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William Friend

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William Friend
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Indiana House of Representatives District 23
Successor: Ethan Manning

Education

Bachelor's

University of Indianapolis, 1971

Personal
Religion
Christian: Baptist
Profession
Business

William "Bill" Friend (b. July 14, 1949) is a former Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives, having represented District 23. He was first elected to the chamber in 1992. Friend did not seek re-election in 2018.

Following the 2014 elections, Friend was named as State House Speaker Pro Tempore. He previously served as Majority Floor Leader.

Biography

Friend's professional experience includes working as Executive Director of the National Calcium Initiative, Owner/President of Green Acres Ham, LLC, Owner/Operator of Friend Farms, Coordinator of Logansport Memorial Hospital Foundation, Miami County Auditor and an employee with Sealed Power Corporation.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Indiana committee assignments, 2017
• Agriculture and Rural Development
• Environmental Affairs
• Natural Resources

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Friend served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Friend served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Friend served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Friend served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2016

See also: Indiana House of Representatives 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 Bill Friend defeated Rose Ryan in the Indiana House of Representatives District 23 general election.[1][2]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 23 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Bill Friend Incumbent 70.44% 15,829
     Democratic Rose Ryan 29.56% 6,642
Total Votes 22,471
Source: Indiana Election Divsion


Rose Ryan ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 23 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 23 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Rose Ryan  (unopposed)


Incumbent Bill Friend ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 23 Republican primary.[3][4]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 23 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Bill Friend Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Indiana House of Representatives 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. Incumbent William C. Friend was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[5][6]

2012

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2012

Friend won re-election in the 2012 election for Indiana House of Representatives District 23. Friend ran unopposed in the May 8 Republican primary and defeated Kerry Worthington (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 23, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam C. Friend Incumbent 67.8% 14,473
     Democratic Kerry Worthington 32.2% 6,864
Total Votes 21,337

2010

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2010

Friend won re-election to the 23rd District seat in the November 2nd general election. and received 12,206 votes.[9]

Friend ran unopposed in the Republican primary on May 4th.

2008

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Republican William Friend won re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives District 23 receiving 16,845 votes.[10]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 23 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png William Friend (R) 16,845

2006

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2006

On November 7, 2006, William Friend won re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives District 23.[11]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 23 (2006)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png William Friend (R) 9,781
John Christopher Rahe (D) 5,248

Campaign finance summary

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William Friend campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2016Indiana House of Representatives, District 23Won $66,456 N/A**
2014Indiana House of Representatives, District 23Won $75,133 N/A**
2012Indiana State House, District 23Won $71,678 N/A**
2010Indiana State House, District 23Won $54,266 N/A**
2008Indiana State House, District 23Won $67,292 N/A**
2006Indiana State House, District 23Won $79,500 N/A**
2004Indiana State House, District 23Won $78,554 N/A**
2002Indiana State House, District 23Won $32,481 N/A**
2000Indiana State House, District 23Won $21,543 N/A**
1998Indiana State House, District 23Won $20,827 N/A**
1996Indiana State House, District 23Won $28,854 N/A**
1994Indiana State House, District 23Won $4,366 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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Friend is a member of the Independent Colleges of Indiana Board, Masons, Miami County Pork Producers, Peru Chamber of Commerce, Murat Shrine, Scottish Rite, Farm Bureau, Mexico Baptist Church, and the Lincoln Lodge Free and Ancient Masons #523.[12]

Scorecards

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2018

In 2018, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 2 through March 16.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on whether they supported or opposed IMA's position on a bill.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2017


2016


2015


2014


2013

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election candidates," February 5, 2016
  2. ↑ Indiana Election Division, "General election 2016 results," accessed December 16, 2016
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election candidates," February 5, 2016
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 18, 2016
  5. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed February 10, 2014
  6. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 12, 2014
  7. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "List of May 8, 2012, primary candidates," accessed March 6, 2014
  8. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, “Election Results – Indiana General Election, November 6, 2012,” accessed January 24, 2013
  9. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2010 Official General Election Results," accessed March 6, 2014
  10. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2008 Official election results," accessed March 6, 2014
  11. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2006 Official election results," accessed March 6, 2014
  12. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Political Summary," accessed March 6, 2014
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