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Roy Saenz
Roy Saenz was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 10 of the Indiana State Senate.[1]
Biography
Saenz earned his B.A. in Sociology from Indiana University South Bend in 2010 and his M.B.A. from the University of Arizona in 2012. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1997 to 2005.[2]
Campaign themes
2016
Saenz's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
Protecting our Veterans
- Excerpt: "Preserving the property tax reduction, encouraging Veteran home ownership"
Protecting Small Business
- Excerpt: "Alleviating burdensome bureaucracy"
Education
- Excerpt: "Indiana should have sovereignty over Education"
Economic Development
- Excerpt: "I believe Saint Joseph county is one of the toughest counties to do business in"
Welfare reform
- Excerpt: "Indiana has a cycle of poverty problem and I believe we should work to get people out of this cycle, by creating incentives for people to improve their station in life through personal responsibility"
Elections
2016
- See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Indiana State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 3, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 5, 2016. Incumbent John Broden (D) did not seek re-election.
David Niezgodski defeated Gerard Arthus in the Indiana State Senate District 10 general election.[4][5]
| Indiana State Senate, District 10 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  David Niezgodski |
82.96% | 31,011 | |
| Libertarian | Gerard Arthus | 17.04% | 6,370 | |
| Total Votes | 37,381 | |||
| Source: Indiana Election Divsion | ||||
David Niezgodski ran unopposed in the Indiana State Senate District 10 Democratic primary.[6][7]
| Indiana State Senate, District 10 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | David Niezgodski (unopposed) | |
Gerard Arthus defeated Roy Saenz in the Indiana State Senate District 10 Republican primary.[6][7]
| Indiana State Senate, District 10 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Gerard Arthus |
50.40% | 3,690 | |
| Republican | Roy Saenz | 49.60% | 3,631 | |
| Total Votes | 7,321 | |||
| Source: Indiana Election Division | ||||
Recent news
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See also
- Indiana State Senate
- Indiana State Senate District 10
- Indiana State Senate elections, 2016
- Indiana State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election," February 8, 2016
- ↑ roysaenz.com, "About Roy," accessed April 20, 2016
- ↑ roysaenz.com, "Issues," accessed April 20, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election candidates," February 5, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "General election 2016 results," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election candidates," February 5, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 18, 2016
