S. Chase Lyday

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S. Chase Lyday

Nonpartisan

Decatur Township Metropolitan School Board, At Large

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

2

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

S. Chase Lyday is an at-large member of the Decatur Township Metropolitan School Board in Indiana. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Lyday ran for election for an at-large seat of the Decatur Township Metropolitan School Board in Indiana. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Lyday completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2022

See also: Decatur Township Metropolitan School District, Indiana, elections (2022)

General election

General election for Decatur Township Metropolitan School Board, At Large (3 seats)

Incumbent Judith Collins, incumbent Dale Henson, and S. Chase Lyday defeated incumbent Jimmy Ray in the general election for Decatur Township Metropolitan School Board, At Large on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Judith Collins (Nonpartisan)	27.3	2,991
✔	Submit photo	Dale Henson (Nonpartisan)	26.4	2,899
✔		S. Chase Lyday (Nonpartisan)	23.2	2,540
	Submit photo	Jimmy Ray (Nonpartisan)	23.1	2,539

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,969
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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S. Chase Lyday completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lyday's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a proven conservative leader and I care deeply about my community. Most of my life has been spent trying to make Decatur Township a better place through community involvement and civic engagement. I coached football and baseball at Decatur Central High School for years, started the Decatur Township Drug Free Coalition, started the School Police Department, and now I am working on a Community Development Commission to recruit commerce to the Township. I love the community and I love the schools. I want to serve,

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Excellence in everything we do has to be the focus.
• School safety is the top priority.
• The integrity of our curriculum must be guarded.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

School safety is my profession and the primary work of my adult life. Kids can’t learn if they don’t feel safe. Parents drop their kids off expecting them to be safe. We must provide that atmosphere and give ample opportunities to succeed in life.

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