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Holli Sullivan

Republican Party

Prior offices:

Indiana Secretary of State

Years in office: 2021 - 2023

Predecessor:Connie Lawson (R)

Successor:Diego Morales (R)

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Indiana House of Representatives District 78

Years in office: 2014 - 2021

Successor:Tim O'Brien (R)

Elections and appointments

Last convention

June 18, 2022

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Holli Sullivan (Republican Party) was theIndiana Secretary of State. She assumed office on March 16, 2021. She left office on January 1, 2023.

Sullivan (Republican Party) ran for re-election forIndiana Secretary of State. She lost in the Republican convention onJune 18, 2022.

Sullivan was appointed asIndiana Secretary of State by Gov.Eric Holcomb (R) on March 16, 2021, to replaceConnie Lawson (R).^[1]

Sullivan previously served in theIndiana House of Representatives. She representedDistrict 78 from 2014 to 2021.

Biography

Holli Sullivan's career experience includes working as a manager with General Motors and Toyota and as a consultant with the University of Southern Indiana's Center for Applied Research.^[2]

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Sullivan was assigned to the following committees:

• Elections and Apportionment Committee
• Rules and Legislative Procedures Committee,Vice chair
• Ways and Means Committee

2019-2020

Sullivan was assigned to the following committees:

• Rules and Legislative Procedures Committee
• Roads and Transportation Committee,Chair
• Ways and Means Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

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

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2022

See also: Indiana Secretary of State election, 2022

General election

General election for Indiana Secretary of State

Diego Morales defeatedDestiny Scott Wells,Jeff Maurer,David Wetterer, andAndrew Straw in the general election for Indiana Secretary of State on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Diego Morales (R)	54.1	999,893
		Destiny Scott Wells (D)	40.2	742,624
		Jeff Maurer (L)	5.7	104,519
	Submit photo	David Wetterer (G) (Write-in)	0.0	107
		Andrew Straw (Disability Party) (Write-in)	0.0	36

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,847,179
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Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Indiana Secretary of State

Destiny Scott Wells advanced from the Democratic convention for Indiana Secretary of State on June 18, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Destiny Scott Wells (D)

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Republican convention

Republican convention for Indiana Secretary of State

Diego Morales defeated incumbentHolli Sullivan andDavid Shelton in the Republican convention for Indiana Secretary of State on June 18, 2022.

		Candidate
		Holli Sullivan (R)
✔		Diego Morales (R)
	Submit photo	David Shelton (R)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kyle Conrad (R)
• Paul Hager (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Indiana Secretary of State

Jeff Maurer advanced from the Libertarian convention for Indiana Secretary of State on March 5, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Jeff Maurer (L)

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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 78

IncumbentHolli Sullivan defeatedTonda Pauley in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 78 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Holli Sullivan (R)	63.9	20,273
	Submit photo	Tonda Pauley (D)	36.1	11,453

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,726
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 78

Tonda Pauley advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 78 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Tonda Pauley	100.0	3,426

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,426
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 78

IncumbentHolli Sullivan advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 78 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Holli Sullivan	100.0	3,461

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2018

See also:Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 78

IncumbentHolli Sullivan won election in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 78 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Holli Sullivan (R)	100.0	18,098

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 78

IncumbentHolli Sullivan advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 78 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Holli Sullivan	100.0	3,167

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2016

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.

IncumbentHolli Sullivan defeatedPhilip Bennett in the Indiana House of Representatives District 78 general election.^[3][4]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 78 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Holli SullivanIncumbent	66.44%	19,208
	Democratic	Philip Bennett	33.56%	9,704
Total Votes				28,912
Source:Indiana Election Divsion

Philip Bennett ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 78 Democratic primary.^[5][6]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 78 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Philip Bennett (unopposed)

IncumbentHolli Sullivan ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 78 Republican primary.^[5][6]

Indiana House of Representatives, District 78 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Holli SullivanIncumbent (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.Stephen R. Melcher was unopposed in the Democratic primary, whileHolli Sullivan was unopposed in the Republican primary. Sullivan defeated Melcher in the general election.^[7][8]

Indiana House of Representatives 78, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Holli SullivanIncumbent	63.8%	9,676
	Democratic	Stephen R. Melcher	36.2%	5,482
Total Votes				15,158

Campaign themes

2022

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2020

Holli Sullivan did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Scorecards

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2021

In 2021, theIndiana State Legislature was in session from January 4 to November 15.

• Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana

Legislators are scored on their votes on issues related to consumer interests.

• ACLU Indiana

Legislators are rated based on their votes related to civil liberties.

• 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.

• Indiana Family Institute

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

• Indiana Friends Committee on Legislation

Legislators are scored on their votes on issues related to the Quaker community.

• Indiana Manufacturers Association:Senate andHouse

Legislators are scored on their votes on whether they supported or opposed IMA's position on a bill.

• Indiana Scorecard:Senate andHouse

Legislators are scored on votes by bills supported by the organization.

• 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.

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