Indiana IN-03 House2018
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
Jim Banks (R)
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Last updated : Apr 3, 2018Key Dates
Filing Deadline: Feb 9, 2018
Primary Election: May 8, 2018
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Full Bio:
BANKS, James E., a Representative from Indiana; born in Columbia City, Whitley County, Ind., July 16, 1979; graduated from Columbia City High School, Columbia City, Ind., 1997; B.A., Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind., 2004; M.B.A., Grace College and Seminary, Winona Lake, Ind., 2013; United States Navy Reserve, 2012-present, Afghanistan War Veteran, 2014-2015; commercial real estate broker; chairman, Whitley County, Ind., Republican Party, 2007-2011; member of the Whitley County, Ind. Council, 2008-2010; member of the Indiana state senate, 2010-2016; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress (January 3, 2017-present).
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DISTRICT DATA
Indiana - 03
Northeast: Fort Wayne
Population Breakdown
Source: American Community Survey 2015
Past Presidential Results from this District
2016 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
2012 Election Results
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RACE ANALYSIS
The Bottom Line
Updated: Dec 8, 2017
Banks earned a promotion from the state senate in 2016 with outside help from the Club for Growth. It also didn't hurt that he had received favorable local press coverage when his wife filled in for him in the state legislature during his deployment to Afghanistan. He can hold this seat as long as he wants.
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