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The 2020 race for state representative in Indiana’s 29th district just got bigger.
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Mike Vick, a Noblesville resident and field canvass director with Indiana’s largest consumer advocacy organization, has announced he is running in the Democratic Party primary.
“We need an Indiana that works for all, not just a few people at the top,” Vick said. “I want to end the cycle of wealthy donors putting their politically connected friends into positions of power to benefit themselves at the expense of working class and middle-income Hoosiers.”
Vick, 37, is an evangelical Christian and a libertarian socialist. While some might shy away from such labels, Vick embraces both.
“I believe in democracy and I want to extend that to our workplaces,” Vick said. “I believe in a society built around human need, not profit, a country where we make real the idea of treating our neighbor as we would wish to be treated.”
Vick’s platform includes policies aimed at lowering cost of living in the district. He also advocates for union jobs, worker-owned, democratically-run cooperative enterprises, equitable education funding, criminal justice reform, green renewable energy, and campaign finance and electoral reform.
Vick said he plans to speak to residents of the district who would not normally be engaged in the political process.
As a theologically conservative Christian, Vick also said he wants to reach out to political conservatives in the district with a message of unity in solving the problems the district faces.
“My wife is a Republican,” Vick said. “Many of my closest friends are Republicans. We have a lot of things that divide us in this country. It’s easy to shout past each other. I’d rather build bridges than walls.”
Vick is running unopposed for the Democratic Party nomination.
Candidate background
Mike’s father was a union iron worker and organizer, and his mother was a teacher and school board member. From a young age, Mike’s parents instilled a deep commitment to working class values and to ensuring the least among us are treated as we would want to be treated ourselves.
Mike lives in Noblesville with his wife Amanda and their two children. On Sundays, you’ll find Mike at Waterline Church with his family. His Christian faith influences every part of his worldview. He wants a fair and just society where everyone, not just a privileged few, have a voice in their government and workplace.
Mike serves as field canvass director for Indiana’s largest consumer advocacy group, fighting for fair utility rates, energy policy reform, pollution prevention and family farmers.
Mike organized home care and child care workers, fighting for better pay and working conditions. He also raised funds for a global non-profit organization fighting for a green and peaceful future.
For more information, please visit votevick2020.com. Connect with Mike on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.