Nationality American Name Troy Woodruff | Political party Republican Party | |
Occupation State Representative (64th District, Indiana) Term January 3, 2004 - January 3, 2006 | ||
Troy Woodruff was State Representative of Indiana's 64th district, which includes parts of Daviess, Knox, Gibson, and Pike counties, from 2004 to 2006. He ran for re-election in 2006 but was defeated by the Democratic Party candidate, high-school teacher Kreg Battles.
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Criticism
Best-known of Woodruff's contributions was his part in establishing daylight saving time in Indiana. While running for office, he had told the public that he did not support putting Indiana on daylight saving time, but after becoming more educated about the subject, he voted in favor of establishing it in the state. Enraged by this "betrayal", much of the misunderstanding public voted against Troy in the 2006 election.
Woodruff used his position to get his wife a job with the Indiana Department of Transportation when she wasn't qualified. He also used his insider knowledge and illegally bought land along the future I-69 route and sold it for a profit.
Less-known issues that Woodruff pursued included, but were not limited to, an attempt to outlaw abortion and allow home school students to play sports for public schools. Woodruff came very close to illegalizing abortion in Indiana with his amendment to define life. His amendment passed through committee without a problem but was voted down in the Indiana House of Representatives due to a recess which allowed Democrats to rally and realize what he was trying to do. He worked closely with homeschool students Mark Smith and Katie Blemker to pass legislation legalizing their involvement in public school sports.
Involvements
Woodruff worked for several organizations and politicians, including Indiana Right to Life, U.S. Representative John Hostettler, and Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels. Woodruff had promised to vote no on daylight saving time but once in office he was the one vote needed to get it passed into law
Support
In his elections, Woodruff was supported by Governor Mitch Daniels' campaign staff as well as local homeschool students. Troy stayed on good terms with homeschool students from Vincennes, Indiana and many of them helped with his campaigns. He was assisted in the 2006 election by a two-week homeschool student project led by Josh Brown of Vincennes, Indiana (16). Among the participants were homeschool students from Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio.