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Sheila Ann Klinker
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Indiana House of Representatives District 27
Tenure

1982 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

43

Compensation

Base salary

$32,070.24/year

Per diem

$196/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Purdue University

Graduate

Purdue University

Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Profession
Outreach Liaison, Purdue University
Contact

Sheila Ann Klinker (Democratic Party) is a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing District 27. She assumed office in 1982. Her current term ends on November 4, 2026.

Klinker (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 27. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Klinker's professional experience includes working as an Outreach Liaison with the Purdue University School of Education and teacher at Tecumseh Middle School, Miami Elementary School, Edgelea School and Klondike Elementary School.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Klinker was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Klinker was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Klinker was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Indiana committee assignments, 2017
Agriculture and Rural Development
Education
Family, Children and Human Affairs
Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
Ways and Means

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Klinker served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Klinker served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Klinker served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Klinker served on these committees:

Noteworthy events

Legislative walkout

Klinker 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.[1] 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.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[2]

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.[4] Rep. Winfield Moses, Jr. (D) called the increase "a poke in the eye," and said it would not cause the Democrats to return.[5]

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.[3] Although the Democrats had some of their demands met, each absent member accrued a total of $3,500 in fines.[3]

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.[6]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 27

Incumbent Sheila Ann Klinker defeated Oscar Alvarez in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 27 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sheila Ann Klinker
Sheila Ann Klinker (D)
 
61.5
 
13,398
Oscar Alvarez (R)
 
38.5
 
8,383

Total votes: 21,781
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 27

Incumbent Sheila Ann Klinker advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 27 on May 7, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sheila Ann Klinker
Sheila Ann Klinker
 
100.0
 
1,533

Total votes: 1,533
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 27

Oscar Alvarez advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 27 on May 7, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Oscar Alvarez
 
100.0
 
2,277

Total votes: 2,277
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 27

Incumbent Sheila Ann Klinker defeated James Hass in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 27 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sheila Ann Klinker
Sheila Ann Klinker (D)
 
60.1
 
7,453
James Hass (R)
 
39.9
 
4,948

Total votes: 12,401
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 27

Incumbent Sheila Ann Klinker advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 27 on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sheila Ann Klinker
Sheila Ann Klinker
 
100.0
 
1,317

Total votes: 1,317
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 27

James Hass defeated Tim Radice in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 27 on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
James Hass
 
62.7
 
888
Image of Tim Radice
Tim Radice Candidate Connection
 
37.3
 
528

Total votes: 1,416
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 27

Incumbent Sheila Ann Klinker defeated James Hass in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 27 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sheila Ann Klinker
Sheila Ann Klinker (D)
 
62.1
 
14,631
James Hass (R)
 
37.9
 
8,934

Total votes: 23,565
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 27

Incumbent Sheila Ann Klinker advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 27 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sheila Ann Klinker
Sheila Ann Klinker
 
100.0
 
4,341

Total votes: 4,341
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 27

James Hass advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 27 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
James Hass
 
100.0
 
2,579

Total votes: 2,579
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2018

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 27

Incumbent Sheila Ann Klinker won election in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 27 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sheila Ann Klinker
Sheila Ann Klinker (D)
 
100.0
 
12,238

Total votes: 12,238
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 27

Incumbent Sheila Ann Klinker advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 27 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sheila Ann Klinker
Sheila Ann Klinker
 
100.0
 
1,920

Total votes: 1,920
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2014

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Indiana House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 7, 2014. Incumbent Sheila Klinker was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Chuck Hockema was unopposed in the Republican primary. Klinker defeated Hockema in the general election.[7][8]

Indiana House of Representatives 27, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSheila Klinker Incumbent 51.8% 5,551
     Republican Chuck Hockema 48.2% 5,169
Total Votes 10,720

2012

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2012

Klinker won re-election in the 2012 election for Indiana House of Representatives District 27. Klinker ran unopposed in the May 8 Democratic primary and defeated Chuck Hockema (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 27, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSheila Ann Klinker Incumbent 54.5% 10,742
     Republican Chuck Hockema 45.5% 8,970
Total Votes 19,712

2010

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2010

Klinker defeated Republican candidate Donn Brown by a margin of 6,883 to 4,537 in the November 2 general election.[11]

In the May 4 primary election, Klinker ran unopposed and received 1,661 votes. [12]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 27 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Sheila Ann Klinker (D) 6,883
Donn Brown (R) 4,537

2008

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Democrat Sheila Ann Klinker won re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives District 27 receiving 17,447 votes.[13]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 27 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Sheila Ann Klinker (D) 17,447

2006

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2006

On November 7, 2006, Sheila Ann Klinker won re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives District 27.[14]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 27 (2006)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Sheila Ann Klinker (D) 7,185
Jack Rhoda (R) 4,593

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Sheila Ann Klinker did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Sheila Ann Klinker did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Sheila Ann Klinker campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Indiana House of Representatives District 27Won general$13,700 $18,021
2022Indiana House of Representatives District 27Won general$23,871 $28,529
2020Indiana House of Representatives District 27Won general$22,192 N/A**
2018Indiana House of Representatives District 27Won general$23,450 N/A**
2016Indiana House of Representatives, District 27Won $22,044 N/A**
2014Indiana House of Representatives, District 27Won $77,105 N/A**
2012Indiana State House, District 27Won $74,268 N/A**
2010Indiana State House, District 27Won $46,994 N/A**
2008Indiana State House, District 27Won $30,395 N/A**
2006Indiana State House, District 27Won $75,611 N/A**
2004Indiana State House, District 27Won $59,746 N/A**
2002Indiana State House, District 27Won $103,037 N/A**
2000Indiana State House, District 27Won $87,593 N/A**
1998Indiana State House, District 27Won $61,766 N/A**
1996Indiana State House, District 27Won $65,748 N/A**
1994Indiana State House, District 27Won $52,966 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Personal

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Klinker is a member of the Chamber of Commerce Education Committee, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disability Commission, Hanna Community Center Board, Bach Choralo Board of Directors, Aktion Club for Disabled, Business and Professional Women's Association and the Indiana Advisory Committee Intergovernmental Relations.[15]

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External links

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 IndyStar.com, "Indiana Democrats trigger Statehouse showdown over anti-union legislation," February 22, 2011
  2. 2.0 2.1 Fox 59, "Fines begin for absent House Democrats," March 7, 2011
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 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
  4. IndyStar.com, "Dems' walkout drags on, among nation's longest," March 23, 2011
  5. WFIE.com, "Indiana Republicans say they're done negotiating," March 17, 2011
  6. Reuters, "Indiana becomes 23rd "right-to-work" state," February 1, 2012
  7. Indiana Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed February 10, 2014
  8. Indiana Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 12, 2014
  9. Indiana Secretary of State, "List of May 8, 2012, primary candidates," accessed March 6, 2014
  10. Indiana Secretary of State, “Election Results – Indiana General Election, November 6, 2012,” accessed January 24, 2013
  11. Indiana Secretary of State, "2010 Official General Election Results," accessed March 6, 2014
  12. Indiana Secretary of State, "2010 Official Primary Election Results," accessed March 6, 2014
  13. Indiana Secretary of State, "2008 Official election results," accessed March 6, 2014
  14. Indiana Secretary of State, "2006 Official election results," accessed March 6, 2014
  15. Project Vote Smart, "Political Summary," accessed March 6, 2014

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