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Robert Lutz
Robert Lutz (Republican Party) was a member of the Indianapolis City Council, representing District 13. Lutz assumed office in 2008. Lutz left office in 2016.
Lutz (Republican Party) ran for election for the Wayne Township judge of the Marion County Small Claims Court in Indiana. Lutz lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Lutz is a former Republican member of the Indianapolis City Council in Indiana, representing District 13. He was elected to the council in 2007.[1]
Lutz was a 2015 Republican candidate for District 22 of the Indianapolis City Council in Indiana. He was defeated in the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Lutz graduated from Indianapolis' Cathedral High School in 1969. He went on earn a B.S. in business marketing from Purdue University Indianapolis in 1973 and a J.D. from the Indiana University School of Law in 1980.
While in law school, Lutz served for five years as a reserve police officer with the Speedway Police Department. He began practicing law full time in 1980 and still maintains a private law practice today. He also served as judge of the Marion County Small Claims Court, Wayne Township Division, from 1995 to 2006.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Marion County Small Claims Court Wayne Township judge
Incumbent Gerald B. Coleman defeated Robert Lutz in the general election for Marion County Small Claims Court Wayne Township judge on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gerald B. Coleman (D) | 61.1 | 19,924 |
 | Robert Lutz (R) | 38.9 | 12,704 | |
| Total votes: 32,628 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Marion County Small Claims Court Wayne Township judge
Incumbent Gerald B. Coleman advanced from the Democratic primary for Marion County Small Claims Court Wayne Township judge on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gerald B. Coleman | 100.0 | 4,875 |
| Total votes: 4,875 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Marion County Small Claims Court Wayne Township judge
Robert Lutz advanced from the Republican primary for Marion County Small Claims Court Wayne Township judge on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Lutz | 100.0 | 3,796 |
| Total votes: 3,796 | |||
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2015
The city of Indianapolis, Indiana, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. A partisan primary election took place on May 5, 2015. The filing deadline for major party candidates who wished to run in this election was February 6, 2015. The filing deadline for independent or minor party candidates was July 15, 2015.[2] Twenty-five city council seats were up for election. Indianapolis's four at-large seats were not up for election, because those seats were scheduled to expire at the end of 2015.[3]
In the Republican primary election for District 22, Robert Lutz ran unopposed. In the Democratic primary, Jared Nathaniel Evans defeated Stephanie Nicole Vibbert. Evans defeated Lutz in the general election. Incumbent Jason Holliday (R) ran for election to the District 20 seat.[4]
| Indianapolis City Council District 22, General election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jared Nathaniel Evans |
54.1% | 1,872 | |
| Republican | Robert Lutz | 45.9% | 1,586 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 3,458 | |||
| Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015 | ||||
| Indianapolis City Council, District 22 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Jared Nathaniel Evans |
63.6% | 444 | ||
| Stephanie Nicole Vibbert | 36.4% | 254 | ||
| Total Votes | 698 | |||
| Source: City of Indianapolis, "Official primary election results," accessed May 29, 2015 | ||||
Personal
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Lutz and his wife Charlene have two children, Brian and Brad. They have been residents of Wayne Township since 1973 and are active members of St. Christopher's Church.[1]
Lutz has past or present affiliations with the following organization:
- Indiana State Bar Association
- Indianapolis Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Speedway Lions Club
- Citizens for Speedway Schools
- Speedway Chamber of Commerce
- Citizens' Drug Committee (Speedway High School)
- Hulman Memorial Way Board of Directors
- Executive committee of the Judicial Selection of the Indiana Bar Association[1]
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 City of Indianapolis, "Lutz," accessed January 13, 2015 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "bio" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2015 Indiana Election Calendar," accessed January 6, 2015
- ↑ The Indy Channel, "Lawmakers eliminate at-large Indianapolis City-County Council seats," April 26, 2013
- ↑ City of Indianapolis, "2015 Candidate Filings," accessed February 11, 2015
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