Indiana State House of Representative, District 56
The State House of Representatives is made up of 100 members. The House is the lower chamber in the Indiana General Assembly. Each member represents a district of about 65,000 residents, and is elected to a two-year term not subject to term limits. Primary responsibilities of a representative include writing and voting on legislation, overseeing programs enacted by the executive branch, holding hearings on policies and redistricting in collaboration with other representatives and the Senate. The House also is responsible for introduction of the biennial state budget, which must be passed by both the House and the Senate and signed by the governor before it can take effect.
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Thomas Scott Rockwell
(Dem)
Policy: Please describe what you view as the top policy challenge in Indiana. How do you propose to respond to it?
Health Care: Indiana’s rural hospitals are struggling financially, and some are in danger of closing. There are no OB/GYN doctors in a number of counties. There is an overall shortage of doctors practicing general medicine. How should our state legislators address rural health care access in Indiana?
Higher Education: In the past 2 years, legislation has been passed to give the state greater control over Indiana’s universities, i.e., directing what degrees may or may not be offered, giving the governor more authority in appointing members to university boards, and setting parameters for acceptable speech. What is your position on the role the legislature should have in the running of the state's universities?
Childcare: How important is it that Indiana expand its funding for childcare? Please explain your position.
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