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Republican precinct leaders in Indiana House District 12 are meeting Saturday to select a candidate to challenge first-term state Rep. Mike Andrade, D-Munster, in the Nov. 8 general election.

Charles Kallas, of Griffith, was chosen by a caucus of Republican precinct leaders to fill the ballot vacancy for Indiana House District 12.

U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan this week was selected for the Frontline program to help get Mrvan the financial and other resources he needs to win a second two-year term

Crown Points Jennifer-Ruth Green, a black woman, is not the usual GOP nominee, and shes confident this year the Republicans end their nine decades of futility in the 1st Congressional

Unofficial results show Jennifer-Ruth Green, of Crown Point, prevailed Tuesday in the Republican primary for U.S. House District 1 over former LaPorte Mayor Blair Milo and five other GOP contenders.

Voters in Ohio and Indiana will nominate candidates in a key Senate race and more.

Polling places will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday for Democrats and Republicans to pick the candidates they want representing their political party on this years general

Despite the uphill battle they face in the general election, both Republican frontrunners have gone negative in ads.

"Im an America First candidate and we need to reverse our policies back to the Trump policies," said Mark Leyva during a debate between Republicans seeking to represent the Region

Jennifer-Ruth Green, a candidate in the Regions Republican U.S. House primary, released a new campaign ad branding her most prominent opponent, former LaPorte Mayor Blair Milo, as a "Never Trump