Spencer Deery
Spencer Deery (Republican Party) is a member of the Indiana State Senate, representing District 23. He assumed office on November 9, 2022. His current term ends on November 4, 2026.
Deery (Republican Party) ran for election to the Indiana State Senate to represent District 23. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Deery completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Spencer Deery earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Brigham Young University in 2006 and a master's degree in public administration from George Washington University in 2011. Deery's career experience includes working as the deputy chief of staff, the senior communications strategist, and a public policy analyst with the Purdue University Office of the President. He has been affiliated with the Boy Scouts.[1][2]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Deery was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce and Technology Committee
- Education and Career Development Committee
- Insurance and Financial Institutions Committee
- Utilities Committee
Elections
2022
See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Indiana State Senate District 23
Spencer Deery defeated David Sanders in the general election for Indiana State Senate District 23 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Spencer Deery (R) | 63.6 | 20,115 | |
| David Sanders (D) | 36.4 | 11,523 | ||
| Total votes: 31,638 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 23
David Sanders advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 23 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Sanders | 100.0 | 2,555 | |
| Total votes: 2,555 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 23
Spencer Deery defeated Bill Webster, Paula Copenhaver, and Christian Beaver in the Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 23 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Spencer Deery | 30.8 | 3,346 | |
| Bill Webster | 27.0 | 2,929 | ||
| Paula Copenhaver | 22.9 | 2,492 | ||
| Christian Beaver | 19.3 | 2,093 | ||
| Total votes: 10,860 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Spencer Deery completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Deery's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Spencer grew up in a rural community as the son of two public educators. He and his wife Julia have been married for 15 years and have made their home in Tippecanoe County where they are raising three children who attend public schools
Despite being a first-time political candidate, Spencer’s career and education have prepared him to be a successful legislator and advocate for District 23.
He has worked in the leadership of Purdue University since 2011 and currently serves as the Deputy Chief of Staff and as a communications and public policy advisor to Mitch Daniels, the former Indiana governor and current Purdue President.
Before Purdue, Spencer worked as a communications and public policy research aide in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington DC. Before the VA, Spencer worked in the private sector in marketing and strategic communications.
Spencer speaks fluent Spanish and has a bachelor’s degree in communications with minors in both business and political science and a master's degree from the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration at The George Washington University, where he graduated at the top of the class.
- Fighting the pain of inflation with smart fiscal policies.
- Strengthening our education system at every level.
- Maintaining safe communities.
Lawmakers need to chart a path to a more prosperous, post-pandemic normal than our current trajectory. Many Hoosier families are struggling and feeling a deep anxiety. Their incomes have not kept pace with inflation and a recession is on the horizon. Students are still catching up from shutdown induced learning loss. Some Indiana zip codes are among the unhealthiest in the country, mental health services are often inaccessible, and our hospital prices are among the most expensive in the nation.
Some of these problems didn’t start with the pandemic, but they were exacerbated by it and by politicians (mostly national) who have cared more about grandstanding than governing. I have never sought political office before, but I am doing so because I believe we need political newcomers with the qualifications, commonsense and integrity to seek evidence-based solutions that lead to a more resilient economy, a better educational system, and affordable, accessible and efficient health care.
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 9 to April 28.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Indiana State Senate District 23 |
Officeholder Indiana State Senate District 23 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Phil Boots (R) |
Indiana State Senate District 23 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
