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Ryan Scott Davis
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Ryan Scott Davis (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 33. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 2, 2020.
Davis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Ryan Scott Davis was born in Greenville, Ohio. He received an undergraduate degree from Trine University in 2016. Davis' professional experience includes being a paramedic and public school CTE teacher.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 33
Incumbent John Prescott defeated Julie Snider in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 33 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Prescott (R) | 72.5 | 20,198 | |
 | Julie Snider (D)  | 27.5 | 7,649 | |
| Total votes: 27,847 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 33
Julie Snider defeated Ryan Scott Davis in the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 33 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julie Snider | 72.3 | 1,935 |
 | Ryan Scott Davis | 27.7 | 742 | |
| Total votes: 2,677 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 33
Incumbent John Prescott defeated Brittany Kloer in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 33 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Prescott | 69.4 | 5,260 | |
 | Brittany Kloer | 30.6 | 2,316 | |
| Total votes: 7,576 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Indiana House of Representatives 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 Tony Cook defeated Ryan Scott Davis in the Indiana House of Representatives District 32 general election.[2][3]
| Indiana House of Representatives, District 32 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Tony Cook Incumbent |
74.88% | 22,112 | |
| Democratic | Ryan Scott Davis | 25.12% | 7,417 | |
| Total Votes | 29,529 | |||
| Source: Indiana Election Divsion | ||||
Ryan Scott Davis ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 32 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Indiana House of Representatives, District 32 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Ryan Scott Davis (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Tony Cook ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 32 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Indiana House of Representatives, District 32 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Tony Cook Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ryan Scott Davis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Davis' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Ryan Davis was raised in Winchester, Indiana. He grew up the son of a homemaker, and a hard-working semi-driver. Ryan is married to his wife, Sarah Davis. Together they foster 2 children, and raise 3 cats and 1 dog. Ryan currently resides in Muncie, Indiana. Ryan works full time as a Paramedic and director of education and training for Heartland Ambulance Service and works for Noblesville and Westfield school corporations as a secondary Career- Technical Education Teacher.Ryan graduated from Winchester Community High School in 2010. He attended Trine University, Where he graduated in 2016 with a bachelors degree in Psychology. He obtained his Paramedic license through Indianapolis EMS and IUPUI of Indianapolis in 2018. Ryan is dedicated to putting Hoosier families first and fighting for the working class.
- Families First- Supporting working class families by promoting job growth.
- Supporting labor- Repealing Right to Work, Reinstating Common Construction Wage.
- Supporting Public Education and Public School Teachers.
I am dedicated to putting working class families first. I am passionate about education and labor and supporting families across our district. I will be an advocate for local control. I will fight for collective bargaining rights, and the right to organize. I will support legislation that gives more control back to local school districts and will lobby for better pay for our teachers. I will support and promote legislation aimed at helping families gain access to lifesaving medications that many are doing without because they simply can't afford it. I will being a common sense approach to legislation that sees neither Republican or Democrat, just will be focused on bipartisan legislation that will lift up hard working families across our district. I want to promote and lobby for legislation that will guarantee child care to working families and fully funded pre-k options across the state. I am running to help fight the drug epidemic impacting some many families across our district. We need more than just incarceration we need rehabilitation.
I believe I would make a great leader because I have the ability to bring people together. I know how to advocate for people and listen. I know how to bring humor to complicated situations and I know how to accomplish tasks not matter how big or small they may be. I have high ambitions and determination to get things accomplished that I start. I have perseverance and integrity.
I believe the core responsibility of an elected official is to serve with integrity. It is that persons job to represent and speak for the people that elected them. They work for the people not the other way around. It requires transparency. It also requires a willingness to learn from others around you, to keep and open mind, and to be honest and truthful with your constituents.
The first major historical event I remember occurred in 2001. I was 11 years old at the time and it was the first time my eyes were opened to a global world. It was the first time I had ever felt panic and fear among friends and family. It was the first time I ever heard the word terrorist. September 11, 2001 is a day that changed the lives of all Americans. I was in the 4th grade. Most young adults between 25-30 would tell you 9/11 was pivotal moment for us. It is a day we will never forget. I learned a great deal that day about the resilience of the American people. Everyone was proud to show support for their nation. We were united for the first time in a long time. Everyone stood shoulder to shoulder and supported one another. It was both a tragic and beautiful time to be alive. All these years later, I now work as a Paramedic. I teach about 9/11 when I teach my high school students about scene control and incident command. This year was the first year that students taken my class were not even born when 9/11 happened. It was eye opening for me to realize this, and I was reminded of the importance of sharing our history with our youth. We must respect and learn from our past to bring together a brighter future.
"You Will Be Found", "Dear Evan Hansan". I have been listening to a great deal of musical music lately.
Both chambers have a huge responsibility to craft and adopt legislation that will impact families across the state. Each chamber operates slightly differently. The senate focuses a lot of fiscal matters impacting the state and the house focuses more on policy.
I do don't think that it is required or all that beneficial to have previous experience in government or politics to be elected. It is important for the candidate to have and understanding of the current events impacting voters in their district and to have an understanding of the system works.
