Steve Schoettmer

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Steve Schoettmer
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November 6, 2018

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Steve Schoettmer (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 69. Schoettmer lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 69

Incumbent Jim Lucas defeated Steve Schoettmer in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 69 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jim Lucas
Jim Lucas (R)
 
69.3
 
14,604
Image of Steve Schoettmer
Steve Schoettmer (D)
 
30.7
 
6,480

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 21,084
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 69

Steve Schoettmer advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 69 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Steve Schoettmer
Steve Schoettmer
 
100.0
 
2,067

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 2,067
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 69

Incumbent Jim Lucas defeated Nancy Franke and Charles Johnson in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 69 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jim Lucas
Jim Lucas
 
61.0
 
4,452
Image of Nancy Franke
Nancy Franke
 
34.0
 
2,483
Image of Charles Johnson
Charles Johnson
 
4.9
 
359

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 7,294
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Campaign themes

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Steve Schoettmer participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 7, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Steve Schoettmer's responses follow below.[1]

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

“ 1) Healthcare

2) Wages and jobs
3) Education[2][3]

”

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

“ HIP-2 (Medicaide Expansion). My girlfriend died last year from colon cancer. For the last few years of her life she had to go on disability. Because she only received $750/month in disability, she qualified for Medicaid and Medicare. Those two services covered all most all of her medical expenses. She wasn’t chased by doctor bills or collection agencies. She only had to concentrate on trying to get better. However, the republicans kept on trying to repeal Medicaid expansion. She was so afraid she would show up at the doctors office one day and they would turn her away because it’s government would turn its back on her. People shouldn’t be afraid of their government.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3] ”

Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Steve Schoettmer answered the following:

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

“ The association of John F Kennedy. I was about 8 years old.[3] ”
What do you perceive to be your state's greatest challenges over the next decade?
“ With the republican super majority passing right to work laws and the repealing the common construction wage in Indiana, HOOSIER wages are crushed. Real percapita income is $212 below what it was in $2005. We have to find ways to put upward pressure on wages so that everyone can benefit free m the rewards of their hard work.[3] ”
Is there a particular legislator, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?
“ Lee Hamilton. Though he was actually in congress and not the Infiana Legislature, he was deeply loved by his constituency.[3] ”
Are you interested in running for a different political office (for example, the U.S. Congress or governor) in the future?
“ No.[3] ”
Both sitting legislators and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you've heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?
“ I have talked to so many people who are elderly or sick. They are on Medicaid or Medicare and they are simply existing on the very edge of life. I sense their feeling of fear and of being marginalized. Of simply not mattering... people, all people, should matter to their government.[3] ”

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
  2. ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Steve Schoettmer's responses," April 7, 2018
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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