An unusual contest is taking place at the Indiana Republican convention. Party delegates are set to meet Saturday to nominate a lieutenant governor candidate to run alongside gubernatorial nominee Sen. Mike Braun. He has endorsed state Rep. Julie McGuire as his running mate in May. Usually Indiana delegates back the gubernatorial nominee’s choice.
FILE - State Rep. Julie McGuire partakes in the first legislative session of the year Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, at the Indiana Statehouse in Indiana polis. Indiana Republican delegates will gather Saturday, June 15, 2024, to elect a nominee for lieutenant governor where Micah Beckwith is challenging Sen. Mike Braun’s choice of McGuire. FILE - Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., speaks during a Republican Indiana gubernatorial candidate forum in Carmel, Ind., Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024.
Trump made a surprise endorsement Thursday night for McGuire ahead of the convention, indicating Beckwith’s campaign has some teeth. The endorsement is a major win for McGuire in a state where Trump won the 2020 election by 16 points.in part by repeatedly pushing a complete ban on abortion. Indiana’s current law allows exceptions in rare and limited circumstances.A Christian group teaches public school students during the school day.
Beckwith, who unsuccessfully ran for Congress from central Indiana in 2020, actively campaigned for lieutenant governor for a year, courting delegates months ahead of the convention. He co-hosts a podcast called “Jesus, Sex and Politics,” and is known for his far-right stances on gender, sexuality and abortion. He cast himself as a political outsider who would keep the governor’s office in check, limit property taxes and oppose school efforts to support the LGBTQ+ community.
Delegates sometimes buck their leaders choices: in 2022, they defied Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb’s backing of the incumbent secretary of state for a second term and instead electedWhoever wins this nomination will run with Braun against Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jennifer McCormick, a former state education chief, and Libertarian nominee Donald Rainwater. Democrats haven’t won a statewide office in Indiana since 2012.
Government Appointments And Nominations U.S. Republican Party General News Election 2024 IN State Wire Conservatism Indianapolis Donald Trump P Politics N U.S. News A Abortion U.S. News
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Tension mounts in Utah Republican Party over county GOP's pre-primary mailerTension over a mailer sent out by the Salt Lake County Republican Party is roiling the party and may be indicative of a broader split in the GOP.
Read more »
Travis County GOP Chair Matt Mackowiak announces run to lead state Republican Party'Travis County GOP Chair Matt Mackowiak announces run to lead state Republican Party' was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media o
Read more »
Travis County GOP Chair Matt Mackowiak announces run to lead state Republican PartyThe political consultant joins a crowded field to replace outgoing Chair Matt Rinaldi when party delegates meet next week.
Read more »
Travis County GOP Chair Matt Mackowiak announces run to lead state Republican PartyThe political consultant joins a crowded field to replace outgoing Chair Matt Rinaldi when party delegates meet next week.
Read more »
GREG GUTFELD: As the Democratic Party becomes female, the Republican Party becomes more male'Gutfeld!' panelists discuss what's behind some men leaving the Democratic Party.