Indiana State Senate District 23 candidate surveys, 2022

Elections in Indiana, 2022

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This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Indiana State Senate District 23 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Indiana State Senate District 23

Spencer Deery defeated David Sanders in the general election for Indiana State Senate District 23 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Spencer Deery (R)	63.6	20,115
		David Sanders (D)	36.4	11,523

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,638
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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?

Spencer Deery (R)

Fighting the pain of inflation with smart fiscal policies.

Strengthening our education system at every level.

Maintaining safe communities.

David Sanders (D)

Commitment to ethics.

Commitment to privacy.

Commitment to serving the public.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Spencer Deery (R)

Lawmakers need to chart a path to a more prosperous, post-pandemic normal than our current trajectory. Many Hoosier families are struggling and feeling a deep anxiety. Their incomes have not kept pace with inflation and a recession is on the horizon. Students are still catching up from shutdown induced learning loss. Some Indiana zip codes are among the unhealthiest in the country, mental health services are often inaccessible, and our hospital prices are among the most expensive in the nation. Some of these problems didn’t start with the pandemic, but they were exacerbated by it and by politicians (mostly national) who have cared more about grandstanding than governing. I have never sought political office before, but I am doing so because I believe we need political newcomers with the qualifications, commonsense and integrity to seek evidence-based solutions that lead to a more resilient economy, a better educational system, and affordable, accessible and efficient health care.

David Sanders (D)

Bringing a scientific perspective to public policy.

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

David Sanders (D)

Yes.

See also

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