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Mara Candelaria Reardon is an American politician who is a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2007 - 2015, and then 2017 to present. Candelaria Reardon is a member of the Democratic Party. She was first elected in 2006. She was defeated in the 2014 general election by Republican Bill Fine, but defeated him in the 2016 general election.

Candelaria Reardon was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Indiana's 1st congressional district, to replace retiring incumbent Pete Visclosky. She announced her run on November 21, 2019. Frank J. Mrvan of Lake County won the nomination and the seat in Congress.

Biography

Candelaria Reardon was born in East Chicago, Indiana, in 1964. She is the daughter of Isabelino "Cande" Candelaria, the first Puerto Rican appointed to a city council in Indiana, and Victoria Soto Candelaria, the first Latina elected as President of the Indiana Federation of Teachers. She graduated from Munster High School in Munster, Indiana, in 1982. She attended Indiana University Northwest for her undergraduate degree, and gained her Juris Doctor degree at John Marshall School of Law in Chicago.

Political career

She is the Chair of the Board of Hispanic Caucus Chairs (BHCC), serves as Chair of the National Association of Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Education Fund Board of Directors, and is a member of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL).

Reardon has advocated for greater funding for drug addiction treatment and legalizing medical marijuana.

She has generally opposed cuts to public education funding, limits on collective bargaining, cuts to unemployment insurance programs, repealing Common Core education standards, and directing state funding to private charter schools.

In July 2018, Reardon was one of five women who alleged they were sexually harassed by Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill, a Republican, while celebrating the end of the General Assembly session at AJ's Lounge, an adult party bar and the oldest African-American-owned bar in Indianapolis. He denied the allegations. Reardon and three other women filed a civil lawsuit against Hill. On March 2, 2020, the lawsuit and all federal claims in the civil case brought against the Attorney General by Candelaria and three other women were dismissed by federal Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson of the U.S. District Court of Southern Indiana. They refiled their suit in State Court.

In the 2020 elections, Reardon ran for the United States House of Representatives seat in Indiana's 1st congressional district, where incumbent Pete Visclosky was retiring. There were 14 candidates, including Frank J. Mrvan, supported by Visclosky as his chosen successor. Mrvan won both the Democratic nomination and the general election.

Election results

2012

2014

2016

2018

References

1. "Candelaria Reardon enters race to succeed Visclosky in Congress". The Northwest Indiana Times. November 21, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
2. "Visclosky Honors Representative Mara Candelaria Reardon". Visclosky.house.gov. September 21, 2010. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
3. "State Rep. Mara Candelaria Reardon". Indiana House Democratic Caucus. Indiana Democratic Party. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
4. "Mara Candelaria Reardon". The Northwest Indiana Times. April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
5. "Mara Candelaria Reardon's Political Summary". VoteSmart.org. VoteSmart. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
6. "What's the deal with that new bar on South Meridian Street?". Indianapolis Star. March 28, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
7. "Democratic lawmaker says Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill groped her". CBS News. July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
8. "Why the harassment lawsuit against AG Curtis Hill failed. And what's next". Indianapolis Star. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
9. Kukulka, Alexandra (November 4, 2020). "Frank Mrvan wins Indiana 1st Congressional race: 'It's a serious job for very serious times'". chicagotribune.com.
10. "Rep. Visclosky's pick wins Democratic race in NW Indiana - the Wilton Bulletin". Archived from the original on June 8, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2020.

External links

• Indiana State Legislature - Representative Mara Candelaria Reardon Official government website
• Project Vote Smart - Representative Mara Candelaria Reardon (IN) profile
• Follow the Money - Mara Candelaria Reardon
  • candidate profile campaign contributions
  • Lake County, Indiana 2014 General Election Results

• Democratic Party members of the Indiana House of Representatives
• Living people
• Women state legislators in Indiana
• People from East Chicago, Indiana
• People from Munster, Indiana
• Indiana University Northwest alumni
• American politicians of Puerto Rican descent
• Hispanic and Latino American women in politics
• Hispanic and Latino American state legislators
• 21st-century American women politicians
• Hispanic and Latino American people in Indiana politics
• 21st-century members of the Indiana General Assembly
• Candidates in the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections