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Suresh Reddy
Suresh Reddy (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 43. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Reddy completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Suresh Reddy earned a bachelor's degree from Gulbarga University in 1988. He earned a graduate degree from Bradley University in 1994 and a graduate degree from Iowa State University in 2016. His career experience includes working as a software engineer.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 43
Incumbent Eddie Andrews defeated Suresh Reddy in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 43 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Eddie Andrews (R) | 51.1 | 7,684 |
Suresh Reddy (D)  | 48.8 | 7,326 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 15 | ||
| Total votes: 15,025 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 43
Suresh Reddy defeated Tiara Mays-Sims in the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 43 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Suresh Reddy | 56.4 | 1,358 | |
 | Tiara Mays-Sims | 43.3 | 1,042 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 2,407 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 43
Incumbent Eddie Andrews defeated Brett Nelson in the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 43 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eddie Andrews | 84.2 | 1,948 |
 | Brett Nelson | 15.7 | 364 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 2,314 | |||
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Endorsements
To view Reddy's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Suresh Reddy completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Reddy's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Fully Funding Public Education - Public education is one of the primary reasons my family decided to settle down in Iowa. Eighteen years later, public education is under attack by outside groups using the GOP to pass legislation that starves school districts. We are at a tipping point. Either we stand up for public education by giving it the funding it deserves or risk seeing an entire generation of Iowans lose out on opportunities.
- Supporting Small Business - Small businesses in our district recycle a much larger share of their revenue back into the local economy and create good jobs rooted in the community. We can maintain the community setting we love while ensuring local businesses thrive and continue to attract world-class companies and employment.
- Investing in infrastructure - High-speed internet isn't the luxury it was even ten years ago. Yet, Iowa is being left behind by other states. That hurts students, workers, and businesses. That's why my goal is to transition to a system where we treat internet as a public utility. Every Iowan deserves access to the countless opportunities that come along with having reliable, high-speed internet.
REVERSE THE PRIVATIZATION OF MEDICAID
After years of inadequate results, it's clear that we need to reverse the disastrous privatization of Medicaid in Iowa. But, we can't be satisfied with the system we had. We need a well-funded, modernized, inclusive, and transparent healthcare system in Iowa.
DECRIMINALIZE MARIJUANA
The one thing I follow from following a lot of leaders is ‘Action speaks louder than Words’
Education
Infrastructure
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Iowa House of Representatives District 43 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 19, 2022
