Matthew Hook
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Matthew Hook (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 5th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on June 2, 2020.
Hook completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Matthew Hook was born in Columbia City, Indiana. He earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Indiana University in 1981 and a law degree from the Indiana University School of Law in 1989. Hook's career experience includes working as a CPA and an attorney, in addition to working for Centerfield Capital Partners as a Senior Partner for 17 years.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Indiana's 5th Congressional District election, 2020
Indiana's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)
Indiana's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Indiana District 5
Victoria Spartz defeated Christina Hale and Ken Tucker in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Victoria Spartz (R) | 50.0 | 208,212 |
 | Christina Hale (D) | 45.9 | 191,226 | |
 | Ken Tucker (L)  | 4.0 | 16,788 | |
| Total votes: 416,226 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Vernon Moore (Independent)
- Ellen Kizik (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 5
Christina Hale defeated Dee Thornton, Jennifer Christie, Andy Jacobs, and Ralph Spelbring in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 5 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christina Hale | 40.8 | 30,123 |
 | Dee Thornton | 27.1 | 20,049 | |
 | Jennifer Christie | 18.1 | 13,345 | |
 | Andy Jacobs | 13.3 | 9,817 | |
| Ralph Spelbring | 0.8 | 575 | |
| Total votes: 73,909 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 5
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 5 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Victoria Spartz | 39.7 | 34,526 |
 | Beth Henderson | 17.6 | 15,343 | |
 | Micah Beckwith | 12.7 | 11,063 | |
 | Carl Brizzi | 6.5 | 5,619 | |
 | Kent Abernathy | 5.6 | 4,901 | |
 | Kelly Mitchell | 5.3 | 4,643 | |
 | Chuck Dietzen | 4.7 | 4,071 | |
 | Matthew Hook | 2.5 | 2,147 | |
 | Andrew Bales | 1.5 | 1,329 | |
 | Mark Small | 1.2 | 1,057 | |
 | Danny Niederberger | 0.8 | 675 | |
 | Victor Wakley | 0.5 | 465 | |
 | Allen Davidson | 0.5 | 411 | |
 | Russell Stwalley | 0.4 | 379 | |
 | Matthew Hullinger | 0.4 | 333 | |
| Total votes: 86,962 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mark Jay (R)
- Steve Braun (R)
- Jeremy Miner (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 5
Ken Tucker advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 5 on March 7, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Ken Tucker (L) |
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Matthew Hook completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hook'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 former CPA, Attorney and Senior Partner in a Private Equity Firm. I decided to run for office because of my concerns for the fiscal and environmental problems we are leaving future generations. Specifically, my concerns are $1,000,000,000,000 annual deficits, insolvency facing Medicare and Social Security and the devastation caused by climate change. These are all major problems facing the country as spelled out on various governmental websites. However, nobody seems to be discussing them for fear of losing their job or because of the special interest groups they truly represent. I personally believe it is unconscionable and think future generations deserve better.
- Pass legislation to address climate change.
- Raise taxes to address our national debt and $1 trillion annual deficits.
- Fix Medicare and Social Security which are facing insolvency.
An inhabitable earth and a fiscally healthy country.
George H. W. Bush because he spent his life serving our country and was willing to sacrifice for it regardless of the cost to himself. As a young man, I could not understand why after freeing Kuwait form Iraq's invasion so easily, he decided not to go into Baghdad when he had the world behind him and could have easily done it. However, he had the self-confidence of a war hero who had nothing to prove and understood the Middle East well enough to know the disaster and quagmire it would be. Twenty-five years later history is now beginning to understand his great insight and wisdom in that decision. He then went on to take unpopular stands to address acid rain and set the United States on a path to $300 billion surpluses. I will always regret our country did not understand how fortunate we were to have him at the time.
A book that speaks more to my concern than political philosophy is Mortal Republic - Rome's Fall Into Tyranny which is about Romes leaders who used their offices for personal gain and disregarded the institutions and customs which made Rome great, ultimately leading to the downfall of Rome.
Not taking money from special interest groups and doing the right thing as apposed to worrying about staying in office.
I am analytical and independent minded. In addition, I have a high degree of integrity and no interest in working for anyone else in the future. As such, I will only look after the best interest of my constituents, future generations and the country.
Represent the people and future generations as opposed to the special interest groups.
A livable planet and a country that is not only militarily strong but financially strong as well.
The first historical event I remember was the funeral of JFK. I was five years old and was staying at a family friends because my mother was in the hospital after delivery a child the day before.
Multiple paper routes from 6th grade through high school.
I don't have a favorite anything especially books because there are just too many great ones that have such different insights. However, one I really enjoyed last year was Einstein's Monsters; The Life and Times of Black Holes. I enjoyed it because I love learning about the mysteries of the universe and the amazing things scientist are figuring out about it. However, I freely acknowledge there was much of it I did not understand.
Superman -- great powers and fought for justice.
Breaking My Stride -- Matthew Wilder
I have spent too much time worrying about not being good enough and not speaking up for injustice.
It is an institution made up of 435 voting members who are working to represent the hopes and dreams of 330 million people while being inundated by unknown amounts of money and lobbyist representing every possible special interest but the individuals who put them in office in the first place.
Given congresses 27% approval rating and the fact that they are afraid to make tough decisions for fear of losing their seat, I would definitely say NO.
Addressing the divisiveness within our society and our failure to listen to each other. This problem is exacerbated by our desire to consume media that reinforces our confirmation bias rather than trying to understand the various points of view. A close second is crony capitalism.
Ways and Means, Budget and Oversight and Government Reform
I would support them but would also note their constituents can enforce them every two years if they don't think their Representative is doing a good job.
When talking to a group of young adults in their mid 20s, they explained how they understood we were leaving them a fiscal mess and that they would just need to be wise and save more. However, they couldn't believe we were denying climate change and doing absolutely nothing about it.
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See also
2020 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ ’’Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 24, 2020’’
