Melinda Fountain
Melinda Fountain (Democratic Party) (also known as Mindy) ran for election to the Indiana State Senate to represent District 11. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Fountain completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Indiana State Senate District 11
Incumbent Linda Rogers defeated Melinda Fountain in the general election for Indiana State Senate District 11 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Linda Rogers (R) | 61.7 | 23,037 | |
 | Melinda Fountain (D)  | 38.3 | 14,327 | |
| Total votes: 37,364 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 11
Melinda Fountain advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 11 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melinda Fountain | 100.0 | 2,241 |
| Total votes: 2,241 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 11
Incumbent Linda Rogers advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 11 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Linda Rogers | 100.0 | 3,924 | |
| Total votes: 3,924 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Melinda Fountain completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Fountain's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Mindy graduated from LaPorte High School. She earned a B.A. political science from the University of Rochester and a master’s degree in European Studies from Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland.
She served as a diplomat in the United States Foreign Service for over ten years. Tours included Warsaw, Poland; Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia; Tirana, Albania; Washington, DC; and the United Nations in New York. At the University of Notre Dame she mentors students for public service and international affairs careers. She will complete an Executive Master’s in Nonprofit Administration at Notre Dame’s Mendoza School of Business in 2023.
Mindy is an elected member of the Clay Township (St. Joseph County) Board and a Democratic Precinct Chairperson. She is a founding member and past president of Clay International Academy’s parent-teacher organization, and has been an advocate for local public bike and walking paths and a board member of a local pool.
- I will listen to law enforcement on issues of public safety. There have been over 350 mass shootings in our country already this year, including in Indiana. We must be deliberate in our actions to prioritize and protect public safety in our communities by curbing gun violence. 90 percent of Hoosiers support requiring a background check on every gun sale, and Indiana law enforcement has spoken out against the permitless carry law passed by the Republican supermajority this year. Common-sense gun responsibility laws will save lives and improve public safety.
- I will focus on attracting and retaining employers who offer highly skilled, well paying jobs, We are living in a time when economic challenges make going to the grocery store a stressful experience. We need an economy that prioritizes people, where one full-time job pays enough and offers benefits to support a family. Indiana’s workforce is looking for better opportunities, with thousands of people changing jobs as part of the record-breaking great resignation. We must attract businesses that pay living wages and benefits to their employees. We must provide reskilling and upskilling training so Hoosier workers can compete in today’s economy.
- I will support our teachers to help our children maximize their potential, and address the child care crisis faced by Hoosier families. We must change the trajectory of education in Indiana, so children from preschool through trade school or higher education have access to an excellent public education. We must have quality, accessible childcare and early childhood programs so every child can meet their potential, every parent can work to feed their families, and businesses can fill their open positions. We must fight for our educators, for access to high quality child care so parents can work and businesses can function, and for strong public schools to prepare our children for the future.
Education: supporting teachers to help our children maximize their potential.
The environment: Creating policies that provide clean air and water for everyone.
Public safety: I will listen to the advice of law enforcement. I will partner with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to enact the will of Hoosiers to improve public safety in our state. We cannot bring back those we’ve lost to gun violence, but it is our responsibility to ensure we do everything we can to prevent further injuries and deaths.
Health Care: I will fight for quality, affordable healthcare. This includes reproductive healthcare, which is under attack from politicians in our state.
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See also
2022 Elections
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