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Victoria Woeste
Victoria Woeste was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 26 of the Indiana House of Representatives.[1]
Biography
Woeste received her B.A. in history and American studies from the University of Virginia in 1983, her M.A. in jurisprudence and social policy from the University of California at Berkeley in 1985 and her Ph.D. in jurisprudence and social policy from the University of California at Berkeley in 1990. She is a research professor with the American Bar Foundation.[2]
Organizations and affiliations
- Organization of American Historians (member)
- American Historical Association (member)
- Agricultural History Society (member)
- Business History Conference (member)
- Law and Society Association (board of trustees, committee chair, program committee, book prize committees, graduate student and early career workshop organizing committees)
- American Society for Legal History (board of directors [2 terms], committee chair, program committee chair); legal history consortium[2]
Campaign themes
2016
Woeste issued the following statement regarding her bid for office:
| “ | I'm running because after decades of studying political and legal systems, I've realized that it's time for me to stop coaching from the sidelines and get into the game. The issues I care about are not going to get solved unless we involve ourselves directly into the process. My background in political activism particularly in local education issues and my academic work uniquely qualify me for this office at this particular moment. I know the district, I know its communities, and the voters know what I believe in and what I stand for. In this climate of hyper-ideological extremism, voters want to see their elected officials behave like reasonable adults, to come to agreement on solutions to shared problems. I want to restore the voices of my district to the conversations taking place in Indianapolis. | ” |
| —Victoria Woeste, [2] | ||
Elections
2016
Elections for the Indiana House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 3, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 5, 2016. Incumbent Randolph Truitt (R) did not seek re-election.
Sally Siegrist defeated Victoria Woeste in the Indiana House of Representatives District 26 general election.[4][5]
| Indiana House of Representatives, District 26 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Sally Siegrist |
52.58% | 11,067 | |
| Democratic | Victoria Woeste | 47.42% | 9,980 | |
| Total Votes | 21,047 | |||
| Source: Indiana Election Divsion | ||||
Victoria Woeste defeated Deanna McMillan in the Indiana House of Representatives District 26 Democratic primary.[6][7]
| Indiana House of Representatives, District 26 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Victoria Woeste |
58.60% | 2,708 | |
| Democratic | Deanna McMillan | 41.40% | 1,913 | |
| Total Votes | 4,621 | |||
| Source: Indiana Election Division | ||||
Sally Siegrist defeated Gerry Keen in the Indiana House of Representatives District 26 Republican primary.[6][7]
| Indiana House of Representatives, District 26 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Sally Siegrist |
62.75% | 4,046 | |
| Republican | Gerry Keen | 37.25% | 2,402 | |
| Total Votes | 6,448 | |||
| Source: Indiana Election Division | ||||
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Personal
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Woeste is married and has four children.[2]
See also
- Indiana House of Representatives
- Indiana House of Representatives District 26
- Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Indiana State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election," February 3, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on March 2, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election candidates," February 5, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "General election 2016 results," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election candidates," February 5, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 18, 2016
