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Jeff Sparks was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 62 of the Indiana House of Representatives. He ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2012.

Biography

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Sparks's professional experience includes working as the Principal of Linton Middle School.[1]

Campaign themes

2014

Sparks's website emphasized the following campaign themes:[2]

“
  • Support public education: The Statehouse voted to cut public education while extending tax breaks to huge corporations. We need strong schools and as an educator and a legislator, Jeff will fight until we get them. Our kids deserve better.
  • Fair wages for an honest day's work: We need to create an economy that pays a fair wage to working-class Hoosiers. When elected, Jeff will fight for a wage that allows Hoosier families to buy the bare necessities. The time for tax loopholes for the wealthy has long since passed.
  • No discrimination against any Hoosier: No citizen gay or straight, rich or poor, man or woman deserves to be discriminated against.[3]
 ”

Elections

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. Jeff Sparks was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Matt Ubelhor was unopposed in the Republican primary. Ubelhor defeated Sparks and Ashley A. Keith Qualkenbush (L) in the general election. Qualkenbush filed to run on July 2, 2014.[4][5][6]

Indiana House of Representatives 62, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Ubelhor Incumbent 55% 9,429
     Democratic Jeff Sparks 41% 7,038
     Libertarian Ashley A. Keith Qualkenbush 4% 685
Total Votes 17,152

2012

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2012

Sparks ran in the 2012 election for Indiana House of Representatives District 62. Sparks ran unopposed in the May 8 Democratic primary and was defeated by incumbent Matthew A. Ubelhor (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 62, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew A. Ubelhor Incumbent 52.9% 13,993
     Democratic Jeff Sparks 47.1% 12,477
Total Votes 26,470

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ jeffsparks.org, "About," accessed August 26, 2014 (dead link)
  2. ↑ jeffsparks.org, "On the Issues," accessed August 26, 2014 (dead link) (dead link)
  3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  4. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed August 11, 2014
  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


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