Page 6 - Hal Slager News Today

Lobby groups, activists, supporters, school children and even a gowned bride taking wedding photos filled the Indiana Statehouse Tuesday during Organization Day in Indianapolis, with many passing out information and calling on legislators to listen to their demands.

State Representatives Mike Andrade, D-Munster, Hal Slager, R-Schererville, and Julie Olthoff, R-Crown Point, were leading in their re-election bids Tuesday night.

Every incumbent Northwest Indiana state representative facing a challenger for reelection Tuesday appears to have won a new two-year term.

Voters in Northwest Indiana, and across the Hoosier State, are deciding Tuesday who should represent their interests in government at the federal, state and local levels.

The District 15 Indiana State Representative race pits Republican incumbent Hal Slager against Democrat and fellow Schererville resident Chris Kukuch.

Voters have a choice between experience and change as they decide at the Nov. 8 general election who should represent Indiana House District 15 at the Statehouse.

Following Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Indiana lawmakers are almost certain next month to enact severe restrictions on abortion access, or outright ban the procedure in the Hoosier State.

State Rep. Hal Slager, R-Schererville, was recognized for his efforts to expand Hoosier access to emergency medical services through House Enrolled Act 1112.

The right to abortion is poised to become a top issue for both Democratic and Republican candidates in this years general election in Indiana.

A new Indiana law authorizing all adult Hoosiers to carry a handgun in public without a state permit bars one countys chief law enforcement officer from doing the same due