Chip Coldiron
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Chip Coldiron (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 3rd Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Coldiron completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Chip Coldiron was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He served in the U.S. Army from 2005 to 2010. Coldiron earned a bachelor's degree from Indiana University in 2004 and a master's degree from Indiana University in 2012. Coldiron’s career experience includes working as a high school science teacher. He has been associated with the Indiana State Teacher's Association.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Indiana's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020
Indiana's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)
Indiana's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Indiana District 3
Incumbent Jim Banks defeated Chip Coldiron in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Banks (R) | 67.8 | 220,989 |
 | Chip Coldiron (D)  | 32.2 | 104,762 | |
| Total votes: 325,751 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robert Enders (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3
Chip Coldiron defeated Carlos Marcano, Tommy Schrader, and Jean-Paul Kalonji in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chip Coldiron | 38.9 | 13,545 |
 | Carlos Marcano | 30.9 | 10,759 | |
 | Tommy Schrader | 16.0 | 5,570 | |
 | Jean-Paul Kalonji | 14.2 | 4,954 | |
| Total votes: 34,828 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3
Incumbent Jim Banks defeated Chris Magiera in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Banks | 85.2 | 64,574 |
 | Chris Magiera | 14.8 | 11,200 | |
| Total votes: 75,774 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Chip Coldiron completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Coldiron's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a career public servant. I have spent my adult life either working in the healthcare field, defending our country while serving in the United States Army, or teaching high school science throughout various schools in Indiana. I was born in Fort Wayne, the heart of Indiana's third congressional district, and moved to Wells County as a child with my parents. After graduating from high school, I attended Indiana University where I earned a degree in Biology as well as a degree in Political Science and Economics. While attending Indiana University, September 11th happened. When this occurred, I felt a responsibility to join the military and defend my country, which is exactly what I did upon graduation from Indiana University. I therefore enlisted as an infantrymen and went to basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia...the home of the INFANTRY!
Upon graduating from basic training and advanced individual training, I was assigned to Fort Drum, New York, home of the 10th Mountain Light Infantry Division. While stationed at Fort Drum, I deployed twice to Afghanistan for a total of 28 months, engaging in multiple encounters with insurgents. After being honorably discharged, I attended graduate school to earn a Master's in Education and my teaching license.
For the past eight years, I have been teaching high school science, with the last five at Norwell High School in Wells County.
If elected, I will be the voice of the working families in Northeast Indiana.
- I want to fix the Affordable Care Act so that everyone has affordable healthcare insurance and that choices in healthcare are still provided.
- I want to find programs to help those struggling with student loan debt without using taxpayers dollars.
- I want to find ways to better protect the environment and use "clean energy" to promote economic growth.
1. providing affordable healthcare
2. protecting the environment
3. protecting and properly implementing assistance programs
4. protecting and funding social security
5. sensible gun laws
I look up to the late Senator John McCain. Although Senator McCain had an "R" behind his name, he always voted with his conscience. I too will vote with my conscience regardless of "party line" votes.
The most important aspect of being an elected official is putting the needs of your constituents ahead of your own. We need to listen to what our constituents are telling us they need from our government and do our best to meet those needs.
Being an officeholder is about being a leader. Throughout my career in the military as well as in teaching, leading means putting the needs of others above your own. I will bring this mentality to my position every single day that I am in office.
Fortunate Son by CCR
What is most beneficial for a representative to possess if he/she is going to try and govern is a willing to be a public servant. Without the willingness to put others first, any previous experience is null and void.
Our nation's greatest challenge over the next decade does come from outside sources or from a potential global catastrophe. Rather, our greatest challenge is re-learning how to work together for the common good. Nearly every bill that comes to vote is split exactly down party lines. This is not how our representatives should vote, nor is it always been this way. If we truly want to be a world leader, it starts with being able to stand up to outside pressures and learning how to work with others in our own government.
As a former veteran, I would be honored to serve on the Armed Forces committee as well as the Veteran's Affairs committee. In addition, since I am a science teacher, I would also be interested in being selected for the science, space, and technology committee. In all three committees, I feel as though I can bring valuable real-world experiences to the other committee members as well be able to have meaningful conversations with those on the committees with more experience than myself.
Regardless of which committees I am able to serve upon, I will do my best to work with both parties for the betterment of our country.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ ’’Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 4, 2020’’
