D. Eric Schansberg
D. Eric Schansberg (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 9th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on May 3, 2022.
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Biography
D. Eric Schansberg was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He earned a bachelor's degree from George Mason University in 1986. He earned a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in 1991. Schansberg's career experience includes working as an economics professor.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Indiana's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Indiana District 9
Erin Houchin defeated Matthew Fyfe, Tonya Millis, and Jacob Bailey in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 9 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Erin Houchin (R) | 63.6 | 143,166 |
 | Matthew Fyfe (D)  | 33.6 | 75,700 | |
 | Tonya Millis (L) | 2.8 | 6,374 | |
 | Jacob Bailey (G) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 36 | |
| Total votes: 225,276 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Aleem Young (Freedom Party Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 9
Matthew Fyfe defeated Isak Nti Asare and D. Liam Dorris in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 9 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matthew Fyfe | 56.8 | 12,240 |
 | Isak Nti Asare | 29.2 | 6,305 | |
 | D. Liam Dorris | 14.0 | 3,023 | |
| Total votes: 21,568 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Babak Rezaei (D)
- Jonathon Cole (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 9
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 9 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Erin Houchin | 37.3 | 21,697 |
 | Mike Sodrel | 25.8 | 15,008 | |
 | Stu Barnes-Israel | 21.0 | 12,193 | |
| Jim Baker | 5.1 | 2,946 | ||
 | J. Michael Davisson | 2.7 | 1,597 | |
 | D. Eric Schansberg | 2.7 | 1,559 | |
 | Brian Tibbs | 2.5 | 1,461 | |
 | Dan Heiwig | 1.6 | 919 | |
 | Bill Thomas | 1.3 | 756 | |
| Total votes: 58,136 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Hiren Patel (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 9
Tonya Millis advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 9 on March 5, 2022.
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| ✔ | | Tonya Millis (L) |
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Campaign themes
2022
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Ballotpedia survey responses
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D. Eric Schansberg completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Schansberg's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Eric has led Bible studies for >30 years. He and his wife Tonia lead a college-age ministry at Southeast Christian Church. Eric also teaches through a radio show and a podcast called The Word Diet. He is the co-author of Thoroughly Equipped & Getting Equipped (curricula for training disciple-makers). He has also written The Word Diet (making the Bible more accessible); Inheriting our Promised Land (commentary on Joshua); and Turn Neither to the Right nor to the Left (on the intersection of faith, righteousness, justice, and public policy).
Eric &Tonia have been married for 26 years. They enjoy board games, reading, and hanging out with friends/family. They have four sons—two by adoption and two the more conventional way. Eric is also Board President of Brandon’s House (a non-profit in New Albany that provides free, Masters-level counseling to teens and their families) and Hope Alive Initiatives (an African ministry that focuses on Christian discipleship and economic empowerment).- Washington DC is out-of-control with spending and debt. So much spending is harmful to the economy. So much debt is dangerous; we're accelerating toward a cliff. So much debt is immoral, taking resources from our children and grandchildren. Wouldn't it be good to have an economics professor in Congress?
- DC is out-of-control on mandates and regulations. The federal government should be much smaller, less intrusive, and less burdensome. Maybe it should be done by state/local government. But I will never grow tired of saying "It may be a wonderful thing, but it is not the responsibility of the federal government."
- DC is out-of-control and has become more about grabbing for power than using it responsibly for effective public policy. The Left used to avidly support free speech; now, they want to shut down debate and dissenting voices. We need informed people who fight for free speech-- passionate, compelling and civil voices in nasty and challenging times.
Of fully human contemporaries: My mom (largely pushed me to be where I am today) and my dad (for how he treated people, esp. "common folk").
I have followed the example of my dissertation adviser, who is a great man.
work passionately for justice
defend the marginal in society
work for good policy
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 14, 2022
