Thomas Freistroffer
Thomas Freistroffer (Republican Party) is an at-large member of the Fort Wayne City Council in Indiana. He assumed office in 2016. His current term ends on January 1, 2028.
Freistroffer (Republican Party) ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Fort Wayne City Council in Indiana. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Biography
Born in Fort Wayne, Freistroffer earned a B.A. in teaching from the University of Notre Dame, where he also played football. He went on to receive a master's degree in education administration from Indiana University.[1]
After graduation, Freistroffer spent 15 years coaching football and teaching in the Fort Wayne Community Schools, the South West Allen Schools, Kalamazoo High School and Chicago Catholic. He was also the assistant football coach at Western Michigan University. Other professional experience, much of which is in real estate, includes the following:[1]
- 2005-Present: Real estate broker, Freistroffer and Associates
- 2000-Present: Telecommunications, Indigital
- 1997-Present: Principal broker, Freistroffer and Associates
- 1995-Present: Residential appraiser, Freistroffer Appraisal Service
- 1984-1988: Teacher, Kalamazoo Public School
- 1975-1979: Teacher and football coach, South West Allen County Schools
- 1971-1973: Teacher, Fort Wayne Community Schools[1]
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Fort Wayne, Indiana (2023)
General election
General election for Fort Wayne City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Fort Wayne City Council At-large on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michelle Chambers (D) | 17.9 | 21,952 |
| ✔ |  | Marty Bender (R) | 17.2 | 21,093 |
| ✔ |  | Thomas Freistroffer (R) | 17.0 | 20,919 |
| Luke Fries (R) | 16.0 | 19,689 | ||
 | Stephanie Crandall (D)  | 14.9 | 18,313 | |
 | Audrey Davis (D) | 14.4 | 17,666 | |
| Ethan Gaudette (L) | 2.6 | 3,254 | ||
| Total votes: 122,886 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Fort Wayne City Council At-large (3 seats)
Incumbent Michelle Chambers, Stephanie Crandall, and Audrey Davis defeated Sean Johnson in the Democratic primary for Fort Wayne City Council At-large on May 2, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michelle Chambers | 34.2 | 6,694 |
| ✔ | | Stephanie Crandall | 26.1 | 5,117 |
| ✔ | | Audrey Davis | 24.4 | 4,782 |
| Sean Johnson | 15.3 | 2,998 | ||
| Total votes: 19,591 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fort Wayne City Council At-large (3 seats)
Marty Bender, incumbent Thomas Freistroffer, and Luke Fries advanced from the Republican primary for Fort Wayne City Council At-large on May 2, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marty Bender | 33.9 | 8,932 |
| ✔ | | Thomas Freistroffer | 33.5 | 8,818 |
| ✔ | Luke Fries | 32.6 | 8,582 | |
| Total votes: 26,332 | |||
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Endorsements
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2019
See also: City elections in Fort Wayne, Indiana (2019)
General election
General election for Fort Wayne City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Fort Wayne City Council At-large on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Thomas Freistroffer (R) | 17.9 | 26,306 |
| ✔ |  | Glynn Hines (D) | 17.5 | 25,725 |
| ✔ | | Michelle Chambers (D) | 16.8 | 24,715 |
 | Michael Barranda (R) | 16.4 | 24,151 | |
 | Steve Corona (D) | 16.0 | 23,465 | |
 | Nathan Hartman (R) | 15.5 | 22,742 | |
| Total votes: 147,104 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Fort Wayne City Council At-large (3 seats)
Michelle Chambers, Glynn Hines, and Steve Corona defeated MaryClare Akers and Curtis Nash in the Democratic primary for Fort Wayne City Council At-large on May 7, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michelle Chambers | 29.3 | 5,995 |
| ✔ | | Glynn Hines | 27.1 | 5,534 |
| ✔ | | Steve Corona | 18.7 | 3,826 |
| MaryClare Akers | 17.6 | 3,597 | ||
 | Curtis Nash | 7.3 | 1,497 | |
| Total votes: 20,449 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fort Wayne City Council At-large (3 seats)
Nathan Hartman, incumbent Thomas Freistroffer, and incumbent Michael Barranda defeated Eric Tippmann and Joseph Townsend in the Republican primary for Fort Wayne City Council At-large on May 7, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nathan Hartman | 24.7 | 10,258 |
| ✔ | | Thomas Freistroffer | 22.9 | 9,506 |
| ✔ | | Michael Barranda | 21.1 | 8,753 |
| Eric Tippmann | 16.9 | 7,018 | ||
| Joseph Townsend | 14.3 | 5,944 | ||
| Total votes: 41,479 | |||
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2015
The city of Fort Wayne, Indiana, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. A primary election took place on May 5, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 6, 2015. All nine city council seats were up for election.[2]
In the at-large city council race, three seats are up for election. In the Republican primary, candidates included Robert A. Armstrong, Michael Barranda, Lee Bradley, incumbent John Crawford, Thomas Freistroffer, Teresa Sutton and Eric Tippmann. In the Democratic primary, candidates included Terry Anderson, Mike Avila, Kevin R. Brown, Gina M. Burgess, Michelle Chambers, Cathy Cross, Daniel P. Lobdell, Lloyd Osborne and Tommy A. Schrader. Barranda, Crawford, Freistroffer, Anderson, Avila and Chambers advanced to the general election. Tabitha Dyck also ran in the general election as a Libertarian. Barranda, Crawford and Freistoffer won in the general election. Incumbents John H. Shoaff (D) and Marty Bender (R) did not run for re-election.[3][4]
| Fort Wayne City Council At-large, General election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Michael Barranda |
18.8% | 22,545 | |
| Republican | John Crawford Incumbent |
18.1% | 21,679 | |
| Republican | Thomas Freistroffer |
17.1% | 20,482 | |
| Democratic | Michelle Chambers | 15.4% | 18,529 | |
| Democratic | Mike Avila | 14.2% | 16,997 | |
| Democratic | Terry Anderson | 13.4% | 16,099 | |
| Libertarian | Tabitha Dyck | 3.0% | 3,631 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 119,962 | |||
| Source: Allen County, Indiana, "Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015 | ||||
| Fort Wayne City Council, At-large Republican Primary, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
John Crawford Incumbent |
22.1% | 6,458 | ||
| Michael Barranda |
20.8% | 6,075 | ||
| Thomas Freistroffer |
17.1% | 4,984 | ||
| Eric Tippmann | 12.7% | 3,711 | ||
| Robert A. Armstrong | 12.1% | 3,532 | ||
| Teresa Sutton | 11.3% | 3,293 | ||
| Lee Bradley | 3.9% | 1,153 | ||
| Total Votes | 29,206 | |||
| Source: Allen County, Indiana, "Official primary election results," accessed May 20, 2015 | ||||
| Fort Wayne City Council, At-large Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Michelle Chambers |
23.9% | 4,630 | ||
| Terry Anderson |
17.4% | 3,377 | ||
| Mike Avila |
15.4% | 2,987 | ||
| Gina M. Burgess | 11.3% | 2,182 | ||
| Kevin R. Brown | 10.4% | 2,020 | ||
| Cathy Cross | 8.4% | 1,634 | ||
| Lloyd Osborne | 6.7% | 1,303 | ||
| Tommy A. Schrader | 5% | 969 | ||
| Daniel P. Lobdell | 1.4% | 280 | ||
| Total Votes | 19,382 | |||
| Source: Allen County, Indiana, "Official primary election results," accessed May 20, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2023
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2019
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Personal
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Freistroffer has four children and is an active member of St. Jude's Parish.[1]
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 LinkedIn, "Thomas Freistroffer Profile," accessed August 27, 2015
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2015 Indiana Election Calendar," accessed January 6, 2015
- ↑ Allen County Board of Elections, "2015 Primary Candidate Filings," accessed February 10, 2015
- ↑ Allen County, "2015 Primary Election Results," accessed May 5, 2015
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