Goshen Attorney to Run for Second District Congressional Seat in 2012

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Andrew Straw

A Goshen attorney is expected to run for the Second District Congressional seat in Indiana. Andrew Straw, 42, is a Northridge High School graduate and he holds a bachelor’s, masters, and law degree from Indiana University. If he gets the nomination, he would be running as a Democrat. Republican Jackie Walorski has also announced that she will be running for the seat that is expected to be abandoned by current Representative, Joe Donnelly.

Donnelly is expected to abandon the seat after three terms to run for the U.S. Senate against either Senator Richard Lugar or State Treasurer Richard Mourdock. Mourdock is trying to unseat Lugar in the 2012 Republican Primary.

Lincoln Day Dinner held Saturday

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The annual Lincoln Day Dinner was held Saturday night at the Bass Lake Community Center. With party leaders, state, national, and local candidates in attendance, the evening was proclaimed a success for the Grand Old Party (GOP).

Following the evening festivities, WKVI interviewed three Republicans of note, State Senator Ed Charbonneau, State Treasurer Richard Murdock, and candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, Jackie Walorski.

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Richard Mourdock has Support of Pulaski County Republican Chairperson

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Richard Mourdock

State Treasurer Richard Mourdock picked up the support of another county chairman yesterday in the U.S. Senate Race. Mourdock, who claims to have the support of 75% of the Republican chairpersons, also has the support of Robert Foerg in Pulaski County. In an interview with WKVI this week, Foerg said he has not polled the rest of the officers so he was was speaking only for himself.

Foerg, who is a police officer, said he was impressed that Mourdock was for term limits (no more than 12 years), and his stand on protecting second amendment rights.

Mourdock is taking on U.S. Senator Richard Lugar in the Republican spring primary.

Senator Lugar Losing Support

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Senator Lugar

Is Richard “Dick” Lugar in trouble with his own party? If you talk with the 67 County Chairmen who have endorsed his opponent in the spring primary he is.

Richard Mourdock is the Indiana State Treasurer and a favorite of the conservative wing of the party that considers Lugar too much of a moderate. He is rated one of President Barack Obama’s favorite Republican Senators.

Lugar was first elected to the Senate in 1976 when he defeated then-U.S. Senator Vance Hartke. He has been so popular that in the 2006 election, the Democrats didn’t even run a candidate against him.

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