Jeff Raatz
2014 - Present
2026
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Jeff Raatz (Republican Party) is a member of the Indiana State Senate, representing District 27. He assumed office on November 5, 2014. His current term ends on November 4, 2026.
Raatz (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 6th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on May 7, 2024.
Biography
Raatz earned his bachelor's degree in business from Baker College of Muskegon. Raatz's professional experience includes working as an educator. He is the principal of Richmond Academy and a part-time program coordinator at Miami University.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Raatz was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Raatz was assigned to the following committees:
- Education and Career Development Committee, Chair
- Insurance and Financial Institutions Committee
- Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee
2019-2020
Raatz was assigned to the following committees:
- Education and Career Development Committee, Chair
- Senate Environmental Affairs Committee
- Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee
2018 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2018 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Indiana committee assignments, 2018 |
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| • Education and Career Development |
| • Insurance and Financial Institutions |
| • Tax and Fiscal Policy |
2016 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Raatz served on the following committees:
| Indiana committee assignments, 2016 |
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| • Corrections and Criminal Law |
| • Education and Career Development |
| • Insurance and Financial Institutions |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Raatz served on the following committees:
| Indiana committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Corrections and Criminal Law |
| • Education and Career Development |
| • Insurance and Financial Institutions |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 7 Republican primary)
Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 7 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Indiana District 6
Cynthia Wirth, Jefferson Shreve, and James Sceniak are running in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Cynthia Wirth (D) | |
 | Jefferson Shreve (R) | |
 | James Sceniak (L) | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6
Cynthia Wirth advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cynthia Wirth | 100.0 | 11,708 |
| Total votes: 11,708 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jefferson Shreve | 28.4 | 20,265 |
 | Mike Speedy | 22.1 | 15,752 | |
 | Jamison E. Carrier | 20.1 | 14,386 | |
 | Bill Frazier | 10.0 | 7,110 | |
 | Jeff Raatz | 8.9 | 6,365 | |
 | John Jacob | 8.1 | 5,793 | |
 | Darin Childress | 2.4 | 1,737 | |
| Total votes: 71,408 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Greg Pence (R)
- Erik Benson (R)
- Siddharth Mahant (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 6
James Sceniak advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 6 on March 2, 2024.
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| ✔ | | James Sceniak (L) |
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2022
See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Indiana State Senate District 27
Incumbent Jeff Raatz defeated Ronald Itnyre in the general election for Indiana State Senate District 27 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Raatz (R) | 71.2 | 26,040 |
 | Ronald Itnyre (D) | 28.8 | 10,553 | |
| Total votes: 36,593 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 27
Ronald Itnyre advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 27 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ronald Itnyre | 100.0 | 1,855 |
| Total votes: 1,855 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 27
Incumbent Jeff Raatz advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 27 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Raatz | 100.0 | 7,213 |
| Total votes: 7,213 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
- See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Indiana State Senate District 27
Incumbent Jeff Raatz defeated Jake Hoog in the general election for Indiana State Senate District 27 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Raatz (R) | 70.9 | 27,795 |
| Jake Hoog (D) | 29.1 | 11,429 | |
| Total votes: 39,224 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 27
Jake Hoog advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 27 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jake Hoog | 100.0 | 2,344 |
| Total votes: 2,344 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 27
Incumbent Jeff Raatz advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 27 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Raatz | 100.0 | 11,874 |
| Total votes: 11,874 | |||
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2014
- See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Indiana State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 7, 2014. Jerome "Jake" Hoog was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Jeff Raatz defeated Eric Atkinson, Doug Williamson and R. Bruce Wissel in the Republican primary. Raatz defeated Hoog and Rex Bell (L) in the general election. Bell filed to run on July 2, 2014.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Jeff Raatz |
64.6% | 16,030 | |
| Democratic | Jerome "Jake" Hoog | 25.2% | 6,250 | |
| Libertarian | Rex Bell | 10.3% | 2,552 | |
| Total Votes | 24,832 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Jeff Raatz |
48.5% | 4,231 |
| R. Bruce Wissel | 29.2% | 2,549 |
| Doug Williamson | 16.5% | 1,443 |
| Eric Atkinson | 5.8% | 506 |
| Total Votes | 8,729 | |
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2014
Raatz's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[5]
Economy
- Excerpt: "I believe we should [keep] taxation and regulation at a minimum, affording Hoosiers the ability to make sound business decisions, and we should purposefully attract other businesses to establish themselves in Indiana."
Education
- Excerpt: "...we must work with Colleges and Universities with a focus on STEM based course work, creating degrees and vocational programs at the local level. We must retain as much control as possible at the local level."
Agriculture
- Excerpt: "We must work diligently to protect Agriculture from additional taxation and work to be a leader in innovation in each sector. Finally, with some 83% of Indiana’s land supporting agriculture, we need to realize that for many families, agriculture has been a way of life for generations and should not be taken lightly."
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Raatz's endorsements included:[6]
- Indiana Manufacturing Association
- Indiana Family Institute
- Hoosiers for Quality Education
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2023
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In 2023, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 9 to April 28.
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2022
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In 2022, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 4 to March 8.
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2021
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In 2021, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 4 to November 15.
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2020
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In 2020, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 6 to March 11.
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2019
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In 2019, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 24.
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2018
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In 2018, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 2 through March 16.
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2017
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In 2017, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 22.
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2016
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In 2016, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 5 through March 10.
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2015
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In 2015, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 6 through April 29.
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Personal
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Raatz and his wife, Lisa, have two children.[1]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House Indiana District 6 |
Officeholder Indiana State Senate District 27 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Jeff Raatz's Biography," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed February 10, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed August 11, 2014
- ↑ Raatz for Indiana State Senate, "Jeff’s Vision for District 27," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Raatz for Indiana State Senate Committee, "About Jeff," accessed April 23, 2014
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Indiana State Senate District 27 2014-Present |
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