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Democrat Frank Mrvan wins 1st District seat in Congress

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Democrat Frank J. Mrvan, the North Township Trustee in Lake County, has succeeded to U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky’s 1st District seat.

Mrvan easily beat Republican Mark Leyva and Libertarian Michael Strauss with 57 percent of the votes cast in the race.

In a statement released late on Tuesday, Mrvan thanked Visclosky, the United Steelworkers, the American Federation of Teachers Indiana, and the Building and Construction Trades Council of Northwest Indiana for their endorsements and support.

“I welcome the tremendous responsibility of this office and look forward to using my experiences and knowledge to pragmatically address the incredible challenges of today,” Mrvan said. “We must act with all urgency to address the pandemic and the economic uncertainty that is impacting all of us. I also look forward to bringing our region together so we can continue to focus on attracting federal resources so that we can transform our economy and create more good-paying jobs, access to affordable healthcare, and a safe and secure retirement for everyone.”

“I want to congratulate Frank J, Mrvan on his election to Congress,” Visclosky said for his own part. “Representative-elect Mrvan has proven throughout his career to be one of the most sincere, decent, and honorable individuals I have ever met, and I know he has the character and skills to excel as a member of Congress. There remains a great amount of work that needs to be done in Northwest Indiana and our nation. I wish Frank the best and look forward to his continued success.”

Visclosky chose not to run for re-election after 18 terms in Congress.

State Rep. Soliday re-elected

The Associated Press has declared State Rep. Ed Soliday, R-Valparaiso, a winner.

Soliday successfully defended his 4th District seat in the Indiana House against the challenge of Democrat Deb Porter.

In Porter County, Soliday took 54.60 percent of the vote, with 20,031 votes to Porter’s 16,656.

As of deadline today, the AP had not yet declared a winner in the race for the 9th District seat in the Indiana House, between incumbent Democrat Patricia (Pat) Boy and her Republican challenger Dion Bergeron.

 

Posted 11/4/2020

 
 
 
 

 

 

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