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Troy Woodruff(Republican) was State Representative of Indiana District 45, which includes the entire Knox and Sullivan Counties and parts of Daviess, Greene, and Vigo Counties, from 2004-2006. He ran for re-election in 2006 but was defeated by the Democrat candidate, high-school teacher Kreg Battles.

Contributions

Most well-know of Woodruff's contributions was his part in establishing Daylight Savings Time in Indiana. While running for office, he had told the public that he did not support putting Indiana on Daylight Savings 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.

Less-known issues that Woodruff pursued included, but were not limited to, an attempt to illegalize abortion and allow homeschool 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.

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, IN and many of them helped with his campaigns. He was assisted in the 2006 election by a two-week homeschool student project led by Kelly Gebert Jr. of Columbus, OH (18) and Josh Brown of Vincennes, IN (16). Among the participants were homeschool students from Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio.

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