Jefferson Shreve | |
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Member-elect of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives from Indiana's 6th district | |
Assuming office January 3, 2025 | |
Succeeding | Greg Pence |
Member of the Indianapolis City-County Council | |
In office September 11,2018 –January 1,2020 | |
Preceded by | Jeff Miller |
Succeeded by | Kristin Jones |
Constituency | 16th district |
In office January 27,2013 –January 1,2016 | |
Preceded by | Jeff Cardwell |
Succeeded by | Scott Kreider |
Constituency | 23rd district |
Personal details | |
Born | Indianapolis,Indiana,U.S. | September 24,1965
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Mary |
Education | Indiana University,Bloomington (BA) University of London (MA) Purdue University (MBA) |
Website | Campaign website |
Jefferson Scott Shreve (born September 24,1965) [1] is an American politician from the state of Indiana. [2] [3] A member of the Republican Party,he previously served on the Indianapolis City-County Council from 2013 until 2016 for district 23 and again from 2018 until 2020 for district 16.
Shreve is from the University Heights neighborhood in Indianapolis. [4] Shreve earned his Bachelor of Arts from Indiana University,Bloomington,a Master of Arts in international studies from the University of London,and his Master of Business Administration in agribusiness from the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University. [5] [6]
Shreve founded Storage Express,which he sold in 2022 to Extra Space Storage for $590 million. He also received a seat on the company's board of directors. [4] [7] [8]
In 2013,Shreve was appointed to the Indianapolis City Council after incumbent Jeff Cardwell resigned to serve in Indiana Governor Mike Pence's administration. [9] In 2018,Shreve was appointed to the city council again when incumbent Jeff Miller resigned after pleading guilty to four felonies. [10] [11] In 2016,Shreve ran for the Indiana Senate in the 36th district. [12] He lost the primary to Jack Sandlin by 2.61%. [13] [14] In 2018,Shreve was a candidate for Indiana University trustee. [15]
Shreve announced his candidacy for mayor of Indianapolis in the 2023 election. [16] However,he lost the election to incumbent Joe Hogsett. [17] During his run for Mayor,Shreve called for banning assault weapon sales,repealing permitless carry in Indiana,and raising the legal age to purchase a gun from 18 to 21. [18] His stance led him to get an F rating from the NRA Political Victory Fund. [19] [20]
Shreve announced his candidacy for Indiana's 6th congressional district in 2024. [21] He won the primary in May 2024,defeating a field of Republican candidates that included Mike Speedy,Jeff Raatz,Bill Frazier,and John Jacob. [22] [23] Shreve was elected as a member of Congress for Indiana's 6th congressional district. [24] [25]
Shreve considers himself a moderate Republican. [26]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jack Sandlin | 8,123 | 51,3% | |
Republican | Jefferson Shreve | 7,709 | 48.7% | |
Total votes | 15,832 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jefferson Shreve | 19,152 | 65.9 | |
Republican | Abdul-Hakim Shabazz | 7,629 | 26.3 | |
Republican | James Jackson | 1,250 | 4.3 | |
Republican | John Couch | 1,036 | 3.6 | |
Total votes | 29,067 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Joe Hogsett (incumbent) | 97,311 | 59.5 | ||
Republican | Jefferson Shreve | 66,214 | 40.5 | ||
Total votes | 163,525 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jefferson Shreve | 20,265 | 28.4 | |
Republican | Mike Speedy | 15,752 | 22.1 | |
Republican | Jamison Carrier | 14,386 | 20.1 | |
Republican | Bill Frazier | 7,110 | 10.0 | |
Republican | Jeff Raatz | 6,365 | 8.9 | |
Republican | John Jacob | 5,793 | 8.1 | |
Republican | Darin Childress | 1,737 | 2.4 | |
Total votes | 71,408 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jefferson Shreve | 200,494 | 63.9% | |
Democratic | Cynthia Wirth | 99,361 | 31.7% | |
Libertarian | James Sceniak | 13,665 | 4.4% | |
Total votes | 313,520 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
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...Jefferson Shreve has received an "F" rating from NRA-PVF for this election.
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