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Sue Errington
2012 - Present
2026
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Sue Errington (Democratic Party) is a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing District 34. She assumed office on November 7, 2012. Her current term ends on November 4, 2026.
Errington (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 34. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Errington completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Sue Errington was born in Warsaw, Indiana. Errington's career experience includes working as a legislator. She earned a bachelor's degree from the Indiana University-Bloomington in 1964 and a graduate degree from the University of Michigan in 1965.[1]
Errington has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- National Caucus of Environmental Legislators
- Muncie OUTreach
- Second Harvest Food Bank
- Muncie-Delaware County Coalition of Women's Organizations
- AWAKEN
- Muncie Delaware County League of Women Voters
- American Association of University Women
- National Organization for Women
Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2023-2024
Errington was assigned to the following committees:
- Elections and Apportionment Committee
- House Environmental Affairs Committee
- Statutory Committee on Ethics Committee, Vice Chair
2021-2022
Errington was assigned to the following committees:
- Elections and Apportionment Committee
- House Environmental Affairs Committee, Ranking member
- Statutory Committee on Ethics Committee, Vice chair
2019-2020
Errington was assigned to the following committees:
- House Environmental Affairs Committee, Ranking minority member
- House Natural Resources Committee
- Statutory Committee on Ethics Committee, Vice Chair
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
Indiana committee assignments, 2017 |
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• Education |
• Environmental Affairs |
• Natural Resources |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Errington served on the following committees:
Indiana committee assignments, 2015 |
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• Education |
• Environmental Affairs |
• Government and Regulatory Reform |
• Natural Resources |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Errington served on the following committees:
Indiana committee assignments, 2013 |
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• Education |
• Environmental Affairs |
• Public Policy |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Errington served on these committees:
Indiana committee assignments, 2009 |
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• Education and Career Development |
• Energy and Environmental Affairs |
• Health and Provider Services |
• Utilities & Technology |
Sponsored legislation
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 34
Incumbent Sue Errington defeated Susan Dillon in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 34 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sue Errington (D) ![]() | 55.1 | 12,156 |
![]() | Susan Dillon (R) ![]() | 44.9 | 9,910 |
Total votes: 22,066 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 34
Incumbent Sue Errington advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 34 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sue Errington ![]() | 100.0 | 2,243 |
Total votes: 2,243 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 34
Susan Dillon advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 34 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Susan Dillon ![]() | 100.0 | 3,032 |
Total votes: 3,032 | ||||
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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 34
Incumbent Sue Errington defeated Dale Basham in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 34 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sue Errington (D) | 52.8 | 7,659 |
![]() | Dale Basham (R) | 47.2 | 6,849 |
Total votes: 14,508 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 34
Incumbent Sue Errington advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 34 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sue Errington | 100.0 | 2,288 |
Total votes: 2,288 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 34
Dale Basham defeated Susan Dillon in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 34 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Dale Basham | 61.0 | 1,620 |
![]() | Susan Dillon ![]() | 39.0 | 1,036 |
Total votes: 2,656 | ||||
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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 34
Incumbent Sue Errington defeated Dale Basham in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 34 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sue Errington (D) | 56.4 | 11,293 |
![]() | Dale Basham (R) | 43.6 | 8,744 |
Total votes: 20,037 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 34
Incumbent Sue Errington advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 34 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sue Errington | 100.0 | 4,671 |
Total votes: 4,671 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 34
Dale Basham advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 34 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Dale Basham | 100.0 | 2,648 |
Total votes: 2,648 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 34
Incumbent Sue Errington won election in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 34 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sue Errington (D) | 100.0 | 11,553 |
Total votes: 11,553 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 34
Incumbent Sue Errington advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 34 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sue Errington | 100.0 | 3,408 |
Total votes: 3,408 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jim Hiatt (D)
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 Sue E. Errington was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Stuart A. Keenan was unopposed in the Republican primary. Errington defeated Keenan in the general election.[2][3]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | ![]() |
65.7% | 6,357 | |
Republican | Stuart A. Keenan | 34.3% | 3,317 | |
Total Votes | 9,674 |
2012
Errington won election in the 2012 election for Indiana House of Representatives District 34. Errington defeated Karen Brand and David Walker in the May 8 Democratic primary[4] and defeated Brad Oliver (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | ![]() |
67.6% | 13,070 | |
Republican | Brad Oliver | 32.4% | 6,251 | |
Total Votes | 19,321 |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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53% | 2,863 |
David Walker | 43.2% | 2,335 |
Karen Brand | 3.8% | 205 |
Total Votes | 5,403 |
2010
- See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2010
Errington lost to Republican candidate Doug Eckerty by a margin of 16,339 to 14,865 in the November 2 general election.[7]
In the May 4 primary election, Errington defeated opponents Lewis Coulter and Jeff Ellison with 6,510 votes. Coulter received 3,025 votes and Jeff Ellison received 1,329 votes.[8]
2006
- See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2006
On November 7, 2006, Democrat Sue Errington won re-election to the Indiana State Senate District 26 receiving 18,276 votes, ahead of Republican Andrew Stillman Phipps receiving 14,507 votes, and Independent Pat Smith receiving 1,371 votes.[9]
Indiana State Senate, District 26 (2006) | ||||
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18,276 | |||
Andrew Stillman Phipps (R) | 14,507 | |||
Pat Smith (I) | 1,371 |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Sue Errington completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Errington's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|I continues to give back to the Muncie community as a member of the boards of directors of Muncie OUTReach, Second Harvest Food Bank, the Muncie/Delaware County Coalition of Women’s Organizations, and AWAKEN. I'm a member of the Delaware County Tobacco Free Coalition, the Recycling Advisory Board of the Muncie Sanitary District, the Muncie-Delaware County League of Women Voters, the Muncie branch of AAUW, and the National Organization for Women. I'm a long-time member of the Unitarian Universalist Church and served a term as President of its Board of Trustees.
