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Peggy Welch
Peggy Welch (b. October 13, 1955) is a former Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing District 60 from 1998 to 2012.
Welch is a Registered Nurse, Oncology, Bloomington Hospital, Coronary Care Unit and Cancer Care Units. She previously worked as a Graduate Secretary at Indiana University, Certified Childbirth Educator with Lamaze of Bloomington Inc, Substitute Teacher with Monroe County Community School Corporation, and Director/Probation Officer of the Monroe County Community Corrections Program.
She is a member of many organizations, including the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce, Bloomington Hospital Product Utilization Review Committee, Brown County Chamber of Commerce, Children's Organ Transplant Organization Board of Directors, Ellettsville Chamber of Commerce, Fraternal Order of Police, Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, Indiana State Nurses Association, and the Indiana University School of Nursing Advisory Board.[1]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Welch served on these committees:
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Welch served on these committees:
Legislative walkout
Welch 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.[2] 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.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[3]
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.[5] Rep. Winfield Moses, Jr. (D) called the increase "a poke in the eye," and said it would not cause the Democrats to return.[6]
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.[4] Although the Democrats had some of their demands met, each absent member accrued a total of $3,500 in fines.[4]
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.[7]
Elections
2012
Welch lost re-election in the 2012 election for Indiana House of Representatives District 60. Welch ran unopposed in the May 8 Democratic primary and was defeated by Peggy Mayfield (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Peggy Mayfield |
54.2% | 15,254 | |
| Democratic | Peggy Welch Incumbent | 45.8% | 12,886 | |
| Total Votes | 28,140 | |||
2010
Welch defeated Democratic candidate Steven R. Hogan and Libertarian Dave Murdoch with 12,953 votes. Hogan received 8,428 votes and Murdoch received 635 votes.[10] The general election took place on November 2, 2010.
In the May 4th primary, Welch ran unopposed and received 2,184 votes.[11]
| Indiana House of Representatives, District 60 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Peggy Welch (D)
|
12,953 | |||
| Steven R. Hogan (R) | 8,428 | |||
| Dave Murdoch (L) | 635 | |||
Welch ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on May 4th.
2008
On November 4, 2008, Democrat Peggy Welch won re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives District 60 receiving 22,841 votes.[12]
| Indiana House of Representatives, District 60 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Peggy Welch (D)
|
22,841 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Peggy Welch won re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives District 60 unopposed.[13]
| Indiana House of Representatives, District 60 (2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Peggy Welch (D)
|
15,553 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Issues
Political positions
Debt negotiations
Welch is one of the members of a bipartisan group organized by the National Conference of Legislatures called the Task Force on Federal Deficit Reduction (TFFDR). Consisting of 23 state lawmakers from 17 states,[14] the group went to Capitol Hill on September 21, 2011 to urge the Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to cut the nation's debt but not impose severe budget cuts on the states.
TFFDR urged the Committee to consider new revenue as a possibility, instead of just focusing on budget cuts as House Speaker John Boehner has proposed. The group specifically proposed passage of the "Main Street Fairness Act," which would allow states to tax online retailers.[15]
External links
- Peggy Welch's personal website
- Indiana House of Representatives - Peggy Welch
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998
- Peggy Welch on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Welch
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 IndyStar.com, "Indiana Democrats trigger Statehouse showdown over anti-union legislation," February 22, 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fox 59, "Fines begin for absent House Democrats," March 7, 2011
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Task Force on Federal Deficit Reduction," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ Stateline, "State legislators want revenue on table in debt talks," September 22, 2011
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Indiana House of Representatives District 60 1998–2012 |
Succeeded by Peggy Mayfield (R) |
