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The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: State Senate; State House; State delegation to the U.S. Senate; State delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives; For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.
Former governor and U.S. Senator Evan Bayh announced in 2006 his plans for a presidential exploratory committee. [3] His father was a three-term senator who was turned out of office in the 1980 Reagan Revolution by conservative Republican (and future Vice President) Dan Quayle, a native of Huntington in the northeastern portion of the state.
The council is responsible for setting the town's budget and tax rates, and hiring all town employees. Unlike some states, Indiana town council members must declare a political party affiliation when they file to run for office. Indiana towns also elect clerk/treasurers, who manage town finances.
Dealignment does not refer to an individual losing their party affiliation, but a widespread trend as many people formally abandon the party to which they had been previously tied. Essentially one ceases voting for the political candidates that are formally sponsored by that party. Dealignment can be seen in the rise of independent candidates.
When Mitch Daniels was named president of Purdue University in 2012, the two-term Indiana governor famously vowed to "recuse himself from any partisan political activities or commentary."
The election of 1824 was a complex realigning election following the collapse of the prevailing Democratic-Republican Party, resulting in four different candidates each claiming to carry the banner of the party, and competing for influence in different parts of the country. The election was the only one in history to be decided by the House of ...
One-party rule has helped the few rather than all of us. The people of Indiana deserve a state government that works for them — a Gov. Jennifer McCormick and a more representative legislature.
That Indiana Democrats didn't lose any ground this cycle is an upside in the state party's eyes, but the clergy calling for Schmuhl's immediate resignation said they don't see any progress.