Wabash Resident Seeks Dist. 22 Seat
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Jennifer [email protected]
The seat currently is held by Senator Bill Ruppel.
Dunnagan, a Democrat, filed for candidacy Wednesday at the statehouse and Thursday at the Wabash Courthouse.[[In-content Ad]]"I have had a long interest in politics, and I think it is time for new ideas and leadership in District 22," Dunnagan said during an interview Thursday.
Dunnagan ran in 2006 for the District 22 seat.
He said while he was campaigning in 2006, he was successful in registering first-time voters and he wants to keep that momentum going by encouraging voter turnout in this year's election.
Dunnagan, 42, said he is again seeking the State Senate District 22 seat to encourage business growth.
"I am running again to work to keep jobs and create jobs in Indiana," Dunnigan said.
He said there have been too many job layoffs in Indiana. Federal, state and local officials, he said, need to communicate more efficiently with one another to prevent job layoffs.
Dunnagan is president of the Miami Indian Foundation, Peru. The foundation was created in 1993 to create funds for Native American college students to attend college, he said.
He also is on the council for the Miami Indians of the state of Indiana. The council created a food bank for Native Americans in Indiana.
He said he plans to campaign door to door in Syracuse, Pierceton, North Webster, Silver Lake and Wabash.
Dunnagan formerly worked as a manufacturing employee at Bluffton Motor Works and was laid off in November.
He worked in the papermill in Lafayette for Jefferson Smurfit as an engineer from 1986 to 2007. The plant closed in 2007.
While working at Jefferson Smurfit, he visited Washington, D.C., to discuss trade issues with legislators.
Dunnagan is a 1985 Wabash High School graduate.
The seat currently is held by Senator Bill Ruppel.
Dunnagan, a Democrat, filed for candidacy Wednesday at the statehouse and Thursday at the Wabash Courthouse.[[In-content Ad]]"I have had a long interest in politics, and I think it is time for new ideas and leadership in District 22," Dunnagan said during an interview Thursday.
Dunnagan ran in 2006 for the District 22 seat.
He said while he was campaigning in 2006, he was successful in registering first-time voters and he wants to keep that momentum going by encouraging voter turnout in this year's election.
Dunnagan, 42, said he is again seeking the State Senate District 22 seat to encourage business growth.
"I am running again to work to keep jobs and create jobs in Indiana," Dunnigan said.
He said there have been too many job layoffs in Indiana. Federal, state and local officials, he said, need to communicate more efficiently with one another to prevent job layoffs.
Dunnagan is president of the Miami Indian Foundation, Peru. The foundation was created in 1993 to create funds for Native American college students to attend college, he said.
He also is on the council for the Miami Indians of the state of Indiana. The council created a food bank for Native Americans in Indiana.
He said he plans to campaign door to door in Syracuse, Pierceton, North Webster, Silver Lake and Wabash.
Dunnagan formerly worked as a manufacturing employee at Bluffton Motor Works and was laid off in November.
He worked in the papermill in Lafayette for Jefferson Smurfit as an engineer from 1986 to 2007. The plant closed in 2007.
While working at Jefferson Smurfit, he visited Washington, D.C., to discuss trade issues with legislators.
Dunnagan is a 1985 Wabash High School graduate.
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