List of Candidates and Their Platforms

Senate Race

Brad Ellsworth (D): former sheriff for Vanderburgh County and current representative of Indiana’s 8th district since 2007

• economy: supports tax cuts, investment spending in public works, wants to cut government red tape for small businesses
• energy: supports domestic drilling, nuclear power plants, greener technology
• gun rights: believes in gun rights fully
• health care: prevent federal funding for abortion, reduce health care costs

Source: ellsworthforindiana2010.com/

Dan Coats (R): former Indiana senator from 1989 to 1999 and former representative for Indiana’s 4th district from 1981 to 1989

• economy: curb spending, tax cuts for businesses
• health care: opposes Obama legislation
• abortion: pro-life
• immigration: opposes illegal immigration, wants to expedite deportation

Source: coatsforindiana.com

Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian): small business owner

• economy: believes in minimal spending and minimal taxation, limited interference
• health care: against Obama’s legislation, wants to completely privatize health care
• gun rights: believes in the right to bear arms
• foreign policy: decrease defense spending, practice non-intervention

Source: electrebecca.com

Representative for the 5th District

Incumbent Dan Burton (R): representative since 1983

• economy: decrease government involvement, supports Republican Stimulus Plan
• health care: believes in universal health care and lower drug costs
• energy: supports off-shore and Alaskan drilling temporarily, wants to give tax credits to green forms of energy
• foreign policy: believes in adequate funding for defense and the military

Source: burton.house.gov

Tim Crawford (D): senior estimator for construction company

• economy: supports Fair tax and limited government intervention
• abortion: pro-life
• health care: against mandatory health care
• gun rights: pro-guns

Source: timforhouse.com

Chard Reid (Libertarian): economics teacher

• economy: lower taxes and less government intervention, decrease spending
• health care: does not support Obama legislation
• abortion: pro-life
• foreign policy: maintain defense spending

Source: chardreid.com

Jesse Trueblood (Independent): Carmel Middle School teacher

• economy: decrease unemployment, lower taxes
• health care: make changes to Obama legislation
• energy: invest in greener technologies, decrease dependence on foreign oil
• abortion: pro-life

Source: truebloodforcongress.com