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Sheryl Shipley
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Sheryl Shipley (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Indiana State Senate to represent District 22. She lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Shipley also ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 4th Congressional District. She did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on May 8, 2018.
Biography
Sheryl Shipley was born in Cass County, Indiana. She graduated from Pioneer High School. She earned a bachelor's degree in English, a master's degree in educational media and technology, and a Ph.D. in industrial technology management from Indiana State University. Shipley's career experience includes working as a dean with Ivy Tech Community College at Lafayette.[1]
Elections
2018
Indiana State Senate race
- See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Indiana State Senate District 22
Incumbent Ronnie Alting defeated Sheryl Shipley in the general election for Indiana State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ronnie Alting (R) | 55.3 | 20,727 |
 | Sheryl Shipley (D) | 44.7 | 16,721 | |
| Total votes: 37,448 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 22
Sheryl Shipley advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 22 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sheryl Shipley | 100.0 | 3,248 |
| Total votes: 3,248 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 22
Incumbent Ronnie Alting advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 22 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ronnie Alting | 100.0 | 8,376 |
| Total votes: 8,376 | |||
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Congressional race
Shipley sought election to the 4th Congressional District of Indiana in 2018.[2] She dropped out of the race in December 2017.[3]
Campaign themes
April 10, 2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Sheryl (Sherry) Shipley participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 10, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Sheryl (Sherry) Shipley's responses follow below.[4]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Public Education 2) High wage/high demand/high tech jobs & training |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I will be a fierce advocate for students and teachers. I‚Äôll work to make sure that new Indiana high school graduation pathways are not just another unfunded mandate, but that our state will give public schools the tools and resources they must have to manage diploma, workforce, and service learning graduation requirements. As a former NEA local president, I will support ISTA and make sure that teachers and schools have a true education advocate. I will aggressively support Career and Technical Education, to make sure graduates are prepared for the jobs of the future. I will advocate for funding to update the technology systems used by our social service agencies. Current systems are outdated and vulnerable to failure and security risks. Updated software/mobile technology will allow social service agencies, child support system, etc. to operate efficiently and effectively. Indiana has it all in terms of growing our tech economy. I‚Äôll work to make sure Indiana continues to be a place for tech. That means infrastructure investment, technology in classrooms, workforce training that includes internship and apprenticeship funding, supporting a start-up ecosystem. As your Senator, I will expand job training programs that align with state workforce needs and bring more Hoosiers into the workforce. Our Indiana economy runs on key sectors, including advanced manufacturing, technology, healthcare, supply chain management/logistics, and agriculture. I work every day with partners in K-12, regional workforce agencies, business and industry leaders, and community agencies to better align training and education in Indiana to our workforce needs. I will continue to work with those networks and utilize those partnerships as a Senator and support Govern Holcomb‚Äôs Next Level Jobs Initiative. I will also be a voice for union brothers and sisters. The repeal of common construction wage (aka prevailing wage) has negatively impacted Indiana workers. In the three years since its repeal, construction wages have gone down 8.5%, there has been no real increase in the number of project bids, and decreases in productivity produced no gains from lower wages. The Indiana gender wage gap is one of the worst in the United States! Hoosier women earn $0.74 for every $1.00 earned by Hoosier men. Women working full time in Indiana suffer from a 26% wage gap. We know opioids and other addictions are wreaking havoc on our communities. From over-burdened foster care system to our jails, addiction is impacting every community and family in Indiana. While there are no easy answers, funding things like wrap around services, public defenders, case workers, addiction recovery, foster care system, etc. will go a long way in curbing the impact. We should take pride in and celebrate the fact that the best and the brightest students, researchers, entrepreneurs from around the world want to come to Indiana and Tippecanoe County to study, teach, research and work alongside the best and brightest American and Hoosier students, researchers and entrepreneurs. While there continues to be amazing opportunities in our region, we must be vigilant to create communities of opportunity for all Hoosiers.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[6]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Sheryl (Sherry) Shipley answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
| “ | Almost everyone, I'm pretty short. Teachers, young people, parents, blue collar workers, everyday Hoosiers who work hard, take care of their community and their families. Folks who do their job and do it well.[6] | ” |
