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Josh Lowry
Josh Lowry (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 24. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Lowry completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Josh Lowry was born in Martinsville, Indiana. Lowry's career experience includes working as an attorney. He earned a bachelor's degree from Indiana University in 2007 and a law degree from the Indiana University McKinney School of Law in 2015. Lowry has been affilated with Kiwanis Club of Westfield and Westfield Democrats Club[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 24
Hunter Smith defeated Josh Lowry in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 24 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Hunter Smith (R) | 56.2 | 23,364 |
 | Josh Lowry (D)  | 43.8 | 18,237 | |
| Total votes: 41,601 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 24
Josh Lowry advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 24 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Lowry | 100.0 | 1,862 |
| Total votes: 1,862 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 24
Hunter Smith defeated Bill Gutrich in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 24 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hunter Smith | 61.5 | 5,136 |
| Bill Gutrich | 38.5 | 3,218 | ||
| Total votes: 8,354 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Lowry in this election.
2022
See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Indiana State Senate District 21
Incumbent James Buck defeated Josh Lowry in the general election for Indiana State Senate District 21 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | James Buck (R) | 64.0 | 28,675 |
| Josh Lowry (D) | 36.0 | 16,148 | |
| Total votes: 44,823 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 21
Incumbent James Buck advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 21 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Buck | 100.0 | 7,842 |
| Total votes: 7,842 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Josh Lowry completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lowry's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- - Defending reproductive rights With the overturning of Roe V. Wade and Indiana’s near-total abortion ban, reproductive rights is one of the most concerning issues not only for our campaign but for the people of Indiana.
- - Properly funding and empowering public schools. In recent years, the Republican supermajority has passed legislation that inserts political agendas into the classroom and threatens to defund our public schools. From banning books to the misuse of vouchers, our public schools deserve better. I will empower educators and fight to keep politics out of the classroom.
- - Controlling skyrocketing costs If you work a full-time job, you should be able to feed your family. No Hoosier should be burdened by senselessly high prices for everyday products or life-saving healthcare.
- I'm pro people choosing who they marry.
- I'm pro teachers choosing what books to teach.
- I'm pro women making their own healthcare decisions.
That is why I use my voice to advocate for people every chance I get and I will continue to do that as your representative.
- Honesty
- Ability to have tough conversations
- Ability to understand you don't know everything
- Willingness to learn
Here is the story of my first match. This might help you understand why my career didn't last that long.
With Republicans not having to be accountable to their constituents, they are defunding our public schools through the misuse of school vouchers by stripping our districts of their funding and using taxpayer money to subsidize private school tuition for families who can already afford it.
Having fostered 12 children and adopted 5, I have seen, first hand, what happens to children who are forced into the foster system. I want to help our government address the root causes of family separation and I believe my experience will be valuable on that committee.
- Education Committee
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2022
Josh Lowry completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lowry's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Josh and Alexis moved to Westfield in 2009. Alexis’s family has lived in Westfield for generations. Alexis and Josh knew they wanted to raise a family in Westfield to be close to family and enjoy the great public schools.
Unfortunately, Josh and Alexis were unable to conceive so they became foster parents. They have fostered 11 kids, 4 of which they adopted. As a foster parent, Josh knew he wanted to give these children a better life than they had. Josh wanted them to be raised in a state that was better for them than it was for his generation. That is every parent’s goal - to give their kids a better life than they had. That is why Josh is running for State Senate District 21.
- Women should have the right to make their own healthcare decisions. End of story. Republicans in the State Senate want to ban abortion in all situations. Republicans on the Supreme Court believe states should be allowed to ban birth control. I believe that women have the right to make their own healthcare decisions – and the government should not make women’s decision for them.
- Legislators should write laws to serve and protect the people – not corporations. My opponent, State Senator Jim Buck, is a prominent member of ALEC. ALEC is an organization of state legislators that meets with corporations to draft laws that legislators take back to their states. That’s right: corporations write the laws that regulate them. I believe corporations should not write their own laws. Legislators should write laws for the people – not for corporations.
- During the pandemic, we all rightfully praised our teachers for getting our kids through the toughest of circumstances. Republicans in the Indiana State Senate want to attack teachers and schools to score political points with their biggest supporters. During the 2022 legislative session, the Republicans in the State Senate attempted to pass a bill that would allow parents to sue teachers if the parent disagreed with what was taught. And the Republicans in the State Senate wanted to pass a bill that would prevent teachers from teaching students that Nazi’s were bad (!!!). I believe that we should do everything we can to support our teachers and make it easier for them to provide our children with a quality education.
Elected officials should vote for the well-being of the people – not their political party. The Republicans in the General Assembly refuse to repeal the gas tax because they believe high gas prices will benefit them in the upcoming elections. I believe that elected officials should always do what is best for the voters, whether it hurts their future re-election chances or not. Elected officials serve the people, not themselves.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 7, 2024
