A few numbers to ponder regarding Tuesday's District 100 race.
Total Registered Voters in District 100: ~45,000
Voters who voted in the District 100 contest: 12,557
Votes for Ed Angleton: 1980 or 15.77% (Record for Libertarians in Marion Co ?)
Number of postcards sent to Republican voters to inform them that there was not a Republican in the Race: 2500
I'm looking forward to seeing the precinct by precinct breakdown.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Thank You
To all my friends and supporters,
I want to thank all of you for your support.
To those who gave generously when this campaign was in its infancy, I thank you.
To those who came out to the ballgame, I thank you.
To those of you who worked the neighborhoods with me, I thank you.
To those of you who held fundraisers, I thank you.
To those of you who dug deeper and sent additional donations to enable a mailing, I thank you.
To those of you who participated in the neighborhood blitz and District In A Day, I thank you.
To those of you who worked the polls on Election Day, I thank you.
We ran a good campaign. We ran a clean campaign. We did everything we could to get the message across regarding the way Indiana needs to change, yet in this year of change, few were willing to truly listen to a different voice. The voters of the 100th District have chosen, and have chosen with regard to the Indiana General Assembly to not embrace change. How will the next two years play out? I cannot tell, but pray for the best
“And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32
Once again I thank you all and wish you well.
Ed
I want to thank all of you for your support.
To those who gave generously when this campaign was in its infancy, I thank you.
To those who came out to the ballgame, I thank you.
To those of you who worked the neighborhoods with me, I thank you.
To those of you who held fundraisers, I thank you.
To those of you who dug deeper and sent additional donations to enable a mailing, I thank you.
To those of you who participated in the neighborhood blitz and District In A Day, I thank you.
To those of you who worked the polls on Election Day, I thank you.
We ran a good campaign. We ran a clean campaign. We did everything we could to get the message across regarding the way Indiana needs to change, yet in this year of change, few were willing to truly listen to a different voice. The voters of the 100th District have chosen, and have chosen with regard to the Indiana General Assembly to not embrace change. How will the next two years play out? I cannot tell, but pray for the best
“And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32
Once again I thank you all and wish you well.
Ed
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Indianapolis Star Gives Credit To Ed Angleton, Libertarian Candidate for District 100 State Representative, Endorses His Opponent
From the Indianapolis Star, Saturday October 25th, 2008.
District 100
Here he comes again. First elected to his Eastside district seat in 1976, Democratic Rep. John Day has made a career of patiently building consensus for legislation with practical impact on working families.
Cracking down on negligent absentee landlords, raising the Earned Income Tax Credit and ending lavish perks for legislators have been among his causes.
As he runs for re-election, Day is pushing for such measures as state-funded pre-kindergarten, bonuses for teachers working in poor areas and a mediation program to encourage homeowners and lenders to renegotiate mortgages and avoid foreclosures.
Challenger Ed Angleton, a biochemist with Eli Lilly and Co., is another strong example of how far the Indiana Libertarian Party has come in recruiting credible candidates. Angleton favors the elimination of township assessors and wants to abolish property taxes, replacing them with a simplified income tax system. He also favors caps on the growth in government spending. Republicans did not field a candidate in this district.
Day's knowledge and initiative are invaluable to his constituents and to the General Assembly's sense of mission. He earns The Star's endorsement.
District 100
Here he comes again. First elected to his Eastside district seat in 1976, Democratic Rep. John Day has made a career of patiently building consensus for legislation with practical impact on working families.
Cracking down on negligent absentee landlords, raising the Earned Income Tax Credit and ending lavish perks for legislators have been among his causes.
As he runs for re-election, Day is pushing for such measures as state-funded pre-kindergarten, bonuses for teachers working in poor areas and a mediation program to encourage homeowners and lenders to renegotiate mortgages and avoid foreclosures.
