23 Indiana House Republicans get primary challengers
By Margaret Menge – February 9, 2022
(The Center Square) – Twenty-three Republican legislators in the Indiana House have challengers in the May primary, as does one Republican senator.
Among the Republican House members being challenged is Majority Leader Matt Lehman, R-Berne, whose district includes two counties south of Fort Wayne in the northeast part of the state. His primary opponent is a police officer named Russ Mounsey, who has been with the Ossian Police Department since 2019.
The chairman of the House Rules Committee, Rep. Dan Leonard, R-Huntington, will also have a challenger this year –Lorissa Sweet, who has served on the Wabash County Council since 2016.
Rep. Timothy Wesco, R-Osceola, chairman of the House Elections Committee, is being challenged by Stephen Gray, who supports eliminating the property tax in Indiana.
Rep. Bob Behning, R-Indianapolis, who has served in the Indiana House of Representatives for 30 years and is chairman of the education committee, is being challenged by David Hewitt, who says on his website he wants to end abortion in Indiana and ban vaccine mandates.
Learn more about other challenges here.
23 Indiana House Challengers-Businessman hand putting voting paper in the ballot box
