Carmel City Council president announces run for mayor
Kevin “Woody” Rider is a 35-year Carmel resident who is in his fourth term as an at-large Carmel city councilor. He is also a member of the Carmel Plan Commission.
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Myla Eldridge elected Marion County Democratic Party chair
Eldridge, vice chair of the Indiana Democratic Party, is now the first Black chair of the Marion County Democratic Party after a landslide victory against three other candidates.
Eldridge, three others vying for Marion County Democratic chair
Marion County Clerk Myla Eldridge will be running against Ashley Greene-Hogue, Karla Nowlin and Rosemary Turentine during Tuesday evening’s caucus for the new Marion County Democratic Party chair.
Jim Brainard says he won’t seek eighth term as Carmel mayor
Brainard, who has overseen the Carmel’s transition from a traditional suburb to a destination city with a new downtown and more roundabouts than any other U.S. community, announced Tuesday that he will not seek re-election in 2023.
Charter-friendly advocacy groups make endorsements for IPS school board
Two influential groups with strong ties to the charter school movement have both endorsed Hope Hampton over Kristen Elizabeth Phair in the sole Indianapolis Public Schools school board race that’s contested this year.
Democratic legislator Robin Shackleford considering run for Indy mayor
Shackleford’s candidacy would set up a potential Democratic primary battle with Mayor Joe Hogsett, who has yet to disclose his future political plans.
Marion County prosecutor candidate Carrasco shares public safety plan
Using the FedEx Ground facility where eight people were killed last year as a backdrop for a new conference, Republican candidate Cyndi Carrasco on Wednesday blamed Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears, a Democrat, for not preventing the mass shooting.
UPDATE: Some Marion County Democrats call for Black party chair following Bell’s resignation
Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis, National Action Network of Indiana and the Baptist Ministers Alliance called for the change and questioned why Kate Sweeney Bell’s departure as party chair didn’t come sooner.
Two races uncontested in IPS school board election
Two candidates are unopposed in separate races. A third seat attracted only two candidates. And three incumbent board members chose not to seek re-election after a single term.
Indiana Dems confirm candidate for 2nd District race
Democrat Paul Steury has been confirmed as the party’s candidate for the special election that will determine who will complete the congressional term of Republican U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski following her death in a northern Indiana highway crash.
Ex-AG Curtis Hill brushes off groping case in House bid
Hill is the most prominent of the dozen candidates who met Wednesday’s deadline to enter the Republican caucus vote to replace U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski following her death in a highway crash.
Special election to replace Rep. Walorski scheduled for Nov. 8
The special election announcement came almost one week after Walorski died in a northern Indiana car crash. Her funeral will be held Wednesday.
Jaworowski concedes House District 32 primary to Glynn following recount
After a primary race decided by a dozen votes, Republican Fred Glynn will face Democratic candidate Victoria Garcia Wilburn in November.
Recount begins for ultra-close House District 32 Republican primary
In the May 3 primary, Fred Glynn of Carmel received 1,844 votes to 1,838 votes for Suzie Jaworowski of Fishers.
Indiana readies $12 million voting machines investment
Indianapolis-based MicroVote will receive about $12.3 million for about 5,030 printers in 45 Indiana counties using electronic-only setups to count votes.
Challenger defeats Holcomb appointee to secure GOP nomination for secretary of state
Diego Morales defeated Gov. Eric Holcomb’s appointed Secretary of State Holli Sullivan and two other challengers at Saturday’s Indiana Republican Party State Convention.
Holcomb, associates attacked as too moderate as GOP prepares to nominate candidates
One mailing calls Secretary of State Holli Sullivan a “puppet” of Gov. Eric Holcomb and criticizes him for vetoing a bill banning transgender girls from K-12 girl sports and imposing an “authoritarian lockdown” during the pandemic.
Capitol riot panel blames Trump for 1/6 ‘attempted coup’
Testimony showed Thursday how Trump clung to his own false claims of election fraud, beckoning supporters to the Capitol on Jan. 6 when Congress would certify the election results.
Democrats, Republicans fight to a redistricting stalemate
After nearly a year of partisan battles, number-crunching and lawsuits, the once-a-decade congressional redistricting cycle is ending in a draw.
Inspired by slating controversies, group targets small-time, big-impact elected positions
Not-for-profit Act Indiana says 60 people associated with the organization were elected in last month’s primary-year elections for Democratic precinct committee positions. That’s more than one in five of the 291 precinct committeepeople elected.