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2016 Indiana Elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Indiana on November 8, 2016. Elections were held for President of the United States, United States Senator, Governor of Indiana, two of Indiana's executive officers and all of Indiana's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives. President of the United States United States Senate United States House of Representatives Governor Attorney general Incumbent Republican attorney general Greg Zoeller declined to run for a third term in order to run for Congress. Republicans chose Curtis Hill, Elkhart County Prosecutor since 2002 over former Attorney General Steve Carter, State Senator Randall Head, and then-deputy Attorney General Abby Kuzma at the Republican state convention on June 11, 2016 Democrats nominated Lorenzo Arredondo, former Lake County Circuit Judge from 1976–2010 Polling General election =Results= Superintendent of Public Instruction Incumbent Democratic Superintendent of Public In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Indiana Elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Indiana on November 4, 2014. Three of Indiana's executive officers were up for election as well as all of Indiana's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives. The Republican nominees won all three statewide elections and all of Indiana's U.S. Representatives were re-elected.General election 2014 Election information Turnout Turnout in the primaries was 13.50%, with 617,156 ballots cast. Turnout in the general election was 30.24%, with 1,388,965 ballots cast. In addition to the above information using the standard turnout measurement of turnout among ''registered'' voters, the general election turnout among ''eligible'' voters was 28.0%. This meant th ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Carter (Indiana Politician)
Steve Carter (born 1954) is an American politician and businessman who served as the forty-first Attorney General of Indiana from January 1, 2001 to January 12, 2009. Biography Early life and education Carter was born in Lafayette, Indiana. His father was a farmer and realtor. Carter grew up on his family's farm in Lowell, Indiana. Carter obtained a bachelor's degree in Economics from Harvard University. He also received his MBA and JD from the Indiana University Bloomington. Political career Carter, a Republican, served as chief of staff for John Mutz, Lieutenant Governor of Indiana from 1981 to 1989. Carter advised Mutz (who also served as Commissioner of Agriculture) on agricultural matters. Carter also served as chief counsel for the city of Indianapolis. Carter ran for Indiana Attorney General in 1996, but was narrowly defeated by Jeff Modisett. Carter ran for the same office again in 2000, running on a platform of reducing drunk driving and cybercrime and bolst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indiana House Of Representatives
The Indiana House of Representatives is the lower house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The House is composed of 100 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. House members serve two-year terms without term limits. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, each State House district contains an average of 64,838 people. The House convenes at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. Terms and qualifications In order to run for a seat for the Indiana House of Representatives one must be a citizen of the United States, has to be at least 21 years of age upon taking office, and should reside in the state of Indiana for 2 years and in the district to represent for at least 1 year at the time of the election. Representatives serve terms of two years, and there is no limit on how many terms a representative may serve. Composition of the House Officers Standing committees . Members of the Indiana House of Repres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Holcomb
Eric Joseph Holcomb (born May 2, 1968) is an American politician who is the 51st and current governor of Indiana, serving since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 51st lieutenant governor of Indiana from 2016 to 2017 under Governor Mike Pence, who left the governorship in 2017 to become the vice president of the United States. Holcomb was nominated to fill the remainder of Lieutenant Governor Sue Ellspermann's term after she resigned on March 2, 2016, to become president of Ivy Tech Community College. He won the 2016 election for governor of Indiana over Democratic nominee John R. Gregg. Holcomb was reelected in 2020 over Democratic nominee Woody Myers and Libertarian nominee Donald Rainwater. Early life and education Holcomb was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He graduated from Pike High School in Indianapolis, and in 1990 from Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana. At Hanover, he joined the fraternity Phi Gamma Delta and served as chapter president. Holc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 as of the 2020 Census, making it the List of cities in Indiana, second-most populous city in Indiana after Indianapolis, and the 76th-most populous city in the United States. It is the principal city of the Fort Wayne metropolitan area, consisting of Allen and Whitley County, Indiana, Whitley counties which had an estimated population of 423,038 as of 2021. Fort Wayne is the cultural and economic center of northeastern Indiana. In addition to the two core counties, the combined statistical area (CSA) includes Adams County, Indiana, Adams, DeKalb County, Indiana, DeKalb, Huntington County, Indiana, Huntington, Noble County, Indiana, Noble, Steuben County, Indiana, Steuben, and Wells County, Indiana, Wells counties, with an estimated population of 649,105 in 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yorktown, Indiana
