Jeremy Heath
Jeremy Heath (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 8th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on May 7, 2024.
Heath was a 2018 Pirate Party write-in candidate for secretary of state of Indiana. The general election was on November 6, 2018.
Heath was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 50 of the Indiana State Senate.[1] Heath was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 77 of the Indiana House of Representatives.
Biography
Heath received his BFA from the University of Evansville in 2010. His professional experience includes working as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), as a licensed long term facility administrator and work in corrections. Heath is on the board of advisors for the University of Evansville chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon and a member of the Evansville Masonic Lodge #64.[2][3]
Elections
2024
See also: Indiana's 8th Congressional District election, 2024
Indiana's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 7 Republican primary)
Indiana's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 7 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Indiana District 8
Mark Messmer defeated Erik Hurt and K. Richard Fitzlaff in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark Messmer (R) | 68.0 | 219,941 | |
| Erik Hurt (D) | 29.5 | 95,311 | ||
| K. Richard Fitzlaff (L) | 2.6 | 8,381 | ||
| Total votes: 323,633 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8
Erik Hurt defeated Edward Upton Sein, Michael Talarzyk, and Peter Priest II in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Erik Hurt | 45.1 | 8,204 | |
| Edward Upton Sein | 22.5 | 4,087 | ||
| Michael Talarzyk | 20.9 | 3,796 | ||
| Peter Priest II | 11.5 | 2,098 | ||
| Total votes: 18,185 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kellie Moore (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 8 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark Messmer | 38.5 | 30,668 | |
| John N. Hostettler | 19.7 | 15,649 | ||
| Richard Moss | 14.1 | 11,227 | ||
| Dominick Jack Kavanaugh | 11.8 | 9,397 | ||
| Kristi Risk | 9.2 | 7,350 | ||
| Luke Misner | 2.9 | 2,287 | ||
| Jim Case | 2.6 | 2,107 | ||
| Jeremy Heath | 1.2 | 944 | ||
| Total votes: 79,629 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jon Schrock (R)
- Larry Bucshon (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Heath in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2016
Heath issued the following statement regarding his bid for office:
| “ | I run because Hoosiers need a better deal than the one they're receiving.
Hoosier children are stuck in a broken educational system (and are being held hostage by faceless politicians)... Skilled Hoosier workers can barely make ends meet to provide for their families and they serve in an environment that is hostile to workers rights... Hoosier Veterans are not being cared for and a number of them are homeless... Everyone wants to argue, and play the blame game, but when it comes time to ACT, they turn their attention to matters of little importance. President Theodore Roosevelt once said: ""The first requisite of a good citizen in this Republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his weight."" Many of our so-called Legislators certainly have not been pulling *their* weight by doing their jobs, and it is time for Hoosier citizens to fix what our 'leaders' won't. [4] |
” |
| —Jeremy Heath, [2] | ||
2014
Heath's website emphasized the following campaign themes:[5]
Job Creation
- Excerpt: "If elected, instead of fighting legislation that allows all who want jobs to get them, I will pursue businesses and corporations and every available avenue in the attempt to bring them to our district. Only relentless persistence will help put a better pay check into Hoosier working family’s homes."
Energy and Transportation
- Excerpt: "By investing in high speed passenger rail, Indiana could see the creation of nearly 5,000 new jobs for Hoosiers, and nearly $86 million in extra household income. There is a user benefits of such an investment runs into the billions...By investing in high speed rail, Hoosiers will be investing in more jobs, a revived economy, better transportation, and energy independence."
Education
- Excerpt: "The education of our children should not be held hostage by political agendas, nor should Hoosiers be held to the same mediocre standards accepted by other states. Now is the time to develop a plan that will not only improve our educational system here in Indiana, but to shine as an example for our nation."
Affordable Healthcare
- Excerpt: "It is necessary for Indiana to not only nullify Obamacare, but to replace it with a plan that will be beneficial to ALL who need it, regardless of income. I will work across party lines to find an affordable and feasible way to create such a plan."
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election," February 8, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on February 26, 2016
- ↑ heathforhoosiers.com, "About," accessed August 26, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ heathforhoosiers.com, "Issues," accessed August 26, 2014
