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Trish Whitcomb
Trish Whitcomb (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 69. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Whitcomb completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Trish Whitcomb was born in Greenfield, Indiana. Whitcomb's career experience includes working as a educator. She earned a high school diploma from Seymour High School and a bachelor's degree from Butler University in 1975.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 69
Incumbent Jim Lucas defeated Trish Whitcomb in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 69 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Lucas (R) | 68.7 | 18,438 |
 | Trish Whitcomb (D)  | 31.3 | 8,410 | |
| Total votes: 26,848 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 69
Trish Whitcomb advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 69 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Trish Whitcomb | 100.0 | 1,281 |
| Total votes: 1,281 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 69
Incumbent Jim Lucas defeated Brian Savilla in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 69 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Lucas | 57.5 | 4,586 |
 | Brian Savilla | 42.5 | 3,392 | |
| Total votes: 7,978 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Whitcomb in this election.
Pledges
Whitcomb signed the following pledges.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Trish Whitcomb completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Whitcomb's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Special advisor to the Superintendent at the Indiana Department of Education,
Investment banking in community redevelopment and school funding
Jennings County Director of the Community Foundation
Co-author of book on personal experiences working with democratic, anti-communist freedom parties in Eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall
Graduate coursework in finance and economics, and graduate certificate in applied neuroscience in education
Bachelor of Science in Education, Butler University
Dean’s Advisory Council, Butler University College of Education
Butler University Alumni Board
Jackson County Water Safety Council
Senior Cadet Girl Scout
- Protecting Our Freedoms
In Southern Indiana we hold dear our freedom, knowing that respect is the best assurance that freedom is preserved. Privacy and freedom go hand in hand. Personal freedom is the strongest safeguard against government intrusion in our lives and is essential to building strong communities.
- Caring for People Today Builds a Better Tomorrow Trish understands that an affordable place to live, access to affordable childcare and eldercare, and a system that treats mental and physical health with the priority people in Southern Indiana deserve.
- Public Service is Not Self-Service Last legislative session, lobbyists handed out more than $20.7 million in gifts to legislators for expensive meals, sports tickets, and trips. Too many legislators believe lobbyists, other legislators, and big-money special interests are their constituents. Trish will join the few Republican and Democratic legislators who refuse to take gifts from lobbyists. Deals made behind closed doors only benefit special interests, and Trish will resist the cronyism that is at the root of corruption.
Lincoln (the 2012 film)
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Indiana House of Representatives District 69 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 25, 2024