Yorktown is a town in Mount Pleasant Township, Delaware County, Indiana, United States. The population was 11,548 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the 2010 census, Yorktown has a total area of , of which (or 99.06%) is land and (or 0.94%) is water. Demographics 2020 census As of the census of 2020, there were 11,548 people, 4,568 households, and 2,832 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 4,817 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 90.2% White, 1.9% African American, 2.4% Asian, 0.1% Native American or Alaskan Native, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 0.6% from other races, and 4.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.0% of the population. There were 4,568 households, of which 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 21.0% had a female hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indiana Superintendent Of Public Instruction
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th state on December 11, 1816. It is bordered by Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the south and southeast, and the Wabash River and Illinois to the west. Various indigenous peoples inhabited what would become Indiana for thousands of years, some of whom the U.S. government expelled between 1800 and 1836. Indiana received its name because the state was largely possessed by native tribes even after it was granted statehood. Since then, settlement patterns in Indiana have reflected regional cultural segmentation present in the Eastern United States; the state's northernmost tier was settled primarily by people from New England and New York, Central Indiana by migrants from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenda Ritz
Glenda Ritz (born 1954) is the former Superintendent of Public Instruction for Indiana. She was elected November 6, 2012, defeating incumbent Superintendent Tony Bennett in an upset election, and she took office with a state government dominated by Republicans who opposed her agenda and could block it. Among Indiana Democrats, she held the highest elected office in state government during her term of office. She is the first Democrat to serve in the office in 40 years and the first Democrat to win any down ballot race in the state since 1996. On June 4, 2015, Ritz declared she would run for governor in 2016. On August 7, 2015, Ritz announced that she would no longer seek the nomination for governor, but rather seek re-election for Superintendent of Public Instruction. John R. Gregg, the Democratic nominee for governor, pledged to support her re-election effort. Ritz was defeated by Republican challenger Jennifer McCormick. Early life and education Glenda Sue Neubauer was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Glenda may refer to: * Glenda (given name) * Glenda (musician) (born 1988), Cuban singer, songwriter, and flute player * Glenda, the Plan 9 Bunny, mascot of Plan 9 from Bell Labs * Tropical Storm Glenda, various storms, including hurricanes and cyclones named Glenda See also * ''Glen or Glenda'', a film by Ed Wood * Glinda the Good Witch Glinda is a fictional character created by L. Frank Baum for his ''Oz'' novels. She first appears in Baum's 1900 children's classic ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'', and is the most powerful sorceress in the Land of Oz, ruler of the Quadling Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer McCormick
Jennifer McCormick is an American politician and educator who is the former Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction. Formerly a Republican, she upset the Democratic incumbent Glenda Ritz in the 2016 election and served one term. Switching to the Democratic Party in 2021, she is running for governor of Indiana in 2024. Biography McCormick began her career as a special education teacher. She later worked as a middle school language arts teacher from 1996 to 2004. Then she became principal of Yorktown Elementary School in 2004. In 2007, she became the assistant superintendent of Yorktown Community schools and served in that position until she was selected as superintendent in 2010. She serves on the boards for Ivy Tech East Central Region, the Indiana Association of School Business Officials, and Delaware County Youth Salutes. In 2014, she was invited to the National Connected Superintendents Summit at the White House in Washington D.C. In June 2021, McCormick announced that s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Bloomfield may refer to: People * Bloomfield (surname) Places Australia * Bloomfield, Queensland, a town and locality in the Shires of Cook and Douglas * Bloomfield River, in Queensland Canada * Bloomfield, Carleton County, New Brunswick * Bloomfield, Kings County, New Brunswick * Bloomfield, Newfoundland and Labrador * Bloomfield, Ontario * Bloomfield, Prince Edward Island ** Bloomfield Provincial Park United Kingdom * Bloomfield (Bangor suburb), Northern Ireland * Bloomfield, Belfast, an electoral ward of East Belfast, Northern Ireland United States * Bloomfield, Arkansas, in Benton County * Bloomfield, California * North Bloomfield, California, former name Bloomfield * Bloomfield, Connecticut * Bloomfield (St. Georges, Delaware), a historic home listed on the National Register of Historic Places * Bloomfield, Indiana, a town in Greene County * Bloomfield, Jay County, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Bloomfield, Spencer County, Indiana, an unincorporated community * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WBAA
WBAA (920 AM) and WBAA-FM (101.3 FM) are two non-commercial educational radio stations licensed to West Lafayette, Indiana, United States, both serving the Lafayette metro area with public radio formats. WBAA's format is exclusively news-oriented with programming from National Public Radio (NPR), while WBAA-FM features a mixture of NPR news and classical music. The stations are owned by Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Media (MIPM) and broadcast from studios in the Edward C. Elliott Hall of Music on the campus of Purdue University, with transmitters south of Lafayette at the Throckmorton Purdue Agricultural Center. WBAA is the oldest operating radio station in Indiana, having gone on the air in 1922 and with several antecedents on the Purdue campus. Originally a service noted for its limited agricultural extension and educational programming as well as Purdue sports broadcasts, it gradually improved its facilities and expanded its output over its first 20 years on air. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