I'm a graduate of IU Bloomington and earned a master’s degree at the University of Michigan. In addition to daughters Sara and Amy, my late husband Paul and I have two grandchildren. Keeping me company at home is my cat, Hansel.- I will defend access to abortion and contraception. I voted against Indiana's near total ban on abortion and will work to restore abortion right in our state. Women have the right to make their own reproductive health decisions.
We all have personal beliefs about abortion. For some, it's grounded in their faith. For others, it's based on science. I would never ask anyone to change their deeply held personal beliefs.
However I don't think anyone should legislate those beliefs on to others. I believe people should have the freedom to make their own personal decisions with the counsel and support of those they love and trust. Politicians should not be able to control the reproductive health decisions of others. - I support strong public schools where over 90% of Hoosier children receive their education. I oppose the diversion of public funds through private school vouchers. I don’t oppose private education, but Indiana cannot adequately fund public and private education systems. I support universal early childhood education. A child’s first five years are critical to a successful and happy life. Indiana lags behind other states in adopting and funding universal pre-K and mandatory kindergarten where early literacy skills develop. We must do better. Higher education—whether that is a certificate, a two- or four-year, or advanced degree -- is essential. That means better jobs for Hoosiers, better employees for businesses, and a better economy.
- Support for our local economy. Indiana doesn’t need simply more jobs; we need better-paying jobs that enable all workers to support themselves and their families. Attracting such jobs requires a well-educated workforce, so we must support public education from pre-K to college. It requires high quality, affordable child care for young working families. It requires closing Indiana's gender and and racial wage gaps as a strategy for achieving pay equity. It also requires that economic development strategies recognize the importance of quality of place to compete for today’s young workers. To ensure that working people earn sustainable wages, we must raise the minimum wage and protect the rights of workers to organize.
Indiana State Teachers Association PACE (ISTA-PACE)
Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates - Indiana
Our Choice Coalition
Indiana NOW PAC
Indiana Federation of Democratic Women
National Association of Social Workers - Indiana Chapter - PACE (NASW-IN-PACE)
Indiana AFL-CIO
United Auto Workers
Maintenance of Way Teamsters
Indiana Professional Firefighters PAC
Indiana State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police 1934
LIUNA Local 1112
Indiana Stonewall Democrats
Humane Society Legislative Fund
Muncie Resists
Delaware County Team Democrat PAC
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2022
Sue Errington did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Sue Errington did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 9 to April 28.
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2022
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In 2022, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 4 to March 8.
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2021
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In 2021, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 4 to November 15.
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2020
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In 2020, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 6 to March 11.
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2019
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In 2019, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 24.
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2018
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In 2018, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 2 through March 16.
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2017
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In 2017, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 22.
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2016
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In 2016, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 5 through March 10.
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2015
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In 2015, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 6 through April 29.
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2014
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In 2014, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 6 through March 14.
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2013
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In 2013, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 7 through April 29.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate Indiana House of Representatives District 34 |
Officeholder Indiana House of Representatives District 34 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 10, 2024
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed February 10, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "List of May 8, 2012, primary candidates," accessed March 6, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, “Election Results – Indiana General Election, November 6, 2012,” accessed January 24, 2013
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2010 Indiana State Senate Official General Election Results," accessed March 6, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election Results," accessed March 6, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2006 Official election results," accessed March 6, 2014
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Indiana House of Representatives District 34 2012-Present |
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Indiana State Senate District 26 2006-2010 |
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