Indiana House of Representatives District 54 candidate surveys, 2022

Elections in Indiana, 2022

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This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Indiana House of Representatives District 54 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

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General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 54

Cory Criswell defeated Nan Polk in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 54 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cory Criswell (R)	73.7	13,886
	Submit photo	Nan Polk (D)	26.3	4,955

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,841
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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?

Cory Criswell (R)

Family Values

Fiscal Responsibility

Common-sense leader

Nan Polk (D)

Faith is the foundation of my platform. For me this refers to the necessity of treating your neighbor as yourself. Our Declaration of Independence proclaims an equal creation, sadly, we do not embrace the attitude of equality today. Without acknowledging equality we can never live out that commandment.

Family is my second key focus. We must give everyone the opportunity to adequately provide for their family, through a living wage, affordable housing and healthcare, and quality childcare.

My third blank concerns the future. Funding and empowering public education is necessary to ensure our future, without a broad education our democracy fails to function. We must address environmental issues as our planet already exhibiting life altering changes.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Cory Criswell (R)

Public Safety

Pro-Business policies Quality Education Medical Freedoms 2nd Amendment rights

Pro-Life

Nan Polk (D)

Other issues of concern in my district, in addition to those above, include the following. The disease of drug addiction and the resulting incarceration rate. Prisons must include well-funded drug addiction treatment facilities. Homelessness is increasing at an alarming rate. We need commonsense gun laws which will protect our school children and other innocents. Women's basic rights to appropriate health care and to have dominion over her own body are being stripped away. Attention to rural needs including healthcare, broadband, and childcare.

See also

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