Indiana Senate Race: Banks vs. McCray, a Battle Between Trump's Legacy and a Rising Democrat
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Indiana Senate Race: Banks vs. McCray, a Battle Between Trump's Legacy and a Rising Democrat

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Republican Jim Banks and Democrat Valerie McCray are vying for Indiana's open Senate seat in the 2024 election. Banks, a combative Trump supporter, is heavily favored to win the seat, while McCray, a political newcomer, has made a significant impact in the state's Democratic primary. The race will be a significant test for both parties, as Indiana voters have grown more conservative in recent years.

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Indiana justices, elections board kick GOP US Senate candidate off primary ballot
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Indiana justices, elections board kick GOP US Senate candidate off primary ballot

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. INDIANAPOLIS — The bipartisan Indiana Election Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to remove one of two Republican U.S. Senate candidates from the primary ballot, and the state Supreme Court rejected his legal challenge to the law barring his candidacy. Rust had sued state officials over Indiana’s law requiring that candidates must …

In reversal, US Rep. Victoria Spartz to seek reelection for Indiana seat
10 months, 2 weeks ago

In reversal, US Rep. Victoria Spartz to seek reelection for Indiana seat

Associated Press  

Republican U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz announced Monday that she intends to seek reelection for Indiana’s 5th Congressional District, reversing an announcement a year ago that she would forgo another run. The move shakes up the congressional race in which at least nine Republicans have already filed with the Secretary of State to run for Spartz’s seat. In January, Republicans U.S. …

Indiana US Senate candidate files suit challenging law that may keep him off the ballot
1 year, 3 months ago

Indiana US Senate candidate files suit challenging law that may keep him off the ballot

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — An egg farmer seeking the Republican nomination for Indiana’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2024 filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the constitutionality of a state law that could prevent him from getting on the ballot. John Rust, the chair of Seymour-based Rose Acre Farms, filed the lawsuit against Secretary of State Diego Morales, the Indiana Election Commission and …

GOP leaders, stung by losses, plan to wade into Senate races
1 year, 9 months ago

GOP leaders, stung by losses, plan to wade into Senate races

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WASHINGTON — A football legend who held a gun to his ex-wife’s head. The hedge fund CEO narrowly lost Pennsylvania’s 2022 Republican Senate primary to Dr. Mehmet Oz, a Trump-backed TV personality who was defeated in the general election by Democrat John Fetterman by roughly 5 percentage points. Scott previously said that “the nice thing” about the campaign chief job …

Trump meddling in Indiana Senate primary has GOP strategists fearing another 'bloodbath': report
1 year, 11 months ago

Trump meddling in Indiana Senate primary has GOP strategists fearing another 'bloodbath': report

Raw Story  

As former President Donald Trump struggles to maintain his iron grip over the Republican Party, one longtime adviser for former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels has stated that Daniels' possible entry into the Indiana Senate race would make the state, "ground zero of the Republican Civil War," according to Politico. Trump, who has touted the importance of Indiana in the Republican …

GOP Rep. Banks jumps into race for open Indiana Senate seat
1 year, 11 months ago

GOP Rep. Banks jumps into race for open Indiana Senate seat

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INDIANAPOLIS — Republican Rep. Jim Banks, a combative defender of former President Donald Trump, announced on Tuesday that he is running for the U.S. Senate seat from Indiana being vacated by GOP Sen. Mike Braun. “Republican primary voters are looking for a conservative fighter, someone to go to Washington and fight for Hoosier family values and against the radical, socialist …

US Sen. Mike Braun files paperwork for Indiana governor run
2 years ago

US Sen. Mike Braun files paperwork for Indiana governor run

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INDIANAPOLIS — Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Braun formally launched a committee Wednesday for a 2024 campaign for governor in his home state of Indiana, a move that would forego a reelection bid for his Senate seat. Josh Kelley, Braun’s chief of staff and senior political adviser, acknowledged the campaign filing with the Indiana Election Division and said in an email …

US Sen. Braun says decision near on Indiana governor run
2 years, 1 month ago

US Sen. Braun says decision near on Indiana governor run

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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Sen. Mike Braun said Wednesday that the long list of possible 2024 Republican candidates for governor won’t sway his decision on whether to enter that race. “I don’t care who it is, if I decide to run I’ll run a campaign similar to what I did back then.” Braun, the wealthy 68-year-old founder of a national auto …

Indiana officials reject ballot challenge to GOP Rep. Banks
2 years, 10 months ago

Indiana officials reject ballot challenge to GOP Rep. Banks

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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana officials rejected on Friday an attempt to kick Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Banks off of the ballot over claims that he violated the Constitution by allegedly supporting last year’s U.S. Capitol insurrection. The state election commission, which is made up of two Republicans and two Democrats, voted unanimously against the challenge filed by a long-shot Democratic candidate …

Iowa Democrat Finkenauer seeking GOP Sen. Grassley’s seat
3 years, 5 months ago

Iowa Democrat Finkenauer seeking GOP Sen. Grassley’s seat

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DES MOINES, Iowa — Democrat Abby Finkenauer, a former congresswoman, is running for Republican Chuck Grassley’s U.S. Senate seat, hoping her blue-collar credentials will propel her forward in a state that has grown more conservative over the years. State and local Democratic officials have said the party has receded in the onetime battleground state, particularly from the industrial river towns …

Indiana Sen. Todd Young announces 2022 reelection campaign
3 years, 9 months ago

Indiana Sen. Todd Young announces 2022 reelection campaign

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Republican U.S. Sen. Todd Young has announced that he’s seeking reelection to his Indiana seat. Young touted his support of former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence and pointed to his support of Trump’s conservative judicial nominees and Trump’s push to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Young was a southern Indiana congressman for …

Republican wins tighten their control of Indiana Legislature
4 years, 1 month ago

Republican wins tighten their control of Indiana Legislature

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Republicans will be returning to the Statehouse with an even tighter grip on the Legislature after again turning aside Democrats who had tried to break the GOP’s supermajority control. Republicans defeated five Democratic House incumbents across the state, including two districts in northwestern Indiana’s Lake County where former GOP lawmakers won rematches from 2018. The lone bright …

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