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  Deckard, H. Joel
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AffiliationRepublican  
  1980-01-01  
 
NameH. Joel Deckard
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Evansville, Indiana , United States
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Born March 07, 1942
DiedSeptember 06, 2016 (74 years)
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May 29, 2023 06:33pm
Tags German - Irish - Divorced - National Guard - Young Republicans - Protestant -
InfoDECKARD, Huey Joel, a Representative from Indiana; born in Vandalia, Fayette County, Ill., March 7, 1942; attended public schools in Mount Vernon, Ind.; University of Evansville, 1962-1967; Indiana National Guard, 1966-1972; affiliated with broadcasting stations in southern Illinois and Indiana, 1959-1972; cable TV executive and legislative liaison for the Illinois-Indiana TV Association, 1974-1977; formed corporation involved in design and construction of energy-efficient and solar-heated homes and offices; member of Indiana house of representatives, 1966-1974; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-sixth and to the Ninety-seventh Congresses (January 3, 1979-January 3, 1983); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1982 to the Ninety-eighth Congress; died on September 6, 2016, in Little Elm, Tex.

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  11/07/2000 FL US Senate Lost 0.30% (-50.75%)
  11/08/1988 IN State House 76 Lost 47.52% (-4.95%)
  11/02/1982 IN District 8 Lost 48.09% (-3.30%)
  11/04/1980 IN District 8 Won 55.16% (+10.33%)
  11/07/1978 IN District 8 Won 51.99% (+3.99%)
  05/02/1978 IN District 8 - R Primary Won 49.23% (+9.15%)
  11/05/1974 IN State House 73 Lost 48.38% (-3.24%)
  11/07/1972 IN State House 73 Won 58.64% (+17.29%)
  11/03/1970 IN State House 38 Won 51.16% (+2.32%)
  11/05/1968 IN State House 38 Won 52.64% (+5.28%)
  11/08/1966 IN State House 38 Won 51.91% (+3.81%)
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