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State Senator, District 25

Qualifications: To be eligible to run for state senate, a person must:Be registered to vote in the election district the person seeks to representBe a United States citizen at the time of electionHave resided in the state for at least two years and in the senate district for at least one yearBe at least 25 years old upon taking officeTerm Limits: Four-year term. No term limits.Duties: Legislative authority and responsibilities of the Indiana State Senate include:Passing bills on public policy mattersSetting levels for state spendingRaising and lowering taxesVoting to uphold or override gubernatorial vetoesEstimated Current State Senator Salary: base pay of $33,032.24 plus per diem equates to approximately $70,000.00

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    Tamie Dixon-Tatum
    (Dem)

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    Todd Shelton
    (Dem)

Biographical Information

What specific policies would you support to lower the cost of living in Indiana—such as property taxes, housing costs, and utility bills—and how would those policies affect funding for schools and local services?

What role should the state play in making healthcare more affordable?

How should Indiana balance funding between traditional public schools, charter schools, and voucher programs, and what changes would you make to improve student outcomes?

What policies do you believe would most effectively improve public safety in Indiana, and how should lawmakers balance enforcement, civil liberties, and community trust?

How should Indiana pursue economic growth—such as attracting tech companies or data centers—and what policies should guide the state’s approach to energy costs and environmental impacts?

If you could pass only one major piece of legislation during your first term in the Indiana General Assembly, what would it be, and how would you pay for it or implement it?

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Candidate Statement I am running for State Senator District #25 because I am qualified by Education, Experience and I Care for & Value People First
Education Master's in Gov & Legal Studies, BA in Telecom, Certified Trainer, Certified Grievance Handling
Occupational background Civil/Human Rights Director
Campaign Website http://Www.Ctetamiedixontatum.com
Campaign Facebook http://www.facebook.com/share/1G3zQbwbM2/
Campaign email (public) Ctetamiedixontatum@yahoo.com
Mailing Address PO Box 114
Anderson, IN 46015
I would support maximizing state-approved property tax deductions and special deductions for seniors, leveraging utility assistance programs, monitoring energy suppliers for fair rates and environmental friendliness, and utilizing new housing development/housing re-development initiatives.
The State of Indiana should take an active lead role in making All Health/Mental Health Care Universal/Affordable- extending Medicare and Medicaid, giving incentives to companies that offer Healthcare, etc.
I am a proud product of Public Schools. Perhaps Indiana could use a weighted student funding formula that directs more resources to high-needs, low income, special needs students and English learning students, require charter/voucher schools to report performance metrics and how they use public funds, and if used in improper ways - misused funding would be redirected back to public schools and particularly high- needs. For improvement in outcomes, studies show that sufficient and sustained school funding with qualified, caring and paid well teachers - leads to better student outcomes.
Indiana could effectively improve public safety by having people to register for a gun permit, require a special permit with a mental health check for military style guns, have more accountability for officers who cross outside the line of serving and protecting, have civilian oversight boards to help build and rebuild trust along with more community friendly programs led by officers
Indiana should pursue, for Madison/Hamilton County, enhanced Quality of Place amenities to attract and retain residents, focus on high wage jobs, skill trades careers, technical services, finance, insurance, professional and scientific jobs, and align workforce training with local business needs. - No data centers because they are driving up utility costs and environmental pollution. Re-purpose vacant buildings. - Indiana's energy approach is being led by the 21st Century Energy Policy Development Task Force and its five pillars are: Reliability, Resilience, Stability, Affordability and Environmental sustainability. OED and IURC are regulatory bodies and should continue to work with this task force.
As a Civil/Human Rights Director and new State Senator, if I could only pass one piece of major legislation, it eould be a Comprehensive Housing Affordability & Utility Reduction Act to include - housing that is income rate vs market rate and t in homes, duplexes, re-purposed schools, etc. - which makes housing affordable, increase financial incentives, tax credits, land banking, encourage employers to invest in housing, an escrow account for tenants to make rental payments while landlords repair serious housing issues that deem housing units dangerous/unlivable; a registry for landlords; eviction records should be confidential until a final judgment is made to prevent unfair blacklisting. Indiana could eliminate the tax on utilities to help lower costs and adopt performance based ratemaking.
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