Susan Marie Smith
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Susan Marie Smith (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 7th Congressional District. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Smith completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Smith was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She attended South Side High School in Fort Wayne, Ind. She received a bachelor's degree from Ball State University and a J.D. from Fordham Law School. Her professional experience includes working as an attorney and teaching criminal justice classes as an adjunct professor. Other experience includes serving as the secretary for Pathways Africa and the Community Heights Neighborhood Organization, as board vice president of the Indiana Anti-Car Theft Committee, as board secretary of Lutheran Child and Family Services, as member of the Columbia Citizen and Police Review Board, and with the Greater Indianapolis Republican Women's Club, the National Federation of Republican Women, and the Warren Township Republican Club.[1][2]
Elections
2020
See also: Indiana's 7th Congressional District election, 2020
Indiana's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)
Indiana's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Indiana District 7
Incumbent André Carson defeated Susan Marie Smith in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | André Carson (D) | 62.4 | 176,422 |
 | Susan Marie Smith (R)  | 37.6 | 106,146 | |
| Total votes: 282,568 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrew Warner (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7
Incumbent André Carson defeated Pierre Quincy Pullins in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | André Carson | 91.8 | 62,117 |
 | Pierre Quincy Pullins | 8.2 | 5,572 | |
| Total votes: 67,689 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 7 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Susan Marie Smith | 43.1 | 10,705 |
 | Douglas Merrill | 14.2 | 3,519 | |
 | J.D. Miniear | 14.2 | 3,517 | |
| Jon Davis | 10.9 | 2,712 | |
| Martin Ramey | 8.9 | 2,209 | |
 | Gerald Walters | 8.8 | 2,189 | |
| Total votes: 24,851 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Wayne Harmon (R)
Endorsements
To view Smith's endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.
2018
General election
General election for Warren Township Small Claims Court
Incumbent Garland E. Graves defeated Susan Marie Smith in the general election for Warren Township Small Claims Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Garland E. Graves (D) | 64.4 | 19,943 |
| Susan Marie Smith (R) | 35.6 | 11,014 | |
| Total votes: 30,957 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Warren Township Small Claims Court
Incumbent Garland E. Graves advanced from the Democratic primary for Warren Township Small Claims Court on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Garland E. Graves | 100.0 | 5,771 |
| Total votes: 5,771 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Warren Township Small Claims Court
Susan Marie Smith advanced from the Republican primary for Warren Township Small Claims Court on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Susan Marie Smith | 100.0 | 3,221 |
| Total votes: 3,221 | |||
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2015
The city of Indianapolis, Indiana, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. A partisan primary election took place on May 5, 2015. The filing deadline for major party candidates who wished to run in this election was February 6, 2015. The filing deadline for independent or minor party candidates was July 15, 2015.[3] Twenty-five city council seats were up for election. Indianapolis's four at-large seats were not up for election, because those seats were scheduled to expire at the end of 2015.[4]
In the Republican primary election for District 12, Susan Marie Smith ran unopposed. In the Democratic primary, Robert Blake Johnson also ran unopposed. Johnson defeated Smith and Michael Gunyon (Libertarian) in the general election.[5] Incumbent Michael J. McQuillen (R) ran for election to the District 4 seat.[6]
| Indianapolis City Council District 12, General election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Robert Blake Johnson |
59.6% | 3,298 | |
| Republican | Susan Marie Smith | 34.5% | 1,909 | |
| Libertarian | Michael Gunyon | 5.9% | 324 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 5,531 | |||
| Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2020
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| Video submitted to Ballotpedia Released April 15, 2020 |
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Susan Marie Smith completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Smith'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 Christian, wife of a Retired army Veteran and mother of an Officer in the Navy. I am a good friend, community volunteer and backyard farmer who shares my bounty - either fresh or canned, with all my friends and family. I teach Criminal Procedures and Juvenile Justice online at the collegiate level. As an attorney, I clerked for a Federal Judge in Ft Wayne and was a Deputy Prosecutor for the Marion County Prosecutor's Office. I now have my own general practice which includes representing Veterans before the Dept of Veteran Affairs. Recently, I was able to write a chapter in a newly released book on Human Trafficking.
