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Katherine Rybak
Katherine Rybak (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 76. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Rybak completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 76
Incumbent Wendy McNamara defeated Katherine Rybak and Cheryl Batteiger-Smith in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 76 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Wendy McNamara (R) | 60.2 | 12,577 |
 | Katherine Rybak (D)  | 30.9 | 6,460 | |
| Cheryl Batteiger-Smith (Independent) | 8.9 | 1,860 | ||
| Total votes: 20,897 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 76
Katherine Rybak advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 76 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Katherine Rybak | 100.0 | 1,854 |
| Total votes: 1,854 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 76
Incumbent Wendy McNamara advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 76 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wendy McNamara | 100.0 | 3,012 |
| Total votes: 3,012 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Katherine Rybak completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rybak's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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In 2020 I retired from my position as a civil legal aid attorney after forty years of service. My work included advocacy for victims of domestic violence, nursing home residents, seniors trying to navigate our complicated Medicaid programs, debtors crushed by harsh collection practices, and individuals with criminal records seeking a fresh start. I also educated the public about their legal rights.
I currently work as a part-time public defender and family mediator.
I served on the founding boards of Albion Fellows Bacon Center and Guardianship Services of Southwestern Indiana. I volunteer as a VITA tax preparer and a guardian for individuals with disabilities.
- I will fight for reproductive freedom, access to health care and the ability of doctors to care for their patients without fear of criminal charges or professional sanctions.
- Indiana needs policies that advance quality fo life and educational attainment to attract and keep businesses. I will promote policies that strengthen our public schools, improve the quality and availability of child care, and promote the health and safety of my constituents.
- The state should protect captive ratepayers from the monopoly power of its public utilities. Last winter CenterPoint gas bills were more than double what they were just the year before. Our utilitiy rates are among the highest in the state. Our current legislative scheme fails to rein in the monopoly power of our utilities. I will support legislation to increase the weight given to affordability in rate cases. I will support the return of Energize Indiana and a fair version of net metering. I will support popular elections for the head of the Office of the Utility Consumer Counselor. I will seek ways to promote rooftop and community solar, storage, and demand management to address capacity issues.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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