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Christina Zacny

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Christina Zacny
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November 6, 2018

Education

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Kankakee Valley High School

Bachelor's

Purdue University North Central

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Christina Zacny is a Democratic candidate for District 16 of the Indiana House of Representatives. The primary election took place on May 8, 2018. The general election is being held on November 6, 2018.

Biography

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Zacny graduated from Kankakee Valley High School before attending Purdue University North Central. She has worked in the casino industry as a table games supervisor. She has been a parent resource for InSource and a volunteer cheerleading coach.[1]

Elections

2018

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

Elections for the Indiana House of Representatives took place in 2018. An open primary election took place on May 8, 2018. The general election was held on November 6, 2018. The major party candidate filing deadline was February 9, 2018. The independent and third-party candidate filing deadline was July 2, 2018.[2] Christina Zacny (D) and incumbent Douglas Gutwein (R) are running in the Indiana House of Representatives District 16 general election.[3]


Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.

Indiana House of Representatives, District 16 General Election, 2018
Party Candidate
    Democratic Christina Zacny
    Republican Douglas Gutwein Incumbent

Democratic primary election

Christina Zacny defeated Joshua Bolen in the Indiana House of Representatives District 16 Democratic primary election.

Indiana House of Representatives, District 16 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Christina Zacny 54.04% 1,083
Joshua Bolen 45.96% 921
Total Votes 2,004
Source: Indiana Election Division, "Indiana Election Results May 8, 2018," accessed August 2, 2018

Republican primary election

Incumbent Douglas Gutwein ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 16 Republican primary election.

Indiana House of Representatives, District 16 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Douglas Gutwein Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 6,892
Total Votes 6,892
Source: Indiana Election Division, "Indiana Election Results May 8, 2018," accessed August 2, 2018

Campaign themes

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Christina Zacny participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on August 23, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Christina Zacny's responses follow below.[4]

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

“ 1) Legalizing industrial hemp and implementing renewable energy policies to rebuild our communities and local economies
2) Passing hate crime legislation without carve-outs or exceptions
3) Removing barriers to accessing health care[5][6] 		”

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

“ I am passionate about building policy systems that put people first. When you put people in the center, you create dynamic policies around healthy environments and healthy economies. We can protect our environment, our residents, and our economy if we are smart about it. We need community dialogue based policies, and I am excited to bring that to the statehouse.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[6] ”

Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Christina Zacny answered the following:

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?

“ That depends on the type of experience. If your experience is in diverting benefits to a donor class, then no, that only benefits your donor class. If your experience is solely in Party politics, then no, that only benefits one Party. My experience is in advocacy, which requires working outside political boundaries. It requires understanding the different layers of government. Because I have never been a "single issue advocate," I can see how different issues and interests are inter-connected even when they're opposing interests. That is highly beneficial experience that is too often overlooked.[6] ”
Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.
“ Of course. Our system of government only works when we have good working relationships with our fellow legislators. We work in caucuses and bi-partisan committees which cannot function without healthy relationships. Legislators need to compromise. It takes good relationships to negotiate good compromises. Legislators also need to fight for their core principles, which requires good relationships to do successfully.[6] ”
Both sitting legislators and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?
“ One person's story immediately comes to mind, that of Eric Cole. Eric Cole was a 4-year old boy, playing happily with his sister at a babysitter's house when he found an unsecured gun. He accidentally shot himself with it. He died. Eric's sister found his body. Eric's parents were informed by local police that their child was dead. Since Eric's death, hundreds of other parents have gotten that visit from police. Hundreds of families will never be made whole again. Right now, we look into a future where hundreds and hundreds of children die from gun violence. It has to stop. We should be protecting our children, not burying them. Something as simple as a gun lock could have saved Eric's life. There is so much we could be doing if we only our elected officials had the will to do it, and it's shameful that they don't have that will.[6] ”

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on August 5, 2018
  2. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2018 Indiana Election Calendar," accessed February 9, 2021
  3. ↑ Indiana, "Candidates," accessed July 11, 2018
  4. ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
  5. ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Christina Zacny's responses," August 23, 2018
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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