Our state needs to focus on several important issues. We need to focus of job creation and expansion, supporting labor, providing access to a good quality public education, fixing our broken infrastructure, and tackling the growing drug epidemic facing our state.
The state legislature has the job of creating and passing laws that will impact families across the state. The Governor has the job of overseeing all entities within the state and signing and approving all bills that are adopted by the legislature. I think it is important for the Governor to support legislation that passes both chambers even if they personally disagree with it.
I believe having a good relationship with legislators of the same and different parties is important. As a legislator you have to be able to talk to everyone and explain why the legislation you are crafting and putting forward is good legislation. I believe I have an ability to be a fair judge of legislation and would be willing to work with both parties to make sure that good legislation is being crafted and adopted to support hard working families across our state and district.
Family, Children, and Human Affairs, Public Health, and Ways and Means.
I would be happy to serve if an where party leadership deemed it was appropriate.
I have several current and former legislators that I respect. Terry Austin, Melanie Wright, and Linda Lawson to name a few. They have all served their districts with integrity and really put their districts first when voting on bills. They are the excellent definitions of what a Representative should look like.
Not at this time.
Many families across my district are hurting and need help. I have heard many store about having trouble finding good employment and family members that are facing addictions. There are way too many stories to share.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 16, 2020
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election candidates," February 5, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "General election 2016 results," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election candidates," February 5, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 18, 2016
Current members of the Indiana House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Todd Huston
Majority Leader:Matthew Lehman
Representatives
District 1
Carolyn Jackson (D)
District 2
Earl Harris (D)
District 3
Ragen Hatcher (D)
District 4
Edmond Soliday (R)
District 5
Dale DeVon (R)
District 6
Maureen Bauer (D)
District 7
Jake Teshka (R)
District 8
Ryan Dvorak (D)
District 9
Vacant
District 10
Charles Moseley (D)
District 11
District 12
Mike Andrade (D)
District 13
Matt Commons (R)
District 14
Vernon Smith (D)
District 15
Harold Slager (R)
District 16
Kendell Culp (R)
District 17
Jack Jordan (R)
District 18
David Abbott (R)
District 19
Julie Olthoff (R)
District 20
Jim Pressel (R)
District 21
Timothy Wesco (R)
District 22
Craig Snow (R)
District 23
Ethan Manning (R)
District 24
Hunter Smith (R)
District 25
Becky Cash (R)
District 26
Chris Campbell (D)
District 27
Sheila Klinker (D)
District 28
Jeffrey Thompson (R)
District 29
District 30
District 31
Lori Goss-Reaves (R)
District 32
District 33
John Prescott (R)
District 34
Sue Errington (D)
District 35
Elizabeth Rowray (R)
District 36
Kyle Pierce (R)
District 37
Todd Huston (R)
District 38
Heath VanNatter (R)
District 39
Daniel Lopez (R)
District 40
District 41
Mark Genda (R)
District 42
Tim Yocum (R)
District 43
Tonya Pfaff (D)
District 44
Beau Baird (R)
District 45
Bruce Borders (R)
District 46
Bob Heaton (R)
District 47
Robb Greene (R)
District 48
Doug Miller (R)
District 49
Joanna King (R)
District 50
Lorissa Sweet (R)
District 51
Tony Isa (R)
District 52
Ben Smaltz (R)
District 53
Ethan Lawson (R)
District 54
Cory Criswell (R)
District 55
District 56
Bradford Barrett (R)
District 57
Craig Haggard (R)
District 58
Michelle Davis (R)
District 59
Ryan Lauer (R)
District 60
Peggy Mayfield (R)
District 61
Matt Pierce (D)
District 62
Dave Hall (R)
District 63
Shane Lindauer (R)
District 64
Matt Hostettler (R)
District 65
Christopher May (R)
District 66
Zach Payne (R)
District 67
Alex Zimmerman (R)
District 68
Garrett Bascom (R)
District 69
Jim Lucas (R)
District 70
Karen Engleman (R)
District 71
District 72
Edward Clere (R)
District 73
Jennifer Meltzer (R)
District 74
Steve Bartels (R)
District 75
Cindy Ledbetter (R)
District 76
Wendy McNamara (R)
District 77
Alex Burton (D)
District 78
Tim O'Brien (R)
District 79
Matthew Lehman (R)
District 80
Phil GiaQuinta (D)
District 81
Martin Carbaugh (R)
District 82
Kyle Miller (D)
District 83
Christopher Judy (R)
District 84
Bob Morris (R)
District 85
David Heine (R)
District 86
Edward DeLaney (D)
District 87
Carey Hamilton (D)
District 88
Chris Jeter (R)
District 89
Mitch Gore (D)
District 90
Andrew Ireland (R)
District 91
Robert Behning (R)
District 92
Renee Pack (D)
District 93
Julie McGuire (R)
District 94
Cherrish Pryor (D)
District 95
John Bartlett (D)
District 96
Gregory Porter (D)
District 97
Justin Moed (D)
District 98
District 99
Vanessa Summers (D)
District 100
Robert Johnson (D)
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