Ed Soliday is beholden to utility monopolies, big oil, corporate energy special interests, school voucher advocate Betsy DeVos, and SO MUCH MORE
BIG ENERGY, SOLAR, OIL, & GAS
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Soliday Sponsored Legislation that Critics Say Would Drive Up Energy Costs
“HB 1420 would give Indiana utility companies the “right of first refusal” to build, own, and operate new transmission lines in their service area — preventing new projects from being competitively bid on by other energy companies that would then retain an ownership stake.” [Indiana Capitol Chronicle, April 13, 2023]
“Soliday’s House bill from last year faced tough opposition throughout the session, mainly from local governments, as its original form sought to override local siting rules for wind and solar farms with statewide standards that were less restrictive in some cases.” [The Republic, Jan 16, 2022]
Soliday Received $1,350 this year and $2,000 in 2023 from Centerpoint Energy Inc
Centerpoint Energy was fined a “penalty of nearly $2 million to the state of Indiana for violations of federal pipeline law” [Courier & Press, 8/24/24]
Soliday Received $5,000 this year and $5,000 last year from Duke Energy Corp PAC
Duke Energy signed an agreement to purchase solar power from Ranger Power; Ranger broke ground on a 1700 acre facility in 2023
Duke Energy is Indiana’s largest electric supplier
Soliday has received THOUSANDS from NextEra Energy to back their expansion of Solar Farms
Soliday sponsored legislation in 2021 that would establish state guidelines for citing solar plants and override local regulations. NextEra operates Solar farms on agricultural lands.
Soliday Sponsored Bills that Shielded Polluters from Costs of Past Decisions
“House Enrolled Act 1417 allows utilities to pass on the cost of coal ash cleanups and other business costs to customers, essentially shielding companies from the costs of past financial decisions. Soliday-authored bills also eliminated competitive bidding... allowed natural-gas-fired power plants to qualify for financial benefits reserved for clean energy projects..."[Limestone Post, September 7, 2023]
Police Spending
The only promise he’s ever kept? keeping money in the pockets of special interestS
Indiana District 4 deserves a representative who stands up for us.
ENVIRONMENT
Soliday Received $500 from the Marathon Petroleum Corp Employees PAC
Soliday Received $1,500 this year and $1250 last year from Sunrise Coal LLC
Soliday Received $2,000 from the BP North America Employee PAC
Soliday Received $1,250 from Alliance Coal PAC
Soliday Sponsored 2020 Legislation to Slow the Shift from Coal
“The current bill [HR 1414] would prohibit utilities from retiring plants without giving the IURC at least three years notice, which some say adds a layer of unnecessary bureaucracy.” [Utility Drive, 2/27/2020]
Public Education
Betsy DeVos, Trump's education secretary pick, has been major donor in Indiana school voucher push
"How has Hoosiers for Quality Education used that money? ...
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$30,000 to Republican State Rep. Ed Soliday's campaign" [WRTV, Nov. 23, 2016]
ED SOLIDAY HAS CONSISTENTLY VOTED AGAINST SUPPORT FOR OUR LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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Voted NO on more accountability for virtual schools [House Bill 1172, Roll Call 69, 2019]
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Voted NO on increased funding for school safety [House Bill 1001, Roll call 270]
ED SOLIDAY SAID HE WOULD HELP OUR SCHOOLS... WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR 18 YEARS
Soliday Voted NO on preventing public school funding from being diverted to for-profit, out of state operated charter Schools. [House Bill 1001, Roll Call 657, 2019]
Soliday Received TENS OF THOUSANDS of dollars from a PAC controlled by BETSY DEVOS
Soliday Voted to Expand School Voucher Program, Diverting Money from Public Schools. Leading to increased taxes in our community due to school referendums to maintain the quality of our education system.
Ed Soliday had a chance to help. Instead: He VOTED AGAINST an increase in teacher pay
House Bill 1007, 2020 would have directly led to an increase in teacher salaries and prevent quality educators from leaving the profession. [House Bill 1007, 2020, Roll call 11]
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Soliday Voted to Expand School Voucher Program, Diverting Money from Public Schools
“certain families making up to 300% of the eligibility level for federally subsidized meals... will have access to vouchers to pay for private school. This means families of four with an income of about $145,000 — nearly double the Indiana median income for families — will be eligible.” [Chalkbeat Indiana, April 27, 2021; Roll Call 657]
WHAT DID HE DO?
NO to protecting the rights and freedoms of Hoosier Women [SB1, 2022]
NO to putting our environment and wetlands above money and corporations [SB 389, 2021]
NO to protecting Hoosiers from rising electricity prices [HB 1420, 2023]
NO to putting Hoosier lives and families over the interests of the gun lobby [HB 1077, 2022]
NO to protecting those who already have an advantage of power over the common citizen [limits Public access to Police Body Camera Footage, HB 1019, 2016]
NO to Standing up to corporations to oppose Inhumane Puppy Mills and support Animal Welfare [House Bill 1412, 2024] [Humane Society PR, "Indiana animal welfare organizations unite..." 2/8/24]