Challenger Ed Angleton, a biochemist with Eli Lilly and Co., is another strong example of how far the Indiana Libertarian Party has come in recruiting credible candidates. Angleton favors the elimination of township assessors and wants to abolish property taxes, replacing them with a simplified income tax system. He also favors caps on the growth in government spending. Republicans did not field a candidate in this district.
Day's knowledge and initiative are invaluable to his constituents and to the General Assembly's sense of mission. He earns The Star's endorsement.
Recommended Reading: Bill Brooks Column in the Nov. Urban Times
Bill Brooks, editor and publisher of the Urban Times, writes a monthly editorial column in his newspaper. This month's column is entitled, "Where Now The Fury Over Property Taxes?", in which Bill muses about the lack of anger over the current property tax system. The same system that brought disgruntled taxpayers into the streets in 2007. The same anger that helped bring down a heavily favored incumbent Mayor, even though he had no direct responsibility for the flawed system.
Bill Brooks understands where the real blame lies, the Indiana General Assembly and that it is not a partisan issue, it's not a Democrat or Republican issue, it's an incumbency issue.
Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy as soon as possible. It's a very interesting read. The column is on page 58.
Oh, and by the way be sure to look at page 24 also.
Bill Brooks understands where the real blame lies, the Indiana General Assembly and that it is not a partisan issue, it's not a Democrat or Republican issue, it's an incumbency issue.
Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy as soon as possible. It's a very interesting read. The column is on page 58.
Oh, and by the way be sure to look at page 24 also.
Monday, October 13, 2008
An Open Letter to The Republicans Living in Indiana House District 100
To all the Republican Taxpayers and Citizens of Indiana House District 100,
My name is Ed Angleton and I am the sole opposition to 32 year incumbent Democrat John Day.
I should like to point out two salient facts about Representative Day.
My name is Ed Angleton and I am the sole opposition to 32 year incumbent Democrat John Day.
I should like to point out two salient facts about Representative Day.
- If elected to another term Representative Day will work to increase the state income tax by 1% for any household (either unmarried single or married couple) earning more than $75,000. (source Project Votesmart), while lowering income tax for those earning less than $75,000, creating a de facto "progressive" income tax. This change will not be used to offset any existing taxes.
- As a 32 year veteran of the Indiana legislature, he was present during the voting that established the current assessment procedures for determining property tax, voting yea for many of them. Yet he wants to be rewarded for his voting in favor of 2008's anemic property tax relief package.
Do you want to return this Representative to office so that he and the Democratic majority in the Indiana House can continue to wreck havoc on Hoosier Taxpayers?
Your Party has chosen to not field a candidate in the race for District 100. A straight party vote without a scratch vote for ballot line 29C, is effectively a vote for Mr. Day and the continued control of the House by the Democratic Party.
Ed Angleton
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Trouble, oh we got trouble, right here in Circle City!
That's trouble with a capital "T" and that rhymes with "B" and that stands for Bonds.
With gratitude to Meredith Wilson
This post is an open letter to my fellow bloggers. The time has come to back off the posts about Obama and the Bailout and things we have very little control over. I understand the need to vent, truly I do. But we have let local politics slide to such an extent that we are in danger of loosing focus on the things we can affect.
Two examples come to mind.
- The abolition of the township assessors. We have a golden opportunity to remove one often incompetent, level of government. Yet I see nothing on the blogs calling for a full grassroots push. I have posted on the subject. See my post of September 3, 2008, but I have yet to see anyone willing to step forward and take up the mantle of this cause. If I weren't so busy trying to oust a democrat who wants to raise your income taxes without lowering or eliminating any other taxes, I'd do it myself.
- The IPS bond issue. Doesn't anyone other than myself and David Orenitlicher have an opinion on this? He, a resident of Washington township living in an MSDS Washington township district wrote an op-ed piece in last Sunday's Indy Star. My rebuttal is posted here on this blog. Again am I the only one who cares? Will not some one step forward and spearhead the fight against the bond issue
These are the issues we should be blogging.
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