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Ted Metzger
Ted Metzger was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 48 of the Indiana State Senate. He ran unsuccessfully for District 47 of the Indiana State Senate in 2010.
Campaign themes
2014
Metzger's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
2nd Amendment
| “ | I will oppose all state or federal government legislation, any group's effort or any Individual's attempt to infringe on our Second Amendment rights.[1][2] | ” |
Economy
| “ | Government does not create private sector jobs!
Taxes and government regulation are strangling our job producers. I believe the best way for government to help boost our economy is to get out of the way and let capitalism work. Stop picking winners and losers, stop with the relentless regulations and stop the crushing tax burden. I will not support any legislation that will increase the taxes on hard working Hoosiers or Small Business.[3][2] |
” |
Government
| “ | The proper role of the government is to protect equal rights, not to provide equal things
We must return to the founders vision of a limited government with enumerated powers based on the U.S. Constitution. The God-given right to govern is vested in the sovereign authority of the people. I will support legislation that shrinks federal government mandating and transfer that authority back to the state of Indiana and her people.[4][2] |
” |
Elections
2014
- See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Indiana State Senate 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. Larry Vollmer was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Mark Messmer defeated Ted Metzger in the Republican primary. Messmer defeated Vollmer in the general election.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Mark Messmer |
65.6% | 23,859 | |
| Democratic | Larry Vollmer | 34.4% | 12,489 | |
| Total Votes | 36,348 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Mark Messmer |
80% | 7,643 |
| Ted Metzger | 20% | 1,905 |
| Total Votes | 9,548 | |
2010
- See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2010
Metzger ran unopposed in the May 4 primary election.[7] Metzger lost to Democratic incumbent Richard Young by a margin of 22,970 to 21,915 in the November 2, 2010, general election.[8]
| Indiana State Senate, District 47 - Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Ted Metzger
|
7,424 | 76.8% | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Ted + Metzger + Indiana + Senate"
See also
- Indiana State Senate
- Indiana State Senate District 48
- Indiana State Senate elections, 2014
- Indiana State Legislature
External links
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Ted Metzger on Facebook
- 2010 Watchdog Indiana candidate ratings
- Results for the May 4, 2010 primary in Indiana
Footnotes
- ↑ Hoosiers for Metzger, "2nd Amendment," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Hoosiers for Metzger, "Economy," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ Hoosiers for Metzger, "Government," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election Results," accessed March 6, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2010 Indiana State Senate Official General Election Results," accessed March 6, 2014
