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Jim Lucas
Image of Jim Lucas
Indiana House of Representatives District 69
Tenure

2012 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

12

Predecessor

Compensation

Base salary

$32,070.24/year

Per diem

$196/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Seymour High School

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Marine Corps

Personal
Profession
Small business owner
Contact

Jim Lucas (Republican Party) is a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing District 69. He assumed office on November 7, 2012. His current term ends on November 4, 2026.

Lucas (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 69. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Lucas' professional experience includes owning his own awning company. He served in the United States Marine Corps.[1]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Lucas was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Lucas was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Lucas was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Indiana committee assignments, 2017
Education
Elections and Apportionment
Government and Regulatory Reform, Vice chair
Public Policy

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Lucas served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Lucas served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 69

Incumbent Jim Lucas defeated Trish Whitcomb in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 69 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jim Lucas
Jim Lucas (R)
 
68.7
 
18,438
Image of Trish Whitcomb
Trish Whitcomb (D) Candidate Connection
 
31.3
 
8,410

Total votes: 26,848
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 69

Trish Whitcomb advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 69 on May 7, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Trish Whitcomb
Trish Whitcomb Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
1,281

Total votes: 1,281
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 69

Incumbent Jim Lucas defeated Brian Savilla in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 69 on May 7, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jim Lucas
Jim Lucas
 
57.5
 
4,586
Image of Brian Savilla
Brian Savilla Candidate Connection
 
42.5
 
3,392

Total votes: 7,978
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 69

Incumbent Jim Lucas defeated Chad Harmon in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 69 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jim Lucas
Jim Lucas (R)
 
73.7
 
12,526
Image of Chad Harmon
Chad Harmon (D) Candidate Connection
 
26.3
 
4,475

Total votes: 17,001
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 69

Chad Harmon advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 69 on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chad Harmon
Chad Harmon Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
1,176

Total votes: 1,176
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 69

Incumbent Jim Lucas advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 69 on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jim Lucas
Jim Lucas
 
100.0
 
4,479

Total votes: 4,479
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign finance

2020

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 69

Incumbent Jim Lucas defeated Jeffery Prewitt and Katrina Hardwick in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 69 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jim Lucas
Jim Lucas (R)
 
67.3
 
18,784
Image of Jeffery Prewitt
Jeffery Prewitt (D) Candidate Connection
 
17.7
 
4,924
Image of Katrina Hardwick
Katrina Hardwick (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
15.0
 
4,186

Total votes: 27,894
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 69

Jeffery Prewitt advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 69 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jeffery Prewitt
Jeffery Prewitt Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
2,385

Total votes: 2,385
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 69

Incumbent Jim Lucas advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 69 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jim Lucas
Jim Lucas
 
100.0
 
5,626

Total votes: 5,626
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2018

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 69

Incumbent Jim Lucas defeated Steve Schoettmer in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 69 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jim Lucas
Jim Lucas (R)
 
69.3
 
14,604
Image of Steve Schoettmer
Steve Schoettmer (D)
 
30.7
 
6,480

Total votes: 21,084
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 69

Steve Schoettmer advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 69 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Steve Schoettmer
Steve Schoettmer
 
100.0
 
2,067

Total votes: 2,067
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 69

Incumbent Jim Lucas defeated Nancy Franke and Charles Johnson in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 69 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jim Lucas
Jim Lucas
 
61.0
 
4,452
Image of Nancy Franke
Nancy Franke
 
34.0
 
2,483
Image of Charles Johnson
Charles Johnson
 
4.9
 
359

Total votes: 7,294
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2016

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Indiana House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 3, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 5, 2016.

Incumbent Jim Lucas ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 69 general election.[2][3]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 69 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jim Lucas Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Indiana Election Divsion



Incumbent Jim Lucas defeated Nancy Franke in the Indiana House of Representatives District 69 Republican primary.[4][5]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 69 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jim Lucas Incumbent 65.58% 7,705
     Republican Nancy Franke 34.42% 4,044
Total Votes 11,749
Source: Indiana Election Division

2014

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Indiana House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 7, 2014. Incumbent Jim Lucas was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[6][7]

2012

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2012

Lucas won election in the 2012 election for Indiana House of Representatives District 69. Lucas ran unopposed in the May 8 Republican primary and defeated Jim McCormick (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 69, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJim Lucas 57.8% 13,787
     Democratic Jim McCormick 42.2% 10,070
Total Votes 23,857

2010

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2010

Lucas lost to Democratic incumbent Terry Goodin by a margin of 10,110 to 9,510.[10] The general election took place on November 2, 2010.

In the May 4th primary, Lucas ran unopposed and received 9,510 votes.[11].

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

Jim Lucas did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Lucas' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[12]

Pro Business

  • Excerpt: "Create a business friendly environment"

Pro Education

  • Excerpt: "Bring real reform to Indiana classrooms"

Pro Tax Reform

  • Excerpt: "Permanently cap residential property taxes"

Gun Rights

  • Excerpt: "I am a FIRM believer in our Natural and Constitutionally-protected Right to keep and bear arms. As your State Representative, I have authored and co-authored many bills and amendments to restore and protect our gun rights."

Campaign finance summary


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Jim Lucas campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Indiana House of Representatives District 69Won general$137,598 $133,958
2022Indiana House of Representatives District 69Won general$26,315 $32,930
2020Indiana House of Representatives District 69Won general$20,715 N/A**
2018Indiana House of Representatives District 69Won general$53,204 N/A**
2016Indiana House of Representatives, District 69Won $50,584 N/A**
2014Indiana House of Representatives, District 69Won $27,390 N/A**
2012Indiana State House, District 69Won $82,887 N/A**
2010Indiana State House, District 66Lost $178,023 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Noteworthy events

DUI conviction (2023)

See also: Politicians convicted of DUI

On May 31, 2023, Lucas was arrested for driving under the influence and leaving the scene.[13] Lucas pleaded guilty to the charges on June 12, 2023. The judge sentenced him to 60 days and 180 days respectively, all of which was suspended.[14]


Personal

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Lucas and his wife, Lynn, have 3 children.[1]

Scorecards

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Footnotes

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Preceded by
David Cheatham (D)
Indiana House of Representatives District 69
2012-Present
Succeeded by
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