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Christina Hale

Democratic Party

Prior offices:

Indiana House of Representatives District 87

Years in office: 2012 - 2016

Successor:Carey Hamilton (D)

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Purdue University

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Christina Hale (Democratic Party) was a member of theIndiana House of Representatives, representingDistrict 87. She assumed office on November 7, 2012. She left office on November 8, 2016.

Hale (Democratic Party) ran for election to theU.S. House to representIndiana's 5th Congressional District. She lost in the general election onNovember 3, 2020.

Hale is a formerDemocratic member of theIndiana House of Representatives, representingDistrict 87 from 2012 to 2016.

Hale ran forlieutenant governor of Indiana in the2016 election on a joint ticket withJohn Gregg (D). She dropped her re-election bid for theIndiana House of Representatives after the Democratic primary on May 3, 2016. She and running mateJohn Gregg were defeated byLt. Gov.Eric Holcomb (R) andAuditorSuzanne Crouch (R) in the general election.

Biography

Hale earned her B.S. from Purdue University.^[1] Hale's professional experience includes working as an executive with Kiwanis International and as a reporter at a daily newspaper.^[1]

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hale served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Hale served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

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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 defeatedChristina Hale andKen 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

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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 defeatedDee Thornton,Jennifer Christie,Andy Jacobs, andRalph 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
	Submit photo	Andy Jacobs	13.3	9,817
	Submit photo	Ralph Spelbring	0.8	575

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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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2016

Lieutenant governor

See also:Indiana gubernatorial election, 2016

Hale ran as aDemocratic candidate forlieutenant governor on a joint ticket with Democratic gubernatorial nomineeJohn Gregg. Gregg and Hale competed in the November 8 general election withRepublican Lt. Gov.Eric Holcomb and his running mate,State AuditorSuzanne Crouch;LibertarianRex Bell and his running mate,Karl Tatgenhorst; and independentsChristopher Stried andAdam Adkins.

Eric Holcomb and Suzanne Crouch defeatedJohn Gregg and Christina Hale,Rex Bell and Karl Tatgenhorst,Christopher Stried, andAdam Adkins in the Indiana governor election.

Indiana Governor, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Eric Holcomb and Suzanne Crouch	51.4%	1,396,460
	Democratic	John Gregg and Christina Hale	45.4%	1,234,546
	Libertarian	Rex Bell and Karl Tatgenhorst	3.2%	86,964
	Independent	Adam Adkins	0.00%	14
	Independent	Christopher Stried	0.00%	8
Total Votes				2,717,992
Source:Indiana Election Division

House of Representatives

See also:Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theIndiana House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 3, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 5, 2016.IncumbentChristina Hale (D) dropped her re-election bid to run for lieutenant governor.

Carey Hamilton defeatedConnie Eckert in the Indiana House of Representatives District 87 general election.^[2][3]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 87 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Carey Hamilton	52.25%	17,485
	Republican	Connie Eckert	47.75%	15,982
Total Votes				33,467
Source:Indiana Election Divsion

IncumbentChristina Hale ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 87 Democratic primary.^[4][5]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 87 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Christina HaleIncumbent (unopposed)

Connie Eckert ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 87 Republican primary.^[4][5]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 87 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Connie Eckert (unopposed)

2014

See also:Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for theIndiana House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 7, 2014. IncumbentChristina Hale was unopposed in the Democratic primary, whileMike Friedman was unopposed in the Republican primary. Hale defeated Friedman in the general election.^[6][7]

Indiana House of Representatives 87, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Christina HaleIncumbent	51.5%	8,236
	Republican	Mike Friedman	48.5%	7,747
Total Votes				15,983

2012

See also:Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2012

Hale won election in the2012 election forIndiana House of Representatives District 87. Hale ran unopposed in the May 8 Democratic primary and defeated incumbentCindy Noe (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[8][9]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 87, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Christina Hale	50.1%	16,280
	Republican	Cindy NoeIncumbent	49.9%	16,229
Total Votes				32,509

Campaign finance summary

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2016

In 2016, theIndiana General Assembly was in session from January 5 through March 10.

• Americans for Prosperity Indiana

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• Indiana AFL-CIO:Senate andHouse

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.

• Indiana Chamber of Commerce

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

• National Federation of Independent Business

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

• The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

• The Indiana Coalition for Public Education

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to public education.

2015

2014

2013

Endorsements

2014

Hale was endorsed by the following organizations:^[10]

• Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
• Indiana State Fraternal Order of Police
• Indiana State AFL-CIO
• Indiana State Teachers Association
• National Association of Social Workers (Indiana Chapter)
• Hoosiers for Public Education

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Campaign website

Hale’s campaign website stated the following:

2012

In information submitted to Ballotpedia, Hale outlined the main themes of her campaign:

"As a first-time candidate from outside of the existing political scene, I see that Indiana must attract and retain good jobs today, and that starts with top quality education. Collaboration, strategic planning, and working smarter with our existing resources are all necessary to launch our next generation of young leaders, and also to our economic success as a mid-American state in a rapidly changing global economy. I plan to avoid partisan bickering and help Indiana move forward, so that our neighborhoods are attractive and affordable places to live for our working Hoosier families of today and tomorrow."^[1]

Personal

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Hale is a member of the Kiwanis Club of Indianapolis, St. Thomas Aquinas Church and former board member of Ambassadors for Children, Indiana INTERNnet, Purdue North Central Chancellors' Advisory Board.^[1]

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