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Melissa Meltzer
Melissa Meltzer (Republican Party) ran for election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 54. She lost in the Republican primary on May 3, 2022.
Meltzer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Melissa Meltzer earned bachelor's and graduate degrees from Ball State University in 1998 and 2004, respectively.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 54
Cory Criswell defeated Nan Polk in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 54 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cory Criswell (R)  | 73.7 | 13,886 |
| Nan Polk (D) | 26.3 | 4,955 | ||
| Total votes: 18,841 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 54
Nan Polk advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 54 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nan Polk | 100.0 | 906 | |
| Total votes: 906 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 54
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 54 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cory Criswell | 39.6 | 3,420 |
 | Betsy Mills | 16.1 | 1,388 | |
| Bobbi Plummer | 11.6 | 1,005 | ||
 | Melissa Meltzer | 11.3 | 977 | |
| Joshua Gillmore | 7.8 | 669 | ||
| Nansi Custer | 6.3 | 543 | ||
 | Heather Carie | 5.3 | 457 | |
 | Gayla Taylor | 1.9 | 168 | |
| Total votes: 8,627 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Melissa Meltzer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Meltzer's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I want to be transparent about my views, and I expect people to hold me accountable.
BACKGROUND
I own a small private practice where I do Christian-based mental health counseling. I have been on several different Boards of Directors, as well as served as an officer for a local ministerial association for many years. I actively participated in multiple school board meetings, when my children were still in school. I volunteered for many years at a local pregnancy care center, and actively volunteer with my church in lots of different roles, including as one of only 2 women on the church security team. I’m also a Precinct Committeeman.
WHAT MAKES ME STAND OUT
I am a warrior with a servant’s heart, and I am PASSIONATE about faith, family, and freedom.
My TOP issues are Christian values, medical freedom, and our Constitution, which includes Constitutional Carry. Now that Constitutional Carry has passed, I will focus on getting rid of red flag laws. Thank you & God Bless!!- I am transparent and honest. What you see is what you get. My faith in Christ is foundational to everything that I say and do.
- I feel very STRONGLY that, in no way, shape, or form, should the goverment ever make medical decisions for ANYONE. We have been given the freedom to make those decisions for ourselves. If you want a vaccine, then get a vaccine. If you don't want one, then don't get one. We should not be forced to get a vaccine to be allowed to attend a concert, eat at a restaurant, take a cruise, or go anywhere else.
- The Constitution is the foundation and standard for a limited and defined government. It is black and white, and it has been trampled for many years. Government overreach is out of control. Taxes and spending are completely out of control.
I feel that our election process needs MAJOR changes, as I have seen the data that confirms that it has been compromised in every county in our state. We need to throw out the voting machines and return to paper ballots.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 30, 2022
