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I enlisted in the U.S. Air Force security forces after high school in 1972, earned my bachelor’s degree, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1979. I flew B-52s, B-1Bs, and E-3s, in support of real-world contingency operations worldwide, with multiple deployments in the Persian Gulf and in South America flying counter-drug operations. Throughout my 30 plus years of active duty military service, I managed multiple organizations, personnel and contracts, multimillion-dollar budgets and multibillion-dollar capital assets. I was also a division chief at the Pentagon during 9/11 and deployed to Baghdad in 2004.
In 2008, after retiring from the military, I joined the U.S. Department of State and served two additional years in Iraq as the Deputy Team Leader of an Embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team in the Southern Baghdad Province. Where I directed and coordinated a multi-agency team efforts to restore the government of Iraq's capabilities.
After returning from Iraq, I obtained my real estate brokers license and founded a construction company.
— Stan Albaugh, Indiana State Senate District 24
Angela Elliott is an experienced business professional, wife, mom, and lifelong Hoosier. She studied computer science and business, graduating from IU Bloomington in 1990. She has a variety of business and project leadership experience, including working at Eli Lilly and Company for over 20 year. She is a pragmatic problem-solver and a fierce advocate for others. Her platform is strong and sensible: education, employment, the environment, and equality for all, the Four E's. She is a supporter of Education, the Environment, Employment, and Equality for All. She is a strong advocate for teachers and for students, of all ages. Angela loves the outdoors and wants to see us keep our land, air, and water clean and safe for future generations to enjoy. She wants to attract more employers to our city to offer good jobs to our citizens, to make sure that all Indiana residents are offered opportunities to get training for good jobs. Finally, she believes that our community benefits when everyone is given a fair chance and diversity is recognized as a strength. Angela is running to take action and drive improvement in policy and legislation that will move Indiana forward into the bright future that is possible and that all Hoosiers deserve.
“My vision for Indiana is a state where our kids get a world-class education that prepares them for well-paying jobs, where affordable healthcare is available to us all, and where we take action to improve the quality of our environment.”
— Sue Errington, Indiana House District 34
Born in East Central Indiana, I’ve been been guided by the Hoosier values that are so important to so many of us. I attended Ball State University where I began my studies in Social Studies Education. Soon thereafter I met the love of my life, Chris Snider, and we settled in the Selma area to raise our family. I’m a lifelong member of St. Lawrence Church in Muncie, Indiana, and our three children - Maggie, Luke, and Abby - all attended Wapahani High School. In the Spring and Summer, Chris and I have the most fun traveling to different major league ballparks!
Chris and I were deeply involved in our children’s lives as they grew up. Maggie was an outstanding basketball and softball player, Luke was a member of the state champion baseball team, and Abby was a conference champion in golf. In the last few years, Maggie and her husband have blessed us with two grandchildren. Seeing my children start their own families has helped me realize that all that time and energy I had poured into raising children now represented an opportunity to serve in new capacity.
As a government teacher, I’ve always taught service and citizenship to my students and running for office has long been a dream of mine. This campaign is one of my most important lesson plans, as I hope my candidacy will show my students how our democracy is only as strong as those that participate. My commitment to service has led me to into opportunities as a coach, as a class sponsor, a debate club, a student advisory board sponsor, teachers’ association building representative, and department chair. My efforts to get students out and engaged by attending local government meetings has helped me to twice be named as a city council Citizen of the Month.
While the Red for Ed movement and years of poorly conceived education policy from our legislature certainly contributed to my decision to seize this moment, my candidacy is about so much more. Simply put, my aims are to protect, energize, and grow East Central Indiana.
I appreciate you taking the time to learn more of my story and I hope you’ll connect to our campaign so that I best represent your vision for East Central Indiana in our state legislature.