Spencer Deery

Spencer Deery earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Brigham Young University in 2006 and a master's degree in public administration from George Washington University in 2011. Deery's career experience includes working as the deputy chief of staff, the senior communications strategist, and a public policy analyst with the Purdue University Office of the President. He has been affiliated with the Boy Scouts.[1][2]

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Spencer grew up in a rural community as the son of two public educators. He and his wife Julia have been married for 15 years and have made their home in Tippecanoe County where they are raising three children who attend public schools

Despite being a first-time political candidate, Spencer’s career and education have prepared him to be a successful legislator and advocate for District 23.

He has worked in the leadership of Purdue University since 2011 and currently serves as the Deputy Chief of Staff and as a communications and public policy advisor to Mitch Daniels, the former Indiana governor and current Purdue President.

Before Purdue, Spencer worked as a communications and public policy research aide in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington DC. Before the VA, Spencer worked in the private sector in marketing and strategic communications.

Spencer speaks fluent Spanish and has a bachelor’s degree in communications with minors in both business and political science and a master's degree from the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration at The George Washington University, where he graduated at the top of the class.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Fighting the pain of inflation with smart fiscal policies.Strengthening our education system at every level.Maintaining safe communities.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Lawmakers need to chart a path to a more prosperous, post-pandemic normal than our current trajectory. Many Hoosier families are struggling and feeling a deep anxiety. Their incomes have not kept pace with inflation and a recession is on the horizon. Students are still catching up from shutdown induced learning loss. Some Indiana zip codes are among the unhealthiest in the country, mental health services are often inaccessible, and our hospital prices are among the most expensive in the nation.

Some of these problems didn’t start with the pandemic, but they were exacerbated by it and by politicians (mostly national) who have cared more about grandstanding than governing. I have never sought political office before, but I am doing so because I believe we need political newcomers with the qualifications, commonsense and integrity to seek evidence-based solutions that lead to a more resilient economy, a better educational system, and affordable, accessible and efficient health care.