Joe Van Wye
Joseph S. "Joe" Van Wye Sr. was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 66 of the Indiana House of Representatives.[1]
Biography
Van Wye's professional experience includes serving televisions, satellite systems and computers. He was born in Carrollton, Kentucky, in 1964 and grew up in Madison, Indiana.[2]
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 Terry Goodin defeated Joe Van Wye in the Indiana House of Representatives District 66 general election.[3][4]
| Indiana House of Representatives, District 66 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Terry Goodin Incumbent |
60.32% | 15,939 | |
| Republican | Joe Van Wye | 39.68% | 10,484 | |
| Total Votes | 26,423 | |||
| Source: Indiana Election Divsion | ||||
Incumbent Terry Goodin ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 66 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Indiana House of Representatives, District 66 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Terry Goodin Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Joe Van Wye ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 66 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Indiana House of Representatives, District 66 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Joe Van Wye (unopposed) | |
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 Terry Goodin was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Lisa Seng Shadday defeated Ronald "Ron" Harsin and Joe Van Wye, Sr. in the Republican primary. Goodin defeated Shadday in the general election.[7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Terry Goodin Incumbent |
59% | 10,882 | |
| Republican | Lisa Seng Shadday | 41% | 7,566 | |
| Total Votes | 18,448 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Lisa Seng Shadday |
62.4% | 1,737 |
| Ronald Harsin | 30.4% | 847 |
| Joseph Van Wye | 7.2% | 200 |
| Total Votes | 2,784 | |
2012
Van Wye ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 6th District. Van Wye and four other candidates lost to Luke Messer in the May 8 Republican primary.[9]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Luke Messer |
41.7% | 32,859 |
| Don Bates, Jr. | 13.8% | 10,913 |
| Bill Frazier | 10.7% | 8,446 |
| Travis Hankins | 29.5% | 23,276 |
| Joseph Van Wye | 1.3% | 989 |
| Joe Sizemore | 3% | 2,346 |
| Total Votes | 78,829 | |
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Joseph Van Wye participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 6, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Joseph Van Wye's responses follow below.[10]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Right to life |
” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Right to life. I believe live begins at conception and ends when we die.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[12]
|
” |
2014
Van Wye's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
| “ | Marriage
I believe marriage should be between a man and a women. Marriage should not be redefined into something different than what it has been for thousands of years. I support HJR-3 Second Amendment I believe in the right to bear arms and will oppose any legislation that will make it harder for any law abiding citizen to own guns. Immigration I have no problem with legal immigration. When people go through the proper steps they should be considered and granted citizenship. When people break our laws and come into our country illegally, they should be subject to our immigration laws. Amnesty is not fair to the people who went through the naturalization process. Right to Life I believe that life begins at conception. I do not support any taxpayer funding of abortions, and I support the Hyde Amendment.[13][12] |
” |
Recent news
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See also
- Indiana House of Representatives
- Indiana House of Representatives District 66
- Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Indiana State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election," February 3, 2016
- ↑ Joe Van Wye for Congress, "About Joe Van Wye" accessed February 3, 2012
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election candidates," February 5, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "General election 2016 results," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election candidates," February 5, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 18, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed February 10, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election Results," May 8, 2012
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Joseph Van Wye's responses," April 6, 2018
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Joe Van Wye for State Representative - District 66, "Issues," accessed April 28, 2014
