Joe Taylor (Indiana)
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 |
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| • Agriculture and Rural Development |
| • Employment, Labor and Pensions |
| • Family, Children and Human Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
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
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 | ||
| ✔ | 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 | ||
| ✔ | 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
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 |  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 | 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 | Justin Chupp (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
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 |
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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]
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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] | ” |
| “ | Truthfulness, accountability, and availability!![8] | ” |
| “ | 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] | ” |
| “ | 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] | ” |
| “ | 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] | ” |
| “ | 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] | ” |
| “ | Thanksgiving!! Besides family reunions and funerals, it's the only time our family gets together and the food!!! Omg![8] | ” |
| “ | 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] | ” |
| “ | No, not necessarily.[8] | ” |
| “ | 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] | ” |
| “ | 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] | ” |
| “ | 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] | ” |
| “ | I favor a non-partisan commission[8] | ” |
| “ | 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] | ” |
| “ | State Representative Gregory Porter[8] | ” |
| “ | No[8] | ” |
Campaign finance summary
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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.
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2017
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In 2017, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 22.
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2016
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In 2016, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 5 through March 10.
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See also
- Search Google News for this topic
- Indiana House of Representatives
- Indiana House of Representatives District 7
- Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Indiana State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ NWI.com, "South Bend state representative resigns," December 3, 2018
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election candidates," February 5, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "General election 2016 results," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election candidates," February 5, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 18, 2016
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Joe Taylor's responses," April 10, 2018
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by David Niezgodski (D) |
Indiana House of Representatives District 7 2016-2018 |
Succeeded by Ross Deal (D) |
