Indiana State House Representative, District 86
***Please note, this race is uncontested. When there is only one candidate running in a particular race, the race may not appear on your ballot on election day.***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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Edward O. DeLaney
(Dem)
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.
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Campaign Phone
(317) 341-0252
1. Supporting public education
2. Protecting property tax payers
3. Lowering college tuition
We have a great opportunities to provide more affordable, housing and enhanced public safety. I will work diligently to convince legislators from outside Indianapolis to let our city run its own affairs. If we can get this done, we will benefit the entire region as we already do in so many ways.
First, we need to recruit and retain excellent teachers. Second, we need to stop forcing a conservative, social agenda onto our school libraries.
We also need to settle on a rational set of competency exams. Critically, we need to at least double the number of counselors.
We need to stop making it hard to vote. Mail ballots are in order.
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