Barry Welsh

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Barry Welsh

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 2, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Ball State University, 1981

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Barry Welsh (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 6th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 2, 2020.

Biography

Welsh was born in Rushville, Indiana, and raised in Spiceland, Indiana.

Education:

• 1981: Ball State University, Bachelor's degree

Career

Welsh has been pastor at the Laurel United Methodist Church since 1998.

Elections

2020

See also: Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2020

Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)

Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 6

Incumbent Greg Pence defeated Jeannine Lee Lake and Tom Ferkinhoff in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Pence (R)	68.7	225,318
		Jeannine Lee Lake (D)	27.8	91,103
		Tom Ferkinhoff (L)	3.6	11,791

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 328,212
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6

Jeannine Lee Lake defeated Barry Welsh and George Thomas Holland in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeannine Lee Lake	70.3	23,900
		Barry Welsh	15.2	5,163
		George Thomas Holland	14.5	4,923

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,986
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6

Incumbent Greg Pence defeated Mike Campbell in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Pence	83.6	62,346
		Mike Campbell	16.4	12,234

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 74,580
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 6

Tom Ferkinhoff advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on March 7, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Tom Ferkinhoff (L)

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2016

See also: Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Luke Messer (R) defeated Barry Welsh (D) and Rich Turvey (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Messer defeated Charles Johnson Jr. and Jeff Smith in the Republican primary, while Welsh defeated Danny Basham, George Thomas Holland, Bruce Peavler, and Ralph Spelbring to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on May 3, 2016.

U.S. House, Indiana District 6 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Luke Messer Incumbent	69.1%	204,920
	Democratic	Barry Welsh	26.7%	79,135
	Libertarian	Rich Turvey	4.2%	12,330
Total Votes				296,385
Source: Indiana Division of Elections

U.S. House, Indiana District 6 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Luke Messer Incumbent	77.7%	91,828
Jeff Smith	12.7%	14,963
Charles Johnson Jr.	9.7%	11,447
Total Votes		118,238
Source: Indiana Secretary of State

U.S. House, Indiana District 6 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Barry Welsh	35.6%	15,258
Danny Basham	24.4%	10,474
George Holland	20.6%	8,851
Bruce Peavler	11.4%	4,897
Ralph Spelbring	7.9%	3,385
Total Votes		42,865
Source: Indiana Secretary of State

2012

See also: Indiana's 6th Congressional District elections, 2012

Welsh ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Indiana's 6th District. Welsh sought the nomination on the Democratic ticket.

While Welsh indicated an intent to run, he never officially filed to run in 2012.

Campaign themes

2020

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2016

The following issues were listed on Welsh's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Education: Barry taught as a school teacher for many years and experienced firsthand the struggles teachers face when they are not provided the necessary funding and support teacher's need. He strongly believes in supporting and improving public schools, because every child should have access to a free, quality education. In congress, Barry will work to repeal No Child Left Behind because he knows it is a policy that hurts schools and students. National Defense: Barry has been opposed to the War in Iraq since the beginning. He believes that it has been a waste of money and, more importantly, American lives. He will continue to support President Obama's troop withdrawal plans. In addition, Barry believes we have been at War far too long and, although it has more credibility, the War in Afghanistan must stop too. Instead, Barry believes we need to focus on security measures aimed on preventing future attacks and dismantling Al Qaeda. Guantanamo and Torture: Barry supports the immediate closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison. He knows that the events that have taken place there are in violation of multiple international treaties and the US Constitution. Barry does not support so called "Advanced Interrogation Techniques" because they are torture and do not work. Healthcare Reform: Barry supports the recently passed Health Reform bill because he knows that it will help Americans. In congress, Barry will work to make sure that the bill remains law and that the insurance companies are obeying the new rules and regulations. The Economy: Like most Hoosiers, Barry has been affected greatly by the recession. He supports the measures President Obama and the Democrats in Congress have taken, but believes that more must be done. Barry strongly believes that we must repeal trade agreements like NAFTA and CAFTA because they take good paying jobs away from Americans. This will be one of his top priorities in congress.	”
—Barry Welsh's campaign website, http://welshforcongress.yolasite.com/barrys-plan.php

Personal

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Welsh and his wife Sherri have four daughters.

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External links

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Footnotes

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Indiana's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Mike Braun (R)

Todd Young (R)

Representatives

District 1

Frank Mrvan (D)

District 2

Rudy Yakym (R)

District 3

Jim Banks (R)

District 4

Jim Baird (R)

District 5

Victoria Spartz (R)

District 6

Greg Pence (R)

District 7

André Carson (D)

District 8

Larry Bucshon (R)

District 9

Erin Houchin (R)

Republican Party (9)

Democratic Party (2)