Kreg Battles
Kreg Battles (b. September 4, 1958) is a former Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing District 45 from 2006 to May 16, 2014. He resigned citing a desire to spend more time with his family.[1]
Biography
Battles' professional experience includes working as a Chemistry/Math Teacher at Vincennes Community Schools and teacher at North Knox Schools from 1980-1983.[2]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Battles served on the following committees:
| Indiana committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Agriculture and Rural Development |
| • Education |
| • Elections and Apportionment |
| • Utilities and Energy |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Battles served on these committees:
| Indiana committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Agriculture and Rural Development |
| • Natural Resources |
| • Utilities and Energy |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Battles served on these committees:
| Indiana committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Agriculture and Rural Development |
| • Commerce, Energy, Technology and Utilities |
| • Elections and Apportionment, Chair |
Issues
Legislative walkout
Battles and 36 other Democratic representatives participated in a legislative walkout on February 22, 2011, in opposition to proposed right-to-work legislation that would have limited union powers in Indiana. The Democratic departure left the House void of a quorum, leaving only 58 of the 67 representatives needed to establish a quorum.[3] Terri Austin, Steven Stemler and Vanessa Summers stayed behind to provide, if necessary, a motion and a seconding motion, which would enable them to stop any official business from proceeding should the Republicans try to do so.[3]
On March 7, 2011, House Minority Leader B. Patrick Bauer revealed that the Democrats were staying at the Comfort Suites in Urbana, Illinois during their absence from the statehouse.[4] According to the Indiana Constitution, Article 4, sections 11 and 14, the House may enforce fines and other methods to compel absent members to return. Beginning on March 7, 2011, each Democrat was subject to a fine of $250, to be withheld from future expense or salary payments, for each day they were not present in the statehouse.[5] Regarding their actual pay, House Speaker Brian Bosma announced that the 37 lawmakers were required to be physically present in the chambers to receive their per diem payment of $152/day.[4]
On March 21, 2011, Governor Mitch Daniels (R) and House Republicans increased daily fines from $250/day to $350/day. In response to the increase in fines, House Minority Leader B. Patrick Bauer stated that Democrats "will remain steadfast" in their opposition to the right-to-work bill.[6] Rep. Winfield Moses, Jr. (D) called the increase "a poke in the eye," and said it would not cause the Democrats to return.[7]
The Democrats returned to the statehouse on March 28, 2011, after the two sides had agreed to compromise on a number of issues, including shelving the controversial right-to-work bill.[5] Although the Democrats had some of their demands met, each absent member accrued a total of $3,500 in fines.[5]
The Legislature ended up passing right-to-work legislation on February 1, 2012, becoming the 23rd state to do so. Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) signed the measure into law.[8]
Elections
2012
Battles won re-election in the 2012 election for Indiana House of Representatives District 45. Battles ran unopposed in the May 8 Democratic primary and defeated incumbent Bruce Borders (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Kreg Battles Incumbent |
50.1% | 12,540 | |
| Republican | Bruce Borders Incumbent | 49.9% | 12,465 | |
| Total Votes | 25,005 | |||
2010
Battles won re-election against Republican candidate Ken Beckerman by a margin of 9,744 to 9,578.[11] The general election took place on November 2, 2010.
In the May 4 primary, Battles ran unopposed and received 4,278 votes.[12]
| Indiana House of Representatives, District 64 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Kreg Battles (D)
|
9,744 | |||
| Ken Beckerman (R) | 9,578 | |||
Battles ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on May 4.
2008
On November 4, 2008, Democrat Kreg Battles won re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives District 64 receiving 20,377 votes.[13]
| Indiana House of Representatives, District 64 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Kreg Battles (D)
|
20,377 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Kreg Battles won re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives District 64.[14]
| Indiana House of Representatives, District 64 (2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Kreg Battles (D)
|
11,235 | |||
| Troy Woodruff (R) | 9,142 | |||
| J.A. Thomas (L) | 454 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Battles has been a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Indiana State Teacher's Association and National Education Association.[2]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Kreg + Battles + Indiana + Legislature
See also
- Indiana State Legislature
- Indiana House of Representatives
- Indiana House Committees
- Indiana state legislative districts
External links
- Kreg Battles' blog
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006
Footnotes
- ↑ Indianapolis Star, "State Rep. Kreg Battles, four-term Democrat, steps down," May 16, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Project Vote Smart, "Kreg Battles' Biography," accessed November 14, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 IndyStar.com, "Indiana Democrats trigger Statehouse showdown over anti-union legislation," February 22, 2011
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fox 59, "Fines begin for absent House Democrats," March 7, 2011
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 The Wall Street Journal, "Pressure Mounts on Absent Democrats in Wisconsin, Indiana," March 3, 2011 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "wsj" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ IndyStar.com, "Dems' walkout drags on, among nation's longest," March 23, 2011
- ↑ WFIE.com, "Indiana Republicans say they're done negotiating," March 17, 2011
- ↑ Reuters, "Indiana becomes 23rd "right-to-work" state," February 1, 2012
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "List of May 8, 2012, primary candidates," accessed March 6, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, “Election Results – Indiana General Election, November 6, 2012,” accessed January 24, 2013
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2010 Official General Election Results," accessed March 6, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2010 Official Primary Election Results," accessed March 6, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2008 Official election results," accessed March 6, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2006 Official election results," accessed March 6, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Bruce Borders (R) |
Indiana House of Representatives District 45 2012–May 2014 |
Succeeded by Bionca Gambill (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Indiana House of Representatives District 64 2006–2012 |
Succeeded by Thomas Washburne (R) |
