Randell Niemeyer

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Randell Niemeyer

Republican Party

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November 5, 2024

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Randell Niemeyer (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

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

Biography

Randell Niemeyer's career experience includes owning his own business.

Elections

2024

See also: Indiana's 1st Congressional District election, 2024

Indiana's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (May 7 Democratic primary)

Indiana's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (May 7 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 1

Incumbent Frank Mrvan defeated Randell Niemeyer and Dakotah Miskus in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Frank Mrvan (D)	53.4	172,467
		Randell Niemeyer (R)	44.9	145,056
		Dakotah Miskus (L)	1.6	5,200

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 322,723
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jason Brown (American Independent Party)
• Tiffany Ford (Independent)
• Samuel Kravitz (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 1

Incumbent Frank Mrvan advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 1 on May 7, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Frank Mrvan	100.0	31,155

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,155
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 1

Randell Niemeyer defeated Mark Leyva and David Ben Ruiz in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 1 on May 7, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Randell Niemeyer	60.8	18,449
		Mark Leyva	24.8	7,509
		David Ben Ruiz	14.4	4,367

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,325
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Martin Lucas (R)

Endorsements

Niemeyer received the following endorsements. To view a full list of Niemeyer's endorsements as published by their campaign, click here.

• Former President Donald Trump (Republican Party, Conservative Party)
• Congressional Leadership Fund

Pledges

Niemeyer signed the following pledges.

• U.S. Term Limits

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Randell Niemeyer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Niemeyer'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.

Born in Lowell and raised in Cedar Lake, Randy Niemeyer’s spent his entire life here in Northwest Indiana. Randy’s great-grandfather started hauling milk back in 1916, to try and earn a little extra money from his dairy farm. This endeavor grew and grew, and now Randy and his brother Rich are the fourth generation of his family to haul milk as the owners of Niemeyer Milk Transfer, Inc. A graduate of Hanover Central High School, of which his father was a member of the first graduating class, his daughter a member of the class of 2021, his son a member of the class of 2023, he saw the importance of public service through his grandfather, who served on the first Board for the Hanover Community Schools and his grandmother who spent thirty-five years working in their cafeterias. While playing varsity basketball and baseball, Randy also found time to be in the choir, the thespian society, and student government while tackling his schoolwork. After graduating, Randy attended Indiana State University, while getting his CDL at the age of 18 and going to work for the family business. Randy learned quickly that trucking isn’t easy work, but it’s part of the backbone of our society. To date, Randy has logged over 3 million miles behind the wheel of an 18-wheeler in his 28 years of trucking. We’ve been able to trust Randy to bring balanced and common-sense leadership to our community. With his blue-collar roots, Randy is ready to go to Washington and fight for the working people of IN-01.

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?

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Servant Leadership

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

Yes.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Speaker Mike Johnson, Rep. Elise Stefanik, Rep. Rudy Yakym, Rep. Jim Banks, Rep. Erin Houchin.

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Campaign finance summary

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Randell Niemeyer campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Indiana District 1	Lost general	$1,107,288	$1,081,044
Grand total			$1,107,288	$1,081,044
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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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)