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Joe Swisher
Joe Swisher (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 50. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Swisher completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Joe Swisher was born in Hammond, Indiana. Swisher served in the U.S. Air Force from 1998 to 2014. He earned a bachelor's degree from the Calumet College of St. Joseph in 1988 and an associate degree from the Community College of the Air Force in 2012.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent Lorissa Sweet defeated Joe Swisher in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 50 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lorissa Sweet (R) | 76.9 | 23,785 |
 | Joe Swisher (D)  | 23.1 | 7,136 | |
| Total votes: 30,921 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 50
Joe Swisher advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 50 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Swisher | 100.0 | 1,019 |
| Total votes: 1,019 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent Lorissa Sweet defeated Rob Miller in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 50 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lorissa Sweet | 65.5 | 6,576 |
| Rob Miller | 34.5 | 3,457 | ||
| Total votes: 10,033 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Swisher in this election.
Pledges
Swisher signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Indiana State Senate District 17
Incumbent Andy Zay defeated Joe Swisher in the general election for Indiana State Senate District 17 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andy Zay (R) | 75.1 | 27,512 |
| Joe Swisher (D) | 24.9 | 9,146 | |
| Total votes: 36,658 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 17
Incumbent Andy Zay advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 17 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andy Zay | 100.0 | 9,640 |
| Total votes: 9,640 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joe Swisher completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Swisher's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Service Before Self. It is a core value of the Air Force and a way of Life I have lived by. I have proudly fought for our freedoms and I will continue to do so as your Representative. I believe in Liberty and Justice for ALL Hoosiers, not just the rich and powerful.
- I’m a proud defender of our Democracy. I realise that Democracy is under attack on a state and federal level by far right extremists. They pride themselves in taking rights away, when I will fight tirelessly to protect our rights. I swore an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and of the State of Indiana from ALL enemies foreign AND domestic. I have, and always will be proud of being a Hoosier.
- I will always protect a woman’s right to choose her own health care. I am not God and I am not a doctor. I will always fight for a person’s right to love and marry who they choose. I will continue the fight for civil rights. Great men and women sacrificed their lives to gain those freedoms and we are not going back.
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2022
Joe Swisher completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Swisher's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a staunch supporter of Pro Choice. I believe a woman has a right to choose her own health care. I am not a doctor and I am not a woman so I believe government should NOT be making that decision for them.
- I am a staunch supporter of LGBTQ+ rights. I believe in same sex marriage and that we should be supporting and protecting our trans kids in school.
- I am for common sense gun legislation. You should not be able to buy a gun until 21 years old. Ban assault style weapons and high capacity magazines. No teachers carrying guns.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 24, 2024
