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Indiana State House Representative, District 89

The Indiana General Assembly is responsible for enacting the laws by which the state of Indiana is governed. The two houses of the General Assembly are the House of Representatives and the Senate. Representatives serve terms of two years and Senators serve terms of four years. Both houses can create bills, but bills must pass both houses before they can be submitted to the governor and enacted into law.Legislative authority and responsibility include:Passing bills of public policy mattersSetting levels for state spendingRaising and lower taxesVoting to uphold or override gubernatorial vetoes

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    Mitch Gore
    (DEM)

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    Yvonne Metcalfe
    (REP)

Biographical Information

What are the top three legislative priorities you believe the Indiana General Assembly should address in the upcoming session?

What do you see as the unique opportunities and challenges facing Marion County and how will you work to address them? How will those efforts impact the broader Central Indiana region and/or the rest of the state?

What should the state government do to provide an equitable, quality education for all children pre-K through grade 12?

What measures would you propose to increase voter engagement and access in our state?

I believe environmental legislation in response to climate change is necessary.

I support a woman’s right to access birth control, Plan B, and to travel out of state to obtain a safe and legal abortion.

I would support policies aimed at increasing voters’ access to the polls, including automatic voter registration and expanding early & absentee voting.

I would oppose legislation that would restrict an individual’s access to gender-affirming health care.

I believe that gun safety legislation is necessary to prevent gun violence.

I would oppose legislation that restricts students and teachers from discussing race, gender, and sexual orientation in public schools.

Please offer any comments or clarification on your responses above.

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Secondary Phone 317-207-2789
Campaign Email info@mitchgore.com
Campaign Facebook URL http://facebook.com/RepMitchGore
Campaign Twitter Handle @repmitchgore
Campaign Instragram URL http://instagram.com/mitchforrep
Campaign Phone 3172072789
Campaign Mailing Address PO Box 39394
Indianapolis, IN 46239
Healthcare access and mental health services, education and workforce development, and Affordable housing and infrastructure - including addressing high property taxes and rent gouging.
Marion County has some unique challenges including economic disparities between various neighborhoods, a growing issue with the lack of affordable housing and increasing gentrification, the need for long-term solutions for our aging and underfunded infrastructure, and our challenges surrounding public safety.

The good news is that we're uniquely positioned to target these exact issues and make meaningful progress. As the state's economic engine, Marion County can leverage its position as a hub for diverse business sectors (healthcare, tech, logistics, etc.), grow our tax base, and begin properly funding common sense solutions to address these challenges. It will take intention, vision, and the state and city working together.
We must stop with the constant "reimagining" of school in Indiana. Every legislative session, we hear about how the several new programs, new standards, or new ideologies will dramatically increase student achievement...and it never does.

I believe it is simple: pay teachers much more so Indiana can have enough high-quality teachers for our kids, stop needlessly injecting divisive social issues into our schools, and make sure every single child has a decent, clean building to learn in and a full stomach while they're doing it.
Automatic voter registration, same-day voter registration, remove the hurdles to voting by mail for seniors and people who will be away from home, an independent non-partisan redistricting commission, and paper records for all ballots cast.
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