Mitch Harper
Mitch Harper is a former Republican member of the Fort Wayne City Council in Indiana, previously representing District 4. He was elected to the council in 2007.[1]
Harper was a 2015 Republican candidate for mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Mitch Harper lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Harper served in the Indiana House of Representatives from 1978 to 1990.[2]
Biography
Harper's professional experience includes working as an attorney and as editor of the blog Fort Wayne Observed.[2]
Campaign themes
2015
Harper's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
| “ | As our next mayor, I will listen to citizens; leading is serving and serving is listening. I will represent regular people-- households of modest means. We must stop the practice of taxpayer dollars being used to pick winners and losers in our business community all in the name of economic development.[3][4] | ” |
Elections
2015
The city of Fort Wayne, Indiana, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. A primary election took place on May 5, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 6, 2015. All nine city council seats were up for election.[5]
In the Republican primary election for mayor, Mitch Harper defeated Robert Bastian, William E. Collins and Frederick G. Osheskie. In the Democratic primary, incumbent Tom Henry defeated Tom M. Cook, David Christopher Roach, Richard Stevenson Sr. and John Forrest Roberson. Henry defeated Harper in the general election.[6][7]
| Mayor of Fort Wayne, General election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Tom Henry Incumbent |
56.8% | 23,769 | |
| Republican | Mitch Harper | 43.2% | 18,068 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 41,837 | |||
| Source: Allen County, Indiana, "Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015 | ||||
| Mayor of Fort Wayne Republican Primary, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Mitch Harper |
83.7% | 8,475 | ||
| William E. Collins | 7% | 705 | ||
| Robert Bastian | 6.8% | 693 | ||
| Frederick G. Osheskie, Sr. | 2.5% | 255 | ||
| Total Votes | 10,128 | |||
| Source: Allen County, Indiana, "Official primary election results," accessed May 20, 2015 | ||||
| Mayor of Fort Wayne Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Tom Henry Incumbent |
76.5% | 5,676 | ||
| Richard Stevenson Sr. | 18.8% | 1,396 | ||
| Tom M. Cook | 3% | 219 | ||
| David Christopher Roach | 1.7% | 128 | ||
| Total Votes | 7,419 | |||
| Source: Allen County, Indiana, "Official primary election results," accessed May 20, 2015 | ||||
Personal
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Harper has a wife, Dawn.[2]
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See also
- Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Fort Wayne, Indiana municipal elections, 2015
- United States municipal elections, 2015
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Fort Wayne, "Harper," accessed January 13, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 mitchharper.com, "About Mitch," accessed August 26, 2015
- ↑ mitchharper.com, "Official Campaign Website," accessed August 26, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2015 Indiana Election Calendar," accessed January 6, 2015
- ↑ Allen County Board of Elections, "2015 Primary Candidate Filings," accessed February 10, 2015
- ↑ Allen County, "2015 Primary Election Results," accessed May 5, 2015
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