecutor to investigate the Marion County prosecutors office to see why they are not solving crimes.

Men Right Matter Too
Gabe Whitley supports legislation to hold Women accountable for lying about sexual assault, who the biological father is, and end alimony/child support.

Men rights are being stripped away from the Feminist movement that has demonized men’s actions in the name of equality. For far to long Men have been imprisoned for false accusations about sexual assault, child support and alimony.

I believe that we should be ourselves without being afraid of the radical feminazi’s. This will not take away women’s rights. This will hold women accountable who lie, cheat and use their ex husband as a pay check.

This legislation is to not to discredit or suppress women. Gabe Whitley was raised by a single mother who was the definition of an independent woman. We men will always support Women rights, but we simply just want to hold the bad apples accountable.

Fix our Flood Crisis
For far too long Hoosiers in the Indianapolis area, have been financially struggling with the flooding problem with their houses. It is critical that your U.S. House of Representatives works to bring in federal funding to ease the financial burden and fix the flood crisis that has been happening here in Indianapolis for over 100 years. Hoosiers should not be stuck with the bill while our politicians continue to bank on the suffering.

Gabe is a certified Pipe Welder/ Boiler Welder and paid his union dues. “I’m not your typical Republican Candidate, I am a blue collar American that lives pay check to paycheck and understands the value of a dollar.”. Mr. Whitley believes unions are better than no unions because the workers are the back bone of the company, economy and the working class.

Allow Third Party Employees to Unionize
For far to long Amazon has used Third Party laws to prohibit Amazon Drivers from unionizing. It is time to take federal action and deem any third party employees as “joint employees”. When we pass legislation under Federal Law for joint employees it will allow them to unionize and prohibit any company from hiding behind dsp’s or third party employees.

Pro Life
While Gabe Whitley is Pro Life he believes in NOT punishing or imprisoning ANY women for getting an abortion. Gabe Whitley was adopted and will always be Pro Life but won’t infringe on people’s medical freedoms.^[3]

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—Gabriel Whitley’s campaign website (2024)^[4]

2022

Gabriel Whitley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Whitley's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am the Founder of Young Conservatives of Southern Indiana and I ran for Vanderburgh County Commissioner in 2020. I was a Republican Elected Precinct Committee Member. I am running for State Legislator.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

I am a real Conservative American
I am experienced
I don't sugar coat anything

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am very passionate about passing Constitutional Carry and abolishing Critical Race Theory in our classrooms.

What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and state legislature?

I am a Christian.

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

Yes I do

Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.

Yes I believe in working as a team is essential for our Republic to work.

If you are not a current legislator, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

Yes.

Are you interested in running for a different political office (for example, the U.S. Congress or governor) in the future?

Yes I am and have.

Should the legislature oversee or grant the use of emergency powers?

Yes

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Yes I believe compromises are important for the American people.

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Campaign finance summary

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Gabriel Whitley campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Indiana District 7	Lost primary	$364,320	$262,685
2022	Indiana House of Representatives District 77	Disqualified primary	$15,581	$109
2022	U.S. House Indiana District 8	Withdrew primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$379,901	$262,794
Sources: OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission *This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 09, 2021
↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia from the candidate on January 23, 2024
↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
↑ Gabriel Whitley’s campaign website, “Policies,” accessed April 17, 2024

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Victoria Spartz (R)

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[bio-1] Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 09, 2021

[2] Information submitted to Ballotpedia from the candidate on January 23, 2024

[quotedisclaimer-3] Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

[4] Gabriel Whitley’s campaign website, “Policies,” accessed April 17, 2024

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Gabriel Whitley

Biography

Elections

2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 7

Endorsements

2022

Indiana House of Representatives

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 77

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 77

Republican primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Indiana House of Representatives District 77

Campaign finance

U.S. House of Representatives

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 8

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 8

Campaign finance

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

Campaign website

2022

Campaign finance summary

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