May 20, 2020 at 4:19 p.m.
Teachers seek District 33 nod
Snider and Davis hope to represent Democrats in November
Teachers seek District 33 nod
Julie Snider
Muncie’s Julie Snider is one of three teachers running for state representative in District 33.
The Muncie Community Schools government teacher turned Democratic politician is running for a seat in a state legislature she said is failing schools and rural Indiana.
“We all want the same thing: a General Assembly that works for the kids,” Snider said.
She said she was inspired to run for office after November’s Red for Ed rally in downtown Indianapolis in which educators surrounded the statehouse calling for increased funding for education and other changes.
Though she works at MCS, Snider said there are more similarities than differences between her school and Jay School Corporation. She pointed out both schools went through consolidation and have similar test scores and goals.
Snider is running in the Democratic primary against Ryan Scott Davis, a Randolph County native. She attended January’s Jay County Democrats meeting in her first public event as a politician.
Similar to Jay County High School’s Brittany Kloer, who is running in District 33’s Republican primary, Davis is a career technical education (CTE) teacher at Noblesville and Westfield high schools.
The state legislature has cut a significant amount of funding for CTE curriculum, Snider said, among other programs.
CTE policy is a big factor in Kloer and Davis running for office, they said.
Outside of the education spectrum, Snider lists tax abatement reform and increasing broadband internet access in rural areas as key policy issues in addition to combating the opioid crisis and lowering the cost of health care.
Snider said she chose to run as a Democrat because she believes it’s time for a change in the makeup of state politics.
“Democracy can’t work with a super majority,” said Snider, referencing the fact that both the house and senate in Indiana are more than two-thirds Republican.
Snider is ultimately running for a seat held by State Rep. J.D. Prescott (R-Union City), who won his first election in District 33 against Democrat Shon Byrum by nearly 6,000 votes in 2018. District 33 encompasses Jay and Randolph counties and part of Delaware County.
Ryan Scott Davis
Ryan Scott Davis sees Jay County as the deciding factor in the District 33 state representative Democratic primary.
“Jay County, I think, is going to be a swing vote for us,” said Davis, one of the two candidates in the primary.
The Randolph County native and teacher at Noblesville and Westfield high schools said he thinks he can win his county, which is in District 33 along with Jay County and part of Delaware County.
Davis’ primary opponent, Muncie Community Schools government teacher Julie Snider, is expected to win a majority of votes in Delaware County, Davis said, which leaves Jay County as the deciding factor. Davis, however, was unable to spend much time campaigning in Jay County before the coronavirus pandemic forced Indiana’s stay-at-home order.
“I would love the opportunity to come over there and get more involved in the community,” said Davis, referring to Jay County. He added that running for office in the midst of a viral outbreak has been challenging.
Davis has worked on the front lines of the pandemic as a paramedic in addition to teaching EMT courses at the high school level.
“I have nothing but good things to say about Julie,” he said. They went head-to-head in virtual debates that were hosted by Muncie and Randolph County groups.
Davis, who has been involved with local politics since 2007, threw his hat in the race because incumbent state Rep. J.D. Prescott (R-Union City) has failed to adequately represent the needs of public education in District 33, he said. Prescott’s challenger in the Republican primary, Jay County High School agriculture teacher Brittany Kloer, and Snider also say the incumbent’s education policy influenced their decision to run for office.
If elected, Davis said he would support legislation to repeal Indiana’s right-to-work laws, which prohibits unions from requiring the workers they represent to pay union-related costs. That has hurt union workers in Jay County, Davis said.
Davis said he would also support legislation that helps provide childcare for Hoosiers, lowers the cost of health care and combats drug addiction.
Muncie’s Julie Snider is one of three teachers running for state representative in District 33.
The Muncie Community Schools government teacher turned Democratic politician is running for a seat in a state legislature she said is failing schools and rural Indiana.
“We all want the same thing: a General Assembly that works for the kids,” Snider said.
She said she was inspired to run for office after November’s Red for Ed rally in downtown Indianapolis in which educators surrounded the statehouse calling for increased funding for education and other changes.
Though she works at MCS, Snider said there are more similarities than differences between her school and Jay School Corporation. She pointed out both schools went through consolidation and have similar test scores and goals.
Snider is running in the Democratic primary against Ryan Scott Davis, a Randolph County native. She attended January’s Jay County Democrats meeting in her first public event as a politician.
Similar to Jay County High School’s Brittany Kloer, who is running in District 33’s Republican primary, Davis is a career technical education (CTE) teacher at Noblesville and Westfield high schools.
The state legislature has cut a significant amount of funding for CTE curriculum, Snider said, among other programs.
CTE policy is a big factor in Kloer and Davis running for office, they said.
Outside of the education spectrum, Snider lists tax abatement reform and increasing broadband internet access in rural areas as key policy issues in addition to combating the opioid crisis and lowering the cost of health care.
Snider said she chose to run as a Democrat because she believes it’s time for a change in the makeup of state politics.
“Democracy can’t work with a super majority,” said Snider, referencing the fact that both the house and senate in Indiana are more than two-thirds Republican.
Snider is ultimately running for a seat held by State Rep. J.D. Prescott (R-Union City), who won his first election in District 33 against Democrat Shon Byrum by nearly 6,000 votes in 2018. District 33 encompasses Jay and Randolph counties and part of Delaware County.
Ryan Scott Davis
Ryan Scott Davis sees Jay County as the deciding factor in the District 33 state representative Democratic primary.
“Jay County, I think, is going to be a swing vote for us,” said Davis, one of the two candidates in the primary.
The Randolph County native and teacher at Noblesville and Westfield high schools said he thinks he can win his county, which is in District 33 along with Jay County and part of Delaware County.
Davis’ primary opponent, Muncie Community Schools government teacher Julie Snider, is expected to win a majority of votes in Delaware County, Davis said, which leaves Jay County as the deciding factor. Davis, however, was unable to spend much time campaigning in Jay County before the coronavirus pandemic forced Indiana’s stay-at-home order.
“I would love the opportunity to come over there and get more involved in the community,” said Davis, referring to Jay County. He added that running for office in the midst of a viral outbreak has been challenging.
Davis has worked on the front lines of the pandemic as a paramedic in addition to teaching EMT courses at the high school level.
“I have nothing but good things to say about Julie,” he said. They went head-to-head in virtual debates that were hosted by Muncie and Randolph County groups.
Davis, who has been involved with local politics since 2007, threw his hat in the race because incumbent state Rep. J.D. Prescott (R-Union City) has failed to adequately represent the needs of public education in District 33, he said. Prescott’s challenger in the Republican primary, Jay County High School agriculture teacher Brittany Kloer, and Snider also say the incumbent’s education policy influenced their decision to run for office.
If elected, Davis said he would support legislation to repeal Indiana’s right-to-work laws, which prohibits unions from requiring the workers they represent to pay union-related costs. That has hurt union workers in Jay County, Davis said.
Davis said he would also support legislation that helps provide childcare for Hoosiers, lowers the cost of health care and combats drug addiction.
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