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Johnny Nugent \ retirement \ Senate
Sen. Nugent won’t seek reelection
By Jesse Wilson TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Sen. Johnny Nugent, R-Lawrenceburg, announced Monday that he would not pursue re-election after completing his current term. “Volunteering to retire from the Senate has been one of my more difficult decisions,” Nugent said in a statement. “However, after a great amount of thoughtful prayer and quiet personal reflection, I […]
candidates \ Don Bates \ elections \ Republican primary \ state treasurer \ Wayne Seybold
Don Bates to run for state treasurer in GOP primary
Staff report TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Republican Don Bates announced Tuesday that he will seek the Republican nomination in the 2014 race for state treasurer. Bates, a financial advisor who ran unsuccessfully for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate in 2010, said his 17 years of private sector work in money matters mean he’s a good […]
Beth White \ Connie Lawson \ Democrats \ Secretary of State
Democrat Beth White to run for Democratic nomination for SOS
Staff report TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Democrat Marion County Clerk Beth White said Monday that she will seek the Democratic nomination for secretary of state in 2014. White, who is in her second term as clerk, said her role as chief election officer for the nation’s 13th largest city is experience that qualifies her to be […]
governor's race \ Indiana Democratic Party \ John Gregg \ Mike Pence
John Gregg says no to 2016 governor’s race
Staff report TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Democrat John Gregg says he won’t be running for governor in 2016 and will focus instead on family issues. Gregg – who lost to Republican Mike Pence in the governor’s race last year – had stayed on the political circuit after the election, attending events throughout the state. But Gregg […]
Indiana Democratic Party \ Mike Claytor \ state auditor
Mike Claytor to seek Democratic nomination for state auditor
By Jacie Shoaf TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Mike Claytor plans to announce his run for state auditor on Thursday, making him the first Democrat to announce his candidacy for the position. Claytor is an accountant and attorney. He previously worked for the Indiana State Board of Accounts, where he was appointed as deputy state examiner under […]
elections \ registration \ voting
More Hoosiers register to vote through public assistance offices
By Megan Banta TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Nearly 53,000 low-income Hoosiers either applied to register to vote or updated their existing registrations at public assistance offices from 2011 to 2012, according to a new report from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. That is a significant increase from the previous two-year period, when less than 21,000 low-income […]
auditor \ Indiana Republican Party \ Mike Pence \ Tim Berry
GOP confirms Berry; Pence says list of potential auditors is growing
By Megan Banta TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Mike Pence said Monday that the list of potential replacements for State Auditor Tim Berry is growing. Pence said he has already met with “about half a dozen” potential successors, including Rep. Tom Saunders, R-Lewisville, and Brownsburg Town Council president Dwayne Sawyer, and that “a few names were […]
Indiana Republican Party \ Mike Pence \ Tim Berry
Pence picks state Auditor Tim Berry to be next GOP chair
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Mike Pence has picked state Auditor Tim Berry to be the new chairman of the Indiana Republican Party – a move that opens up a statewide office for the governor to appoint. The choice must be confirmed by the Republican State Committee, which is expected to take place […]
Eric Holcomb \ Indiana Republican Party \ Mike Pence \ Republicans
GOP leaders will step down
By Alec Gray TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Republican Chairman Eric Holcomb announced Wednesday that he and several other leaders will be stepping down, which should give Gov. Mike Pence the opportunity to handpick the party’s new leaders. The announcement came after a meeting of the State Central Committee meeting. In addition to Holcomb’s departure, Vice […]
state treasurer \ Wayne Seybold
Marion Mayor Wayne Seybold announces his campaign for state treasurer
By Ellie Price TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Wayne Seybold, mayor of Marion, Ind. and a former Olympian, announced his campaign for state treasurer Tuesday morning for the 2014 election cycle. Seybold, who has served as the mayor of Marion since 2003, said he plans to apply his knowledge about local government to the state treasurer position. […]
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