Shreve
An Indianapolis man’s hopes for a Congressional seat moved one step closer Tuesday night.
Republican voters nominated Jefferson Shreve, a southside businessman and former Indianapolis mayoral candidate, to succeed outgoing U.S. Rep. Greg Pence, R-Indiana. Shreve, 57, won Johnson County, and while vote totals from other counties within Indiana’s Sixth Congressional District were not yet finalized, the Associated Press called the race for Shreve at 8:49 p.m. Tuesday night.
The 6th District includes Johnson County, along with Bartholomew, Fayette, Hancock, Henry, Randolph, Rush, Shelby, Union and Wayne counties, and the southern townships of Indianapolis.
Shreve was one of seven candidates seeking the GOP nomination. In order of most votes gathered in Johnson County, excluding Shreve, other candidates were Jamison Carrier of Greenwood, Mike Speedy of Indianapolis, John Jacob of Indianapolis, Bill Frazier of Muncie, Jeff Raatz of Richmond, and Darin Childress of Richmond.
When asked about why he was running he said he ran because the 6th District is his home. It is where he grew his self-storage company into the largest company of its type headquartered in Indiana, he said.
There are serious challenges facing the country, and the country needs conservatives who’ll work hard in Congress, Shreve said.
“The Biden administration is beholden to special interests of the left, unwilling to defend our southern border, our pocketbooks and our Hoosier values,” Shreve said. “I’ll draw upon my experience in business and my service in city/county government to get up and work hard every day for Hoosiers.”
Shreve loaned his campaign at least $4.5 million during the race, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission that were current as of March 31. He also reported spending the most money, just over $3 million.
He reported spending $2.72 million on media or media production, while another $215,994 was spent on printing or postage. This includes numerous mailers and advertisements on television, the internet, billboards and in newspapers — including the Daily Journal and its sister newspapers, The Republic and the (Greenfield) Daily Reporter.
Shreve will face Democrat Cinde Wirth, of Columbus, and Libertarian James Sceniak, of Greenwood, in the fall election.
HOW YOU VOTED
Jamison Carrier: 27.9%
Darin Childress: 2.1%
Bill Frazier: 7.6%
John Jacob: 8.3%
Jeff Raatz: 3.1%
Jefferson Shreve: 28.8%
Mike Speedy: 22.2%
The (Columbus) Republic, a sister newspaper of the Daily Journal, contributed to this report.
