Trent Lester

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Trent A. Lester

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Republican Party

Education

Associate

Ivy Tech, 2006

Personal

Birthplace

Lafayette, Ind.

Profession

Information technology

Contact

Campaign website

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Trent A. Lester (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 4th Congressional District. He was disqualified from the Republican primary scheduled on May 7, 2024.

Lester completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2024

See also: Indiana's 4th Congressional District election, 2024

Indiana's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 7 Democratic primary)

Indiana's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 7 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 4

Incumbent Jim Baird defeated Derrick Holder and Ashley Groff in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Baird (R)	64.8	209,794
		Derrick Holder (D)	30.9	100,091
	Submit photo	Ashley Groff (L)	4.2	13,710

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 323,595
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 4

Derrick Holder defeated Rimpi Girn in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 4 on May 7, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Derrick Holder	63.5	7,709
		Rimpi Girn	36.5	4,436

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,145
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 4

Incumbent Jim Baird defeated Charles Bookwalter and John Piper in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 4 on May 7, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Baird	64.7	48,723
		Charles Bookwalter	27.2	20,505
		John Piper	8.0	6,052

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 75,280
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Craig Haggard (R)
• Christopher John Lucas (R)
• Jerry Jones (R)
• Trent A. Lester (R)

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Lester in this election.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Trent A. Lester completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lester's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My name is Trent Lester, and I want to proudly represent you as a US House Representative in the 4th district.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• The borders of this country should be secure and should never be used as political pawn
• The one thing we need to protect at all costs is the Second Amendment.
• Our education system needs a revolution, one that embraces diverse pathways to success.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Stopping the war cycle, Getting Spending under control, Protecting America securing our boarders.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Integrity and leadership skills. Being able to listen and always learning.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Protect the rights of every US citizen.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I have worked in a factory environment all my life. learning and leading.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

The National Debt

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

In some cases but there are things you just cant compromise and that's you r belief's.

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Footnotes

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Indiana's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jim Banks (R)

Todd Young (R)

Representatives

District 1

Frank Mrvan (D)

District 2

Rudy Yakym (R)

District 3

Marlin Stutzman (R)

District 4

Jim Baird (R)

District 5

Victoria Spartz (R)

District 6

Jefferson Shreve (R)

District 7

André Carson (D)

District 8

Mark Messmer (R)

District 9

Erin Houchin (R)

Republican Party (9)

Democratic Party (2)