Bill Fine
{{short description|American politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Bill Fine
| image name=
| state_house=Indiana
| district=12th
| term_start= November 5, 2014
| term_end= November 9, 2016
| preceded= Mara Candelaria Reardon
| succeeded=Mara Candelaria Reardon
| party=Republican
| birth_date=
| birth_place= Hammond, IN
| death_date=
| death_place=
| alma_mater= Indiana University
Purdue Calumet
| occupation= Politician
| spouse=
| residence= Highland
|}}
William I. Fine is an American politician who served as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives. He was a Republican member representing District 12 from 2014 to 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.finein12.com/page9.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709232133/http://www.finein12.com/page9.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-09|title=finein12.com - About|date=2012-07-09|access-date=2019-02-26}}{{Cite book|url=https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/files/May_3_2016_Primary_Election_Candidates-feb5.pdf|title=May 3, 2016 Primary Election}}{{Cite web|url=https://indianaenr.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/archive/2016General/index.html|website=indianaenr.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net|access-date=2019-02-26|title=Archived copy|archive-date=2020-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810211351/https://indianaenr.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/archive/2016General/index.html|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://indianaenr.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/archive/2016Primary/index.html|website=indianaenr.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net|access-date=2019-02-26}} Fine was appointed to serve as the state's Office of Utility Consumer Counselor in 2016.{{Cite news| last=Cross |first=Lauren |date=Dec 21, 2016 |title=Holcomb appoints former state rep Bill Fine to administration |url=https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/holcomb-appoints-former-state-rep-bill-fine-to-administration/article_7677f0cf-36e5-52e5-a79e-613238921d47.html|website=NWI.com|access-date=2019-02-26}}
Early life, education and career
Fine is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Indiana University and earned a J.D. from Indiana University in 1976. He also hold a Masters in Arts in English from Purdue Calumet. Fine served as an attorney in Lake County until his appointment as Office of Utility Consumer Counselor.
Political career
In 2010, Fine ran as a Republican candidate for Judge of the Lake Circuit Court.{{Cite book|url=https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/files/2016%20General%20Election%20Candidate%20Abbreviated%20List%2008%2015%2016.pdf|title=November 8, 2016 General Election}}
In 2012, Fine ran for District 12, losing in the general election to Democrat Mara Candelaria Reardon. The two ran again in 2014, which Fine won. The two ran for a third time in 2016, won by Reardon.
Election results
=2010=
{{Election box begin| title=2010 Indiana General Election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = George C. Paras
| votes =
| percentage = 62%
| change =
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| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = William I. Fine
| votes =
| percentage = 38%
| change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2012=
{{Election box begin| title=2012 Indiana General Election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Mara Candelaria Reardon
| votes =
| percentage = 54%
| change =
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = William I. (Bill) Fine
| votes =
| percentage = 46%
| change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2014=
{{Election box begin| title=2014 Indiana General Election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Mara Candelaria Reardon
| votes =
| percentage = 49%
| change =
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = William I. (Bill) Fine
| votes =
| percentage = 51%
| change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2016=
{{Election box begin| title=2016 Indiana General Election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Mara Candelaria Reardon
| votes =
| percentage = 55%
| change =
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = William I. (Bill) Fine
| votes =
| percentage = 45%
| change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
External links
- [https://ballotpedia.org/William_Fine Official Website]
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Category:Republican Party members of the Indiana House of Representatives
Category:Politicians from Hammond, Indiana
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century members of the Indiana General Assembly