Mitchell Elias Daniels Jr. is an American academic administrator,businessman,author,and retired politician who served as the 49th governor of Indiana from 2005 to 2013. A Republican,he later served as president of Purdue University from 2013 until the end of 2022.
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 Indiana Senate is the upper house of the Indiana General Assembly,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The Senate is composed of 50 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. Senators serve four-year terms without term limits. According to the 2010 U.S. census,the average state senator represents 129,676 people.
Lee Albert Daniels is an American retired politician who served as the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1995 to 1997,and as the Minority Leader from 1997 to 2003. A member of the a Republican Party,Daniels served as member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1975 to 2007,representing the 40th district from 1975 to 1983,and the 46th district from 1983 to 2007. Daniels also Chaired the Illinois Republican Party from 2001 until his resignation in 2002,and served as President of the National Conference of State Legislatures from 1989 to 1990.
Michael Brendan Murphy served as a Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives,representing the 90th District from 1994 to 2010. A conservative,Murphy was known for his speeches on behalf of free markets,adherence to the 10th Amendment,and elimination of government regulation. Murphy authored the most sweeping de-regulation of the telecommunications industry (2006) for its time. His bill was signed into law by Governor Mitch Daniels. Murphy also led the effort to cut the Indiana Inheritance Tax in half,and authored an amendment to the Indiana Constitution,which set up a succession order in Indiana state government. The citizens of Indiana approved the amendment in the November,2004 election.
The Democratic Party of Indiana is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Indiana. The party's chair is Mike Schmuhl.
The 2008 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on November 4,2008. Incumbent Republican nominee Mitch Daniels was challenged by Democratic nominee Jill Long Thompson and Libertarian nominee Andy Horning. Daniels easily won reelection,defeating Long Thompson by over 17 points. Despite Daniels' landslide victory,Barack Obama narrowly carried Indiana in the concurrent presidential election;the only Democratic candidate to do so since 1964. As of 2024,this is the last election Marion County would vote Republican for governor and a statewide race.
Indiana's 7th congressional district special election of 2008 took place March 11,2008,to fill the seat in the United States House of Representatives left vacant by the death of 7th district representative Julia Carson (D) on December 15,2007. The election determined who would fill the vacancy for the rest of the 110th United States Congress. Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels set the date for the special election. Both political parties had previously agreed to this date. Democrat AndréCarson won the election with an 18.17% voter turnout.
Karen Rae Tallian is an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the Indiana Senate for the 4th district from December 2005 through October 2021. She was re-elected in 2006,2010 and 2014. While serving in the Senate,Tallian,a progressive,has supported medicinal prescription and the decriminalization of marijuana,and has authored bills in its favor. In 2015,she announced her candidacy for governor of Indiana but dropped out that same year,well before the primary season. Tallian was also a candidate for the Democratic Party nomination for Indiana Attorney General in 2020,but lost the nomination to Jonathan Weinzapfel.
Ryan Michael Dvorak is an American politician from the state of Indiana. A member of the Democratic Party,Dvorak is a member of the Indiana House of Representatives,representing the 8th District since 2002.
Elections in Indiana are held to fill various local,state and federal seats. Special elections may be held to fill vacancies at other points in time.
The Oklahoma Territorial Legislature was the legislative branch of the government of the Oklahoma Territory. It was organized as a bicameral legislature with a territorial council and a territorial house of representatives. They met for 120-day sessions in Guthrie,Oklahoma.
Mark Alan Messmer is a Republican who represented Senate District 48 of the Indiana State Senate from 2014 to 2024. Messmer is a former member of the Indiana House of Representatives,representing three terms for the 63rd district from November 5,2008,to November 4,2014. He previously served on the Holy Family School Board from 2001 to 2004. He served as its president from 2003 to 2004.
The 2010 United States state legislative elections were held on November 2,2010,halfway through President Barack Obama's first term in office. Elections were held for 88 legislative chambers,with all states but Louisiana,Mississippi,New Jersey,and Virginia holding elections in at least one house. Kansas and New Mexico held elections for their lower,but not upper houses. Four territorial chambers in three territories and the District of Columbia were up as well.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012,to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state,one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election,an election to the U.S. Senate,and a gubernatorial election.
Tricia Farley-Bouvier is an American state legislator serving in the Massachusetts House of Representatives,representing the 2nd Berkshire district,serving all of the city of Pittsfield. She serves as House Chair of the Joint Committee on Advanced information technology,the Internet and Cybersecurity (AITIC) in the 193rd legislative session.
Michael Jerome Aylesworth is an American politician who is a current member of the Indiana House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party,Aylesworth was elected to the Indiana House on November 4,2014 and was subsequently sworn in on November 19 of that year. Elected to represent the 11th district,Aylesworth's district represents southern Lake and Porter County.
Brian Daniels is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2015. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Daniels represents District 19A south of the Twin Cities metropolitan area,including the city of Faribault and portions of Goodhue,Rice,and Waseca Counties.
Many state and local elections took place in the U.S. state of Indiana on November 4,2008.
The 2024 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on November 5,2024,to elect the next governor of Indiana,concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor Eric Holcomb is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term in office. Primary elections took place on May 7,2024,in which Republican U.S. Senator Mike Braun,Democratic former state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick,and Libertarian software engineer Donald Rainwater won their respective parties' nominations. Braun defeated McCormick with 54.5 percent of the vote in the general election.
