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John Young (Indiana)
John Young (Republican Party) was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing District 47. He assumed office on November 9, 2016. He left office on November 9, 2022.
Young (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 47. He lost in the Republican primary on May 3, 2022.
Biography
Young was born February 29, 1980, in Johnson County, Indiana.[1]
Education:[1]
- Indian Creek Elementary, Middle, and High School
- Indiana University, Bachelor’s degree in political science and criminal justice
- Southern Illinois University, Juris Doctor.
Committee assignments
2021-2022
Young was assigned to the following committees:
- Courts and Criminal Code Committee
- Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee
- House Judiciary Committee, Vice chair
2019-2020
Young was assigned to the following committees:
- Courts and Criminal Code Committee
- Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee
- House Judiciary Committee, Vice Chair
- Statutory Committee on Interstate and International Cooperation (decommissioned)
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Indiana committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Courts and Criminal Code |
| • Government and Regulatory Reform |
| • Judiciary |
Sponsored legislation
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
2022
See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 47
Robb Greene won election in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 47 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robb Greene (R) | 100.0 | 15,803 |
| Total votes: 15,803 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 47
Robb Greene defeated incumbent John Young, Luke Campbell, and Scott Strother in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 47 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robb Greene | 47.9 | 3,456 |
 | John Young | 29.8 | 2,153 | |
 | Luke Campbell | 19.4 | 1,400 | |
| Scott Strother | 2.8 | 204 | ||
| Total votes: 7,213 | |||
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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 47
Incumbent John Young won election in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 47 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Young (R) | 100.0 | 29,343 |
| Total votes: 29,343 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 47
Incumbent John Young advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 47 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Young | 100.0 | 5,433 |
| Total votes: 5,433 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 47
Incumbent John Young defeated Susan Diagana in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 47 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Young (R) | 71.1 | 17,419 |
| Susan Diagana (D) | 28.9 | 7,080 | ||
| Total votes: 24,499 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 47
Susan Diagana advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 47 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Susan Diagana | 100.0 | 1,429 | |
| Total votes: 1,429 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 47
Incumbent John Young defeated Scott Horvath in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 47 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Young | 61.8 | 4,637 |
| Scott Horvath | 38.2 | 2,869 | ||
| Total votes: 7,506 | |||
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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 John Price (R) did not seek re-election.
John Young defeated Mike Reddick in the Indiana House of Representatives District 47 general election.[2][3]
| Indiana House of Representatives, District 47 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  John Young |
73.40% | 22,240 | |
| Democratic | Mike Reddick | 26.60% | 8,059 | |
| Total Votes | 30,299 | |||
| Source: Indiana Election Divsion | ||||
Mike Reddick ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 47 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Indiana House of Representatives, District 47 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Mike Reddick (unopposed) | |
John Young defeated Matt Prine in the Indiana House of Representatives District 47 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Indiana House of Representatives, District 47 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | John Young |
53.55% | 7,105 | |
| Republican | Matt Prine | 46.45% | 6,163 | |
| Total Votes | 13,268 | |||
| Source: Indiana Election Division | ||||
2012
Young ran in the 2012 election for Indiana House of Representatives District 47. Young ran against Mark Meadows and John Price in the Republican primary on May 8, 2012, with John Price winning in the primary.[6] The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[7]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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John Price |
55.3% | 5,221 |
| John Young | 29.9% | 2,826 |
| Mark Meadows | 14.8% | 1,396 |
| Total Votes | 9,443 | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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2022
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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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2020
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In 2020, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 6 to March 11.
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2019
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In 2019, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 24.
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2018
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In 2018, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 2 through March 16.
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2017
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In 2017, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 22.
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2016
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In 2016, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 5 through March 10.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 John Young State Rep, "About" accessed April 23, 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election candidates," February 5, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 18, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedap - ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "List of May 8, 2012, primary candidates," accessed March 6, 2014