I stepped into politics when my husband and I returned to Indianapolis after his retirement. I did not have any idea what running for a political office was all about but we stepped out anyway as a candidate for City Council. We learned a lot and ran again for Small Claims Judge. Now we have stepped into the current race for the 7th Congressional District. I discovered how important it is to be involved in our governing process both local and national. As daunting as it is at times, we need to allow ourselves to be a voice for those in our communities.
- Our Constitution and our form of governing is worth the hard work to keep us free and prosperous
- The family unit is a vital part in maintaining peace in our families and communities.
- Preparing each generation for the various opportunities to participate in a thriving economy
Reducing the size of our government and the number of people who are dependent upon it. Our debt and the continued deficit spending can only lead us (and future generations) to very difficult times.
Walter Williams. His opinions/commentaries are simple and challenging as to many aspects of the current issues of our American life. You cannot read them too quickly or ignore the wisdom he shares. As a nation of people, we have reduced our ability to communicate because of the limits of how many characters we are limited to on social media platforms. This is so unfortunate as it has caused us to have shorter attention spans thus causing us to not think deeply about issues that impact us.
There is a theme video created by the Bible Project which examines Justice throughout the bible. It speaks to what I desire to be my political philosophy (actually my life philosophy). https://youtu.be/A14THPoc4-4
I am passionate about the rights and privileges we have as a nation and have a desire for everyone to know and to understand them also.
When working as a criminal trial attorney for both the State and the accused, I learned to be a fierce advocate for either side I represented. This drive would hold true in my work on behalf of the 7th District.
As a volunteer in the classroom for kindergarten and 1st graders, I learned to laugh and play and to encourage the next generation.
Finally, when teaching English to refugees from many war torn areas of the world, I saw how blessed we are as a nation and the responsibility we have to help wherever we can.
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free - Nina Simone
Deficit spending It has caused us as a people to think we can spend (both personally and nationally) on anything without concern for the consequences of such behaviors.
Veteran Affairs' Committee. After representing Veterans for almost the last 10 years, I have become intimately aware of the issues our Veterans are confronted with, so it would be an honor to advocate for them in the legislative body.
Armed Services Committee. The strength and resilience of our nation is and will continue if we have a strong national defense. Having a son who is a Naval Officer and hearing how many of our young men and women were injured and/or killed because of lack of proper training. These tragedies can be attributed to continuing resolutions instead of defense appropriation bills,
Judiciary Committee. As an attorney I am very concerned about upholding the rights and privileges we as American citizens have because of the U.S. Constitution. I am also interested in Immigration Reform that resolves many of the current piecemeal policies that currently exist.
It is clearly time for term limits. The power of special interest groups and lobbying firms have made Congress beholding to their terms and not of the people of their districts or even to the provisions of the U.S. Constitution as an Article 1 branch of our government.
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2015
Excerpt from Smith's campaign website:
| “ | I come to the political arena not as a politician but as a servant, desiring to help people live thoughtful, better lives. I’m an urban farmer and passionate about our eating habits. My platform of sustainability and stewarding our resources arose from my diverse experiences in the legal profession, as an educator, and as a community activist. What truly defines me though is my heart to demonstrate grace and love toward all people, a calling deeply rooted in my faith.[7] | ” |
| —Susan Marie Smith[1] | ||
Personal
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Smith and her husband have one son. She enjoys urban farming.[1]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Marion County, Indiana
- City of Indianapolis - 2015 Candidate Filings
- Official campaign website
- Susan Marie Smith on Facebook
- Susan Marie Smith on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Susan Smith campaign website, "About Susan," accessed August 24, 2015
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 6, 2020
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2015 Indiana Election Calendar," accessed January 6, 2015
- ↑ The Indy Channel, "Lawmakers eliminate at-large Indianapolis City-County Council seats," April 26, 2013
- ↑ City of Indianapolis, "2015 Primary Election Results," accessed May 5, 2015
- ↑ City of Indianapolis, "2015 Candidate Filings," accessed February 11, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
