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Isaac Deal
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Isaac Deal (Republican Party) ran for election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 43. Deal lost in the Republican primary on May 8, 2018.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 43
Tonya Pfaff defeated Darrell Felling in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 43 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tonya Pfaff (D) | 59.2 | 10,110 |
Darrell Felling (R)  | 40.8 | 6,978 | ||
| Total votes: 17,088 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 43
Tonya Pfaff defeated Chad Overton, Norman Loudermilk II, Mark Bird, and Sylvester Edwards in the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 43 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tonya Pfaff | 45.5 | 2,879 |
| Chad Overton | 17.9 | 1,132 | ||
| Norman Loudermilk II | 16.4 | 1,037 | ||
| Mark Bird | 16.0 | 1,012 | ||
| Sylvester Edwards | 4.2 | 265 | ||
| Total votes: 6,325 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 43
Darrell Felling defeated Isaac Deal in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 43 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Darrell Felling | 68.8 | 1,338 | |
 | Isaac Deal | 31.2 | 607 | |
| Total votes: 1,945 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Isaac Deal participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on March 27, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Isaac Deal's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Bring real representation back to my district 2) End the deplorable practice of gerrymandering in our state |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | My passion is the same as those of our founding fathers: liberty. Our great country was founded on this concept, but we have drifted away from it in many ways. Ours is the first and only country which has this value as a key tenant. I hope that we can return to that.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Isaac Deal answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
| “ | My primary role models are the founding fathers. They created a system which has stood the test of time, albeit with some road bumps here and there. I truly believe that no better system of government exists, nor has ever existed, in the entire history of man. More recently, I also appreciate the legacy left by Teddy Roosevelt. We both share the same coffee addiction and the same loathing for corruption.[3] | ” |
| “ | My political philosophy does not come from any one source. My political philosophy has been shaped primarily from my study of history, and from my study of political science. My middle-class upbringing has also played a big part in how I see things.[3] | ” |
| “ | Elected officials must be, first and foremost, accountable for their actions. No longer should someone stay in office simply because they are incumbent.[3] | ” |
| “ | My number one quality is honesty. I am sick and tired of liars. Today, and for too long, everywhere you look in politics, it's all liars and hypocrites. No more. I will be the first honest politician.[3] | ” |
| “ | Honesty, Representation, Responsibility, and Accountability. All elected officials must be held accountable for their actions It is the responsibility of Representatives to do just that - to represent the will of their constituents, even if, and especially if, it conflicts with their own beliefs[3] | ” |
| “ | Whether I am in office for two years, four years, or longer, when I leave office, all of my constituents will know my name and know that, regardless of who they are or what they believe, I represented them better than any other in living memory.[3] | ” |
| “ | The first historical event in my memory is the 2008 financial crisis. I was eleven at the time, but I remember it vividly because it would have a large impact on myself, my family, and my future. I was technically alive for 9/11 but I was four years old and I do not remember it.[3] | ” |
| “ | My first job was as a Web Administrator and UX/UI Designer for Wayne Township Schools in Indianapolis. Basically, that is all fancy talk meaning that I managed the websites for schools like Ben Davis High School. I held that position for about a year and a half. I would have held it longer, but I was a high school student and I was graduating, thus ineligible for the position.[3] | ” |
| “ | My fiancée and I have been on too many awkward dates to adequately recount here.[3] | ” |
| “ | I have always enjoyed Christmas, mainly for the snow and for the eggnog.[3] | ” |
| “ | I have always enjoyed the book "Snow Crash" by Neal Stephenson. It was one of the first books I ever really got into, and it set the groundwork for the entire genera we now call "Cyberpunk". Movies like "The Matrix" would not exist without it. I also really like the Frank Herbert's "Dune".[3] | ” |
| “ | I do not identify with any other people, real nor fictional.[3] | ” |
| “ | The best part of my life and my favorite thing in my apartment is my fiancée. Without her I would be like the solar system without the sun; I would have no bearing, no center.[3] | ” |
| “ | My music taste is very esoteric and niche. The last song that got stuck in my head was Nae Sano & Tag Shai - "Handmade Soul"[3] | ” |
| “ | The greatest struggle I have faced is one which is faced by far too many across our state and across the country: poverty. My father works in construction, digging ditches and putting in plumbing for new homes, so when the housing bubble burst around 2007 or 2008, we were put on the street, at times surviving only through the charity of others, like food pantries. When you know how it feels to one day be living comfortably, and the next not having any food security, it really puts things in perspective. No one should be in that situation.[3] | ” |
| “ | In the past, the Indiana Senate (Upper House) used to be much different than the Indiana House (Lower House). Today, though, it really only serves to improve upon the state's internal checks and balances, helping to prevent any legislation proposed which may sound good at the time, but which is soon found to be faulty.[3] | ” |
