Joe Taylor (Indiana)

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Joe Taylor
Image of Joe Taylor
Prior offices
Indiana House of Representatives District 7

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Joe Taylor is a former Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing District 7 from 2017 to 2018. Taylor stepped down December 3, 2018, to work for the United Auto Workers International Union.[1]

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Indiana committee assignments, 2017
Agriculture and Rural Development
Employment, Labor and Pensions
Family, Children and Human Affairs

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2018

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 7

Incumbent Joe Taylor defeated Troy Dillon in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 7 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joe Taylor
Joe Taylor (D)
 
51.7
 
11,267
Troy Dillon (R)
 
48.3
 
10,540

Total votes: 21,807
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 7

Incumbent Joe Taylor advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 7 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joe Taylor
Joe Taylor
 
100.0
 
4,159

Total votes: 4,159
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 7

Troy Dillon advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 7 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Troy Dillon
 
100.0
 
2,635

Total votes: 2,635
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2016

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Indiana House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 3, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 5, 2016. Incumbent David Niezgodski (D) did not seek re-election.

Joe Taylor defeated Justin Chupp and James Gillen in the Indiana House of Representatives District 7 general election.[2][3]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 7 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Joe Taylor 48.14% 12,165
     Republican Justin Chupp 46.04% 11,634
     Libertarian James Gillen 5.82% 1,471
Total Votes 25,270
Source: Indiana Election Divsion


Joe Taylor ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 7 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 7 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Joe Taylor  (unopposed)


Justin Chupp ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 7 Republican primary.[4][5]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 7 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Justin Chupp  (unopposed)

Campaign themes

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Joe Taylor participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 10, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Joe Taylor's responses follow below.[6]

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

1) Protect working class

2) Children's safety
3) Infrastructure[7][8]

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

Children and their futures. From education to preparation for society, all that it could intail.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[8]

Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Joe Taylor answered the following:

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

President Obama, because the way he carried himself as commander and chief demanded respect. Several Labor leaders,like Walter Reuther. He embraced the fight for working class America. He was a fighter for social justice as well.[8]
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
Truthfulness, accountability, and availability!![8]
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
The 3 I mentioned in question 14 for starters. Also my experience in the workforce as assembled for an automaker. Knowing what it takes to make ends meet, like most Americans have to do. Holding office within my union for almost 2 decades and being an advocate for all people.[8]
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
Take time to listen to your people in your district and have the guts to vote for what you believe the right thing is and let the chips fall where they may after that. Have no regrets and just stay true to the person you were when you got there.[8]
What legacy would you like to leave?
One as an advocate for the poor and working class. One that my kids and grandkids can be proud of. Knowing that I started with humble beginnings in an broken household, but didn't let that hold me back. I never made excuses for myself and never let anyone tell me I couldn't do or become what I wanted to.[8]
What was your very first job? How long did you have it?
I was ten years old living in Germany, because my father was in the Army. I had a summer job at our softball field cleaning up and taking care of things.[8]
What is your favorite holiday? Why?
Thanksgiving!! Besides family reunions and funerals, it's the only time our family gets together and the food!!! Omg![8]
What is something that has been a struggle in your life?
Dealing with losing my father to incarceration. I have moments where I question why things happened the way they did. Also I wonder sometime how life would be different me and my 3 siblings, as well as our mother.[8]
Do you believe that it's beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?
No, not necessarily.[8]
What do you perceive to be your state's greatest challenges over the next decade?
Ranking at the bottom of some of the worst categories. In my opinion, because we are so conservative on so many issues, we miss opportunities to advance and take the lead on certain things[8]
What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and the state legislature?
One, that is an partnership, where everyone plays their part and works together for the benefit of all their people. Not just certain ones[8]
Do you believe it's beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.
I truly do. Regardless of your political party or ideas, we are all human, we all have backgrounds and life stories to tell. You never know how they might connect and give you an opportunity to look into the mind of another legislator , so that you all can collaborate on legislation that can get you to understand other persons passion.[8]
What process do you favor for redistricting?
I favor a non-partisan commission[8]
If you are a current legislator, what appealed to you about your current committees?
I'm a labor leader at home, some the employment and labor committee was a no- brainer, but family and children's also appealed to me because my love for children. I am a father of 6 and I believe helping kids navigate through life, will have a is more impactful than some of the budgetary stuff we spend so much time on.[8]
Is there a particular legislator, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?
State Representative Gregory Porter[8]
Are you interested in running for a different political office (for example, the U.S. Congress or governor) in the future?
No[8]

Campaign finance summary


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Joe Taylor campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2016Indiana House of Representatives, District 7Won $73,772 N/A**
Grand total$73,772 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2018

In 2018, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 2 through March 16.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on whether they supported or opposed IMA's position on a bill.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2017


2016



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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
David Niezgodski (D)
Indiana House of Representatives District 7
2016-2018
Succeeded by
Ross Deal (D)


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