Joseph Simpson
Joseph Simpson (Democratic Party) was a member of the Indianapolis City Council, representing District 7. Simpson assumed office in 2012. Simpson left office on January 1, 2020.
Simpson (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Indianapolis City Council to represent District 7. Simpson did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on May 7, 2019.
He was elected to the District 9 seat on the council in 2011, and won election to the District 7 seat on November 3, 2015.[1]
Biography
Simpson has served as the director of administration for Indiana Legal Services, Inc. for over 35 years.[1]
Elections
2019
See also: City elections in Indianapolis, Indiana (2019)
General election
General election for Indianapolis City Council District 7
John Barth defeated Stu Rhodes in the general election for Indianapolis City Council District 7 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Barth (D) | 87.2 | 7,027 | |
| Stu Rhodes (R) | 12.8 | 1,034 | ||
| Total votes: 8,061 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indianapolis City Council District 7
John Barth advanced from the Democratic primary for Indianapolis City Council District 7 on May 7, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Barth | 100.0 | 2,297 | |
| Total votes: 2,297 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joseph Simpson (D)
2015
The city of Indianapolis, Indiana, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. A partisan primary election took place on May 5, 2015. The filing deadline for major party candidates who wished to run in this election was February 6, 2015. The filing deadline for independent or minor party candidates was July 15, 2015.[2] Twenty-five city council seats were up for election. Indianapolis's four at-large seats were not up for election, because those seats were scheduled to expire at the end of 2015.[3]
In District 7, Joseph Simpson (D) defeated Adrianne L. Slash (R) in the general election. Slash filed to run after the primary.[4] Incumbent Maggie A. Lewis (D) ran for election to the District 10 seat.[5]
| Indianapolis City Council District 7, General election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Joseph Simpson |
71.7% | 5,812 | |
| Republican | Adrianne L. Slash | 28.3% | 2,293 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 8,105 | |||
| Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Personal
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Simpson has four daughters also has grandchildren. He is a member of the Capital City Seventh Day Adventist Church.[1]
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 City of Indianapolis, "Simpson," accessed January 13, 2015 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "bio" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2015 Indiana Election Calendar," accessed January 6, 2015
- ↑ The Indy Channel, "Lawmakers eliminate at-large Indianapolis City-County Council seats," April 26, 2013
- ↑ City of Indianapolis, "2015 Candidate Filings," accessed February 11, 2015
- ↑ Indy Star, "Indy Council up for grabs; mayoral field set," February 6, 2015
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Indianapolis City Council, District 7 2012 – Present |
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