Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020,the population was 46,428. The county seat is Brownstown.
Danny Lee Burton is an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for Indiana's 5th congressional district,and previously the 6th district,serving from 1983 until 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party and was part of the Tea Party Caucus.
Mark Edward Souder was an American politician and businessman from Indiana. A Republican,he was a U.S. Representative from 1995 to 2010.
Brian C. Bosma is an American politician and lawyer who served as speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives from 2004 to 2006 and 2010 to 2020. A member of the Republican Party,Bosma has served in the Indiana House since 1986. He replaced Gordon Harper. He was originally elected in the 50th district,but was redistricted to the 88th district in 1992. The 88th district encompasses northeast Marion County and portions of Hancock and Hamilton County.
Samuel H. "Sam" Smith is an American politician and former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 66th District who served from 1986 to 2015. The district included portions of Jefferson,Indiana and Armstrong counties. He was elected Speaker in January 2011 and served until January 2015,when he was succeeded by Mike Turzai.
Marc J. Gergely is a former Democratic Party member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing the 35th District and was elected in 2002. He was the Deputy Whip and was the only Democrat from Allegheny County to serve on the Labor Committee.
Samuel Y. Gordon was a Minnesota legislator and the 19th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota.
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.
Sean Michael Ramaley was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 16th District from 2004 to 2008.
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.
R. Michael Young is a Republican member of the Indiana Senate,representing the 35th District since his appointment in December 2000. He succeeded Morris Mills. He was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives in 1986. In 1992,Young was redistricted and was reelected to the 92nd district. Young previously served on the Marion County Board of Zoning Appeals from 1980 to 1982. He ran for the United States House of Representatives for Indiana's 4th Congressional District in 2002 and in 2010.
Rudolph M. Clay Sr. was an American activist and politician who was active in Indiana politics as a member of the Democratic Party. Clay was first active in politics with his election to the Indiana Senate from the 3rd district,then served in local politics in Lake County,Indiana,and served as the 19th Mayor of Gary,Indiana. He was the first black person elected to the state senate from Lake County and the first black person elected countywide in Lake County.
Jeffrey A. Thompson is a Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives,representing the 28th District since 1998. He attempted to amend three different measures in the Indiana House to include a ban on specialty plates for an Indiana Youth Group license plate in 2012. He previously served on the Indiana State Fair Board from 1991 to 1998 and as its president from 1995 to 1998.
Allen Lucas Messer is an American politician and lobbyist who represented Indiana's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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.
Paul Francis Cantwell was an American politician,active in Indianapolis,who served as a Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives.
Stephen Bennett is an American activist,educator,and politician serving as a member of the California State Assembly from the 38th district as a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to his tenure in the state legislature,he was active in local politics in Ventura,California,and Ventura County,California,with him serving on the city council and board of supervisors.
The 2022 elections for the Indiana House of Representatives took place on Tuesday November 8,2022,to elect representatives from all 100 Representative districts in the Indiana House of Representatives. The primary election took place on Tuesday May 3,2022. The Republican Party has held a House majority since 2011.
Jeff Ellington was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives,representing the 62nd district. A member of the Republican Party,he was appointed to the State House by a Republican caucus in December 2015 after the seat was vacated by incumbent Matt Ubelhor. He previously served on the Monroe County Council from 1997 to 2005 and was the Monroe County Recorder from 2014 to 2015. He lost reelection as Recorder in 2014. He ran for Indiana's 9th congressional district in 2002,but lost the Republican primary to Mike Sodrel. He ran for the State House in 1998 for the 60th district,but lost the general election to Peggy Welch. He attended Indiana University Bloomington from 1980 to 1982. After redistricting in Indiana,Ellington announced that he would be running for the 45th district in the Indiana House of Representatives in 2022. He lost the Republican primary to Bruce Borders in May 2022.
Craig Haggard is an American politician. He serves as a Republican member for the 57th district of the Indiana House of Representatives.