| “ | N/A[3] | ” |
| “ | In Indiana, our legislature is supposed to be a "Citizen Legislature", meaning that we only meet for a portion of the year, and that the majority of the legislators also hold other jobs. Really, this harkens back to the founding of our country, where the government was set up to be OF the people, BY the people, and FOR the people.[3] | ” |
| “ | The greatest challenge facing Indiana right now and over the next decade is in our state's move from more of a manufacturing-based economy to more of a service-based one. This is a big issue seen across the country. Luckily for Indiana, we serve as the logistical hub for the country, attracting shipping companies and tech companies from all over to come here and create jobs.[3] | ” |
| “ | The governor's position is very similar to that of the president in our federal government. He is the head of the executive branch of the state government and he also checks the powers of other branches, primarily in either signing the legislature's bills into law, or vetoing them.[3] | ” |
| “ | The legislature should not be some fun club where you go hang out with all of your best buds. The legislature is a position in government where you have been hired by your constituents to represent them, primarily in the passing and revising of laws. While it is perfectly fine to be friends with other legislators, your primary responsibility is to represent the people. There should be plenty of time when legislators are not in session - when they are not on the taxpayer's dime - and that's when they can hang out.[3] | ” |
| “ | The only fair way to district is via an independent committee, doing the best they can to make sure that all districts have roughly equal population.[3] | ” |
| “ | I am more than happy to work on any committee which will help further the goals of my constituents. Of the House's standing committees, "Education" is the one with which I hold dearest to my heart.[3] | ” |
| “ | N/A[3] | ” |
| “ | Because of some of my non-traditional stances on issues and because I refuse to "tow the party line" if it is not on an issue with which I already agree, I doubt that I will be able to take any leadership roles in my party. If, however, I were offered leadership roles, no matter which ones, I would gladly take them.[3] | ” |
| “ | My favorite legislator of all time would have to be Teddy Roosevelt, a member of New York's legislature from 1882 to 1884. Even then, he was a hardliner against corruption, as am I.[3] | ” |
| “ | For now, my heart is with my district here. I plan on running for this position until a better candidate comes along, in which case I would likely try to run for other state positions because that is where real decisions are made - not in Washington, but in our local and state governments.[3] | ” |
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Indiana House of Representatives
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Isaac Deal's responses," March 27, 2018
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
Current members of the Indiana House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Todd Huston
Majority Leader:Matthew Lehman
Representatives
District 1
Carolyn Jackson (D)
District 2
Earl Harris (D)
District 3
Ragen Hatcher (D)
District 4
Edmond Soliday (R)
District 5
Dale DeVon (R)
District 6
Maureen Bauer (D)
District 7
Jake Teshka (R)
District 8
Ryan Dvorak (D)
District 9
Patricia Boy (D)
District 10
Charles Moseley (D)
District 11
District 12
Mike Andrade (D)
District 13
Matt Commons (R)
District 14
Vernon Smith (D)
District 15
Harold Slager (R)
District 16
Kendell Culp (R)
District 17
Jack Jordan (R)
District 18
David Abbott (R)
District 19
Julie Olthoff (R)
District 20
Jim Pressel (R)
District 21
Timothy Wesco (R)
District 22
Craig Snow (R)
District 23
Ethan Manning (R)
District 24
Hunter Smith (R)
District 25
Becky Cash (R)
District 26
Chris Campbell (D)
District 27
Sheila Klinker (D)
District 28
Jeffrey Thompson (R)
District 29
District 30
District 31
Lori Goss-Reaves (R)
District 32
District 33
John Prescott (R)
District 34
Sue Errington (D)
District 35
Elizabeth Rowray (R)
District 36
Kyle Pierce (R)
District 37
Todd Huston (R)
District 38
Heath VanNatter (R)
District 39
Daniel Lopez (R)
District 40
District 41
Mark Genda (R)
District 42
Tim Yocum (R)
District 43
Tonya Pfaff (D)
District 44
Beau Baird (R)
District 45
Bruce Borders (R)
District 46
Bob Heaton (R)
District 47
Robb Greene (R)
District 48
Doug Miller (R)
District 49
Joanna King (R)
District 50
Lorissa Sweet (R)
District 51
Tony Isa (R)
District 52
Ben Smaltz (R)
District 53
Ethan Lawson (R)
District 54
Cory Criswell (R)
District 55
District 56
Bradford Barrett (R)
District 57
Craig Haggard (R)
District 58
Michelle Davis (R)
District 59
Ryan Lauer (R)
District 60
Peggy Mayfield (R)
District 61
Matt Pierce (D)
District 62
Dave Hall (R)
District 63
Shane Lindauer (R)
District 64
Matt Hostettler (R)
District 65
Christopher May (R)
District 66
Zach Payne (R)
District 67
Alex Zimmerman (R)
District 68
Garrett Bascom (R)
District 69
Jim Lucas (R)
District 70
Karen Engleman (R)
District 71
District 72
Edward Clere (R)
District 73
Jennifer Meltzer (R)
District 74
Steve Bartels (R)
District 75
Cindy Ledbetter (R)
District 76
Wendy McNamara (R)
District 77
Alex Burton (D)
District 78
Tim O'Brien (R)
District 79
Matthew Lehman (R)
District 80
Phil GiaQuinta (D)
District 81
Martin Carbaugh (R)
District 82
Kyle Miller (D)
District 83
Christopher Judy (R)
District 84
Bob Morris (R)
District 85
David Heine (R)
District 86
Edward DeLaney (D)
District 87
Carey Hamilton (D)
District 88
Chris Jeter (R)
District 89
Mitch Gore (D)
District 90
Andrew Ireland (R)
District 91
Robert Behning (R)
District 92
Renee Pack (D)
District 93
Julie McGuire (R)
District 94
Cherrish Pryor (D)
District 95
John Bartlett (D)
District 96
Gregory Porter (D)
District 97
Justin Moed (D)
District 98
District 99
Vanessa Summers (D)
District 100
Robert Johnson (D)
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