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Justin Kuhnle
Justin Kuhnle was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 13 of the Indiana State Senate.[1]
Kuhnle was a 2014 Democratic candidate seeking election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Indiana.[2] He was defeated by incumbent Marlin Stutzman in the general election on November 4, 2014.[3] Kuhnle won the nomination in the Democratic primary on May 6, 2014.[4][5]
He was a 2012 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Indiana. He lost in the Democratic primary.[6]
Biography
Born in Decatur, Indiana, Kuhnle attended Bellmont High School.[7] He then went on to study organizational leadership and supervision at Purdue University, graduating with his bachelor's in 2004.[8]
Career
Upon graduation from Purdue, Kuhnle began a career in home improvement working at Menards from 2004 to 2007. He then chose to enter the social services field and worked at Park Center as a case worker from 2007 to 2013. During this time, he returned to school to study psychology and human services. He simultaneously attended Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne and Ivy Tech Fort Wayne, graduating in 2010.[7][8] In 2013, he began working as case worker with the Bowen Center. He is employed with the Bowen Center.[8]
He is a rehabilitation service provider and a board member with the Juvenile Hearing Board through DeKalb Community Corrections.[9][10]
Campaign themes
2016
Kuhnle issued the following statement regarding his bid for office:
| “ | I'm running to return Hoosier Hospitality and common-sense problem solving back to the statehouse. I'm running to return a check-n-balance back to our statehouse. My focus is on education, jobs, infrastructure, true tax reform, and ending corruption in politics. | ” |
| —Justin Kuhnle, [10] | ||
2014
The following excerpts came from Kuhnle's campaign website:[12]
- Education: "Without public education, most children would not be able to develop the necessary knowledge to be successful in their future careers. However, many politicians believe that to solve the debt problem, the first thing to be cut is education. This can not be further from the truth, for a $1 saved today, is going to cost our society a minimum of $10 in the future...I will devote all my energy to give our children and parents the choices they deserve to give our next generations of children the fighting chances that they deserve as well as skills necessary to compete on a local and global scale without doing any further cutting to education's already thinned budget."
- Families: "To grow our families stronger, we need to focus on increasing the opportunities of earning a living wages and reforms in predatory lending practices employed by banks that creates debt that is unsustainable, such as with home loans. As well, one growing threat that is facing our families livelihood is the growing cost of college education. To get an education should not put individuals and families in debt forever but to set them on a path towards contributing to our economy and our society."
- Job Creation and the Economy: "Often small business has difficulty expanding and growing but through creating outreach groups to connect to the global market we can give even small business a chance to connect their services and products with consumers. We need to strengthen worker's rights and offer incentives for workers to earn a living wage that can and will contribute more to our local and global economy and create an atmosphere of consumer spending which will also expand our Economy. Another proposal would be to create a national database of both public and private sectors on a local and national level to best match a candidate's skill set with matching employment opportunities. We also need to focus on worker safety in increasing paid vacation days and mental health focus to prevent workers fatigue and mental exhaustion which has a direct impact on working class families and productivity on the job."
- Affordable Healthcare: "I would stand for fixing the funding formula on professional reimbursement through Medicaid. To reduce long-term healthcare costs, we need to focus on preventative care. This can be done by offering incentives for reducing premium payments for individuals that take part in healthy lifestyle changes maintaining healthy choices, for example, annual check-ups, maintaining a healthy weight, non-smoker or smoker cessation, etc;. Also provide capping premiums and creation of policy exchanges that offer 90/10, 80/20, 70/30, and 60/40 plans on coverage."
- Efficient Government Spending and Reducing Waste: " I have accounted for some wasteful spending that is in excess of $4 billion each year on just 4 single items, which is just the tip of the iceberg...I will dedicate my goal to uncovering and eradicating all waste in our Federal Government."
- Workers' Rights: "I will stand with our workers, both unionized and independent, to ensure that their rights of working a living wage, a safe working environment that is not just physically safe but mentally and emotionally safe, and productivity standards are not skewed to extremes that put workers at a disadvantage."
Elections
2016
- See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Indiana State Senate 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 Susan Glick defeated Justin Kuhnle in the Indiana State Senate District 13 general election.[13][14]
| Indiana State Senate, District 13 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Susan Glick Incumbent |
75.62% | 33,720 | |
| Democratic | Justin Kuhnle | 24.38% | 10,872 | |
| Total Votes | 44,592 | |||
| Source: Indiana Election Divsion | ||||
Justin Kuhnle ran unopposed in the Indiana State Senate District 13 Democratic primary.[15][16]
| Indiana State Senate, District 13 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Justin Kuhnle (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Susan Glick ran unopposed in the Indiana State Senate District 13 Republican primary.[15][16]
| Indiana State Senate, District 13 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Susan Glick Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Kuhnle ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 3rd District.[2] Kuhnle won the nomination in the Democratic primary on May 6, 2014.[4] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jackie Walorski Incumbent |
58.9% | 85,583 | |
| Democratic | Joe Bock | 38.3% | 55,590 | |
| Libertarian | Jeff Petermamm | 2.8% | 4,027 | |
| Total Votes | 145,200 | |||
| Source: Indiana Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Justin Kuhnle |
34.9% | 2,893 | ||
| Tommy Schrader | 33.8% | 2,805 | ||
| Jim Redmond | 31.3% | 2,597 | ||
| Total Votes | 8,295 | |||
| Source: Indiana Division of Elections |
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2012
Kuhnle ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 3rd District. Kuhnle and four other candidates lost to Kevin Boyd in the May 8 Democratic primary.[6]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Kevin Boyd |
47.8% | 5,985 |
| Tommy Schrader | 13.5% | 1,694 |
| Stephen Hope | 11.5% | 1,441 |
| Justin Kuhnle | 10.1% | 1,265 |
| David Sowards | 9.4% | 1,172 |
| John Forrest Roberson | 7.7% | 966 |
| Total Votes | 12,523 | |
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
- Indiana State Senate
- Indiana State Senate District 13
- Indiana State Senate elections, 2016
- Indiana State Legislature
- Indiana's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012
- Indiana's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014
- Indiana's 3rd Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election," February 8, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Howey Politics, "Former Seymour Mayor Bailey to challenge Rep. Young in 3rd CD," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Politico, “House Election Results,” accessed November 10, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Journal Gazette, "Democrat Kuhnle to face Stutzman," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ WNDU, "Marlin Stutzman wins Ind. District 3 GOP congressional primary," accessed June 11, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election Results," May 8, 2012
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Kuhnle For Congress: "About Justin J. Kuhnle," accessed October 14, 2013
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Information submitted on Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form on October 13, 2013"
- ↑ Journal Gazette, "Kuhnle running for Congress again," accessed October 7, 2013
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on May 2, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Kuhnle for Congress: "Issues," accessed October 14, 2013
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election candidates," February 5, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "General election 2016 results," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election candidates," February 5, 2016
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 18, 2016