| “ | Ability to work for and with people with whom you disagree. A good sense of humor, honesty, openness and a willingness to learn.[6] | ” |
| “ | I'm committed to helping improve lives and communities. I'm not willing to say anything just to get elected. I'm smart, well educated, and am willing to work hard to understand issues at a deep and broad level. I'm in to make a difference.[6] | ” |
| “ | Improve the lives of the people in your district. Do what you can to create a strong economy, great schools, and communities of opportunity for all.[6] | ” |
| “ | I have worked since I was about 12. I was a babysitter, I taught tap dancing and when I was 15 I started working as a carhop for 2 summers.[6] | ” |
| “ | It was our first date and I had on a formal dress for our school's spring dance. He took me to Burger King, because he had coupons. There wasn't a second date.[6] | ” |
| “ | Christmas!! My kids come home and we are all together.[6] | ” |
| “ | Too many to count.[6] | ” |
| “ | My husband. Because he cooks for me and has dinner waiting when I get home from a long day of campaigning.[6] | ” |
| “ | Oh man. Too deep for this space.[6] | ” |
| “ | Not necessarily.[6] | ” |
| “ | Funding public schools, supporting career and technical education, aligning to meet workforce needs, addressing the coming teacher shorter crisis.[6] | ” |
| “ | Of course. I want to get things done, not be isolated.[6] | ” |
| “ | Education. Health. Public Policy.[6] | ” |
| “ | Of course.[6] | ” |
| “ | One step at a time.[6] | ” |
April 9, 2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Sherry Shipley participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 9, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Sherry Shipley's responses follow below.[7]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Supporting and funding public education |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I am passionate about making headways in four areas of policy: Support Public Education, Better Jobs and Better Wages, Healthy Hoosier Families, and Equality for All. These areas are points that I stand for in my campaign. I believe that the government should support all public schools and teachers. Young people should be able to afford a quality education, either through college, technical school, apprenticeships, certificate programs, or whatever makes sense to them. As an educator my whole life, I have always fought for the right to education for all people. In Indiana, wages have been stagnant. To help the poor and middle class, we must raise wages to livable levels and provide programs that help people find the better jobs they want. As a woman myself, I am saddened to see how little women are represented in government, especially women of color. The government should not be controlling a woman‚Äôs body; it should be providing contraception and proper healthcare to all. Families deserve to get the care and support they need from their government. Lastly, I have always fought and will always fight for equality for all. In Indiana, women and residents of color make far less in wages than their male and white counterparts. Discrimination still exists in Indiana, and this year the state just voted down a hate crime bill that was introduced, leaving Indiana as one of just five states without one. The need for a hate crime bill is non-negotiable and must be passed in Indiana.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[6]
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See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Indiana State Senate elections, 2018
- Indiana State Senate
- United States House of Representatives
- Indiana's 4th Congressional District election, 2018
- Indiana's 4th Congressional District
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Campaign Twitter page
- Indiana Secretary of State
Footnotes
- ↑ Shipley for Indiana, "About," accessed April 21, 2018
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcong18 - ↑ Journal & Courier, "Bangert: Democrat Shipley pulls out of 4th District race, will challenge Sen. Ron Alting," December 18, 2017
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Sheryl (Sherry) Shipley's responses," April 10, 2018 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
Current members of the Indiana State Senate
Leadership
Majority Leader:Chris Garten
Senators
District 1
Dan Dernulc (R)
District 2
Lonnie Randolph (D)
District 3
Mark Spencer (D)
District 4
Rodney Pol (D)
District 5
Ed Charbonneau (R)
District 6
Rick Niemeyer (R)
District 7
Brian Buchanan (R)
District 8
Mike Bohacek (R)
District 9
Ryan Mishler (R)
District 10
David Niezgodski (D)
District 11
Linda Rogers (R)
District 12
Blake Doriot (R)
District 13
Susan Glick (R)
District 14
Tyler Johnson (R)
District 15
Liz Brown (R)
District 16
Justin Busch (R)
District 17
Andy Zay (R)
District 18
Stacey Donato (R)
District 19
Travis Holdman (R)
District 20
Scott Baldwin (R)
District 21
James Buck (R)
District 22
Ronnie Alting (R)
District 23
Spencer Deery (R)
District 24
Brett Clark (R)
District 25
Mike Gaskill (R)
District 26
Scott Alexander (R)
District 27
Jeff Raatz (R)
District 28
Michael Crider (R)
District 29
J.D. Ford (D)
District 30
Fady Qaddoura (D)
District 31
Kyle Walker (R)
District 32
Aaron Freeman (R)
District 33
Greg Taylor (D)
District 34
District 35
Michael Young (R)
District 36
Cyndi Carrasco (R)
District 37
Rodric Bray (R)
District 38
Greg Goode (R)
District 39
Eric Bassler (R)
District 40
Shelli Yoder (D)
District 41
Greg Walker (R)
District 42
Jean Leising (R)
District 43
Randy Maxwell (R)
District 44
Eric Koch (R)
District 45
Chris Garten (R)
District 46
Andrea Hunley (D)
District 47
Gary Byrne (R)
District 48
Daryl Schmitt (R)
District 49
Jim Tomes (R)
District 50
Vaneta Becker (R)
Republican Party (40)
Democratic Party (10)
