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Gary Snyder (Indiana)
Gary Snyder (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 3rd Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Snyder completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Gary Snyder lives in Huntington, Indiana. Snyder served in the U.S. Army and the National Guard. His career experience includes working as the president of Indiana Talks Network and a radio host with WBAT.[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: Indiana's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Indiana District 3
Incumbent Jim Banks defeated Gary Snyder and Nathan Gotsch in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Banks (R) | 65.3 | 131,579 |
 | Gary Snyder (D)  | 30.1 | 60,577 | |
 | Nathan Gotsch (Independent) | 4.7 | 9,386 | |
| Total votes: 201,542 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3
Gary Snyder defeated Aaron Calkins and Phillip Beachy in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Snyder | 56.2 | 6,794 |
 | Aaron Calkins | 23.9 | 2,894 | |
 | Phillip Beachy | 19.9 | 2,400 | |
| Total votes: 12,088 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Forrest Bower (D)
- Tommy Schrader (D)
- John Stephens (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3
Incumbent Jim Banks advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Banks | 100.0 | 54,033 |
| Total votes: 54,033 | |||
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2018
- See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Indiana State Senate District 17
Incumbent Andy Zay defeated Gary Snyder in the general election for Indiana State Senate District 17 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andy Zay (R) | 71.8 | 30,320 |
| Gary Snyder (D) | 28.2 | 11,911 | |
| Total votes: 42,231 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 17
Gary Snyder advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 17 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Snyder | 100.0 | 2,491 |
| Total votes: 2,491 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 17
Incumbent Andy Zay advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 17 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andy Zay | 100.0 | 13,215 |
| Total votes: 13,215 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Gary Snyder completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Snyder's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Gary has over 12 years of experience in the financial services industry where he worked as an active trader, financial advisor, supervising principal and was responsible for designing strategies to combat money laundering.Gary Snyder is the President of the Indiana Talks Network, a syndicated statewide news and opinion program and publisher of The SnydeReport in Indiana and Michigan, a digital media publication that reaches thousands of residents and opinion and thought-leaders each day.
Gary has over 12 years of experience in the financial services industry where he worked as an active trader, financial advisor, supervising principal and was responsible for designing strategies to combat money laundering.
Gary served his country in the United States Army and National Guard as a light infantryman and Military Police. He remains active in support of various initiatives to support active duty and retired military personnel.
Gary and Pepper have now been married for 26 years. They are the proud parents of seven children and six grandchildren. Continuing their commitment to make a difference, the Snyders has also served as foster parents for some of Huntington's most vulnerable children.- Help Working Families
- Support Veterans
- Protect Voting Right
- I support preschool for every 3-4 year-old and capping the cost of child care at 7% of a family’s income.
- Expand access to quality home care for older Americans and people with disabilities.
- Cutting taxes for low-wage workers by expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit.
- Offer a public option to the Affordable Care Act.
- Reduce health care premiums by expanding the Premium Tax Credit.
- Cap the price of insulin at $35 per month.
- I support President Biden’s budget that puts more police on the street for community policing and hires more agents. It funds body cameras, crime prevention, community violence intervention, drug treatment, mental health, criminal justice reform, and reentry for people coming home after incarceration.
- Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act
Gary is the only veteran running in the Democratic Primary for Indiana's 3rd Congressional District. Gary is a 4th generation veteran having served as a light infantryman in the US Army. Gary's three brothers are also veterans of the US Army. Gary is the only candidate in the Democratic Primary that supports:
- The "Burn Pit" Bill, offering treatment and compensation to veterans effected by toxic fumes from serving around military burn pits.
- The EvestAct; which automatically enrolls veterans who are eligible for VA health care into the VA health care system.
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Campaign website
Snyder's campaign website stated the following:
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Helping Families Gary became a single father of his three little girls (ages 3 months, 2-years old and 5-years old) at the age of 25. Two years later he met his wife Pepper. Gary and Pepper have now been married for 26 years. They are the proud parents of seven children and six grandchildren. Continuing their commitment to make a difference, the Snyders have also served as foster parents for some of Huntington's most vulnerable children. Gary uniquely understands the struggles families face each day, that is why Gary is the only candidate in the Democratic Primary that supports:
Congressman Jim Banks voted against families in each instance.
Gary is the only veteran running in the Democratic Primary for Indiana's 3rd Congressional District. Gary is a 4th generation veteran having served as a light infantryman in the US Army. Gary's three brothers are also veterans of the US Army. Gary is the only candidate in the Democratic Primary that supports:
Congressman Jim Banks voted against veterans in both bills.
Gary is the only candidate in the Democratic Primary that believes it is not only important that everybody gets to vote, but how the votes are counted by supporting:
Congressman Jim Banks voted against voting rights
Gary is the only candidate in the Democratic Primary that believes Climate Change is an existential threat and supports:
Congressman Jim Banks voted against the climate and believes climate change isn't real.
Gary has over 12 years of experience in the financial services industry where he worked as an active trader, financial advisor and an Anti-Money Laundering Officer where he was responsible for designing and implementing strategies to combat money laundering. Gary is the only candidate in the Democratic Primary that supports:
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| —Gary Snyder's campaign website (2022)[4] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Snyder for State Senate, "About," accessed April 14, 2018
- ↑ Gary Snyder for Congress, "About," accessed March 19, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Gary Snyder for Congress - IN03, “Issues,” accessed March 10, 2022
