James Peters (Indiana)

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James Peters

Republican Party

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Birthplace

Anderson, Ind.

Religion

Christian

Profession

Mortgage broker

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James Peters (Republican Party) ran for election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 35. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on June 2, 2020.

Peters completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2020

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 35

Elizabeth Rowray defeated incumbent Melanie Wright in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 35 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elizabeth Rowray (R)	55.3	16,767
		Melanie Wright (D)	44.7	13,570

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,337
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 35

Incumbent Melanie Wright advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 35 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melanie Wright	100.0	4,948

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 35

Elizabeth Rowray advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 35 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elizabeth Rowray	100.0	7,427

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,427
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• James Peters (R)

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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James Peters completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Peters' 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 a candidate seeking office as a State Rep in district 35 for the Republican nomination. I am 100% pro-life, pro second amendment, and a constitutional conservative. I want us to be even more fiscally responsible. As your nominee I will promise to do what I say I am going to do which is rare in this day and age. I am asking for your vote as a Republican because I will fight for the rights of the unborn as well as our individual freedoms. Our liberties are currently at risk and we can no longer sit silently and let them be chipped away. Now is the time to rise up against the opposition no matter which party and fight to ensure our children's freedom as well as ALL FUTURE GENERATIONS.

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 PRO-LIFE
• I am a Constitutional Conservative
• I am 100% pro second amendment rights. NO INFRINGEMENT

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Anti-Abortion

Second Amendment Rights
Ensuring our civil liberties and constitutional rights are not infringed upon.

Medical Marijuana especially for vets, those with debilitating seizures, and those with parkinsons.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Jesus. He is the Son of God. Lived a perfect life. I strive to do what is right not only internally but because I genuinely love all people. Politically I look up to Rand and Ron Paul. They have backbones and are fiscally responsible, love small government, and want the government out of the lives of the people.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

I was born again and became a Christian. That was in or around September of 2002 right before my son was born. He was born in Nobember of 2002.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I worked in construction in all areas as a labor, roofer, framer, whatever employment I could take. I did that until January of 2005 when I got into the mortgage business.

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Footnotes

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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

Michael Aylesworth (R)

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

Alaina Shonkwiler (R)

District 30

Michael Karickhoff (R)

District 31

Lori Goss-Reaves (R)

District 32

Victoria Garcia Wilburn (D)

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

Gregory Steuerwald (R)

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

Lindsay Patterson (R)

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

Wendy Dant Chesser (D)

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

Robin Shackleford (D)

District 99

Vanessa Summers (D)

District 100

Robert Johnson (D)

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