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John Jacob
John Jacob (Republican Party) was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing District 93. He assumed office on November 4, 2020. He left office on November 9, 2022.
Jacob (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 6th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on May 7, 2024.
Jacob completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
John Jacob was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He earned a high school diploma from Roncalli High School and a bachelor's degree from Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) in 1988. His career experience includes working with the Indiana State Board of Accounts and owning a business.[1][2][3]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Jacob was assigned to the following committees:
Elections
2024
See also: Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 7 Republican primary)
Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 7 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Indiana District 6
Jefferson Shreve defeated Cynthia Wirth and James Sceniak in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jefferson Shreve (R) | 63.9 | 201,357 |
![]() | Cynthia Wirth (D) ![]() | 31.7 | 99,841 | |
![]() | James Sceniak (L) | 4.4 | 13,711 |
Total votes: 314,909 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6
Cynthia Wirth advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Cynthia Wirth ![]() | 100.0 | 11,708 |
Total votes: 11,708 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jefferson Shreve | 28.4 | 20,265 |
![]() | Mike Speedy | 22.1 | 15,752 | |
![]() | Jamison E. Carrier ![]() | 20.1 | 14,386 | |
![]() | Bill Frazier | 10.0 | 7,110 | |
![]() | Jeff Raatz | 8.9 | 6,365 | |
![]() | John Jacob ![]() | 8.1 | 5,793 | |
Darin Childress | 2.4 | 1,737 |
Total votes: 71,408 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Greg Pence (R)
- Erik Benson (R)
- Siddharth Mahant (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 6
James Sceniak advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on March 2, 2024.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | James Sceniak (L) |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Jacob in this election.
Pledges
Jacob signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 93
Julie McGuire defeated Andy Miller and Karl Knable in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 93 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Julie McGuire (R) ![]() | 57.7 | 7,959 |
![]() | Andy Miller (D) | 36.0 | 4,965 | |
![]() | Karl Knable (Independent) ![]() | 6.3 | 875 |
Total votes: 13,799 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 93
Andy Miller advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 93 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Andy Miller | 100.0 | 1,684 |
Total votes: 1,684 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 93
Julie McGuire defeated incumbent John Jacob in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 93 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Julie McGuire ![]() | 61.1 | 2,291 |
![]() | John Jacob | 38.9 | 1,461 |
Total votes: 3,752 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 93
John Jacob defeated Angela Elliott in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 93 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | John Jacob (R) ![]() | 61.0 | 18,485 |
![]() | Angela Elliott (D) ![]() | 39.0 | 11,806 |
Total votes: 30,291 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 93
Angela Elliott defeated Andy Miller and Abdul-Aziz Yamobi in the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 93 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Angela Elliott ![]() | 65.6 | 2,758 |
![]() | Andy Miller ![]() | 25.3 | 1,064 | |
Abdul-Aziz Yamobi | 9.1 | 383 |
Total votes: 4,205 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 93
John Jacob defeated incumbent Dollyne Sherman in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 93 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | John Jacob ![]() | 50.7 | 2,613 |
Dollyne Sherman | 49.3 | 2,542 |
Total votes: 5,155 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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John Jacob completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Jacob's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|- ALL Americans first! Securing our borders and protecting all children, born and preborn
- Border Policy; fighting to secure our borders and to fight the tide of the fentanyl/heroin crisis, sex trafficking, and terrorists coming across our border
- Reigning in our out of control spending in our National Budget
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Campaign website
Jacob’s campaign website stated the following:
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100% Pro-Life Securing Borders Medical Freedom Gun Rights Election Integrity Public Safety Veteran Affairs |
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—John Jacob’s campaign website (2024)[5] |
2022
John Jacob did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
John Jacob completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Jacob's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|- Protection of Life
- The Right to Bear Arms
- Fewer Taxes and Fees
God is the Author and Creator of all life. God created all human beings in His image. Every human life is a gift from the Creator. It is an irrefutable scientific fact that human life begins at conception.
In addition, Indiana law states that human life begins at conception. If you elect John as Representative, he will fight with every fiber of his being to protect these preborn children, those vulnerable to euthanasia, and assert our authority as a State given the Ninth Amendment, Tenth Amendment and the Declaration of Independence which acknowledges that every human is endowed by their Creator with the inalienable right to life! If elected as State Representative, John will co-author with Representative Curt Nisly's Protection at Conception bill to protect all life from conception to natural death; including the support for and passing of this critical bill.
The Right to Bear Arms: Without this recognized right, all other rights are essentially indefensible at the end of the day. John will unapologetically stand for and defend your right to keep and bear arms if elected as State Representative, to include the support for and passing of Constitutional Carry!
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2022
In 2022, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 4 to March 8.
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2021
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In 2021, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 4 to November 15.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate U.S. House Indiana District 6 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 22, 2020
- ↑ Indiana House Republicans, "John Jacob," accessed January 8, 2021
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 16, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ John Jacob’s campaign website, “Issues,” accessed April 17, 2024
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Preceded by Dollyne Sherman (R) |
Indiana House of Representatives District 93 2020-2022 |
Succeeded by Julie McGuire (R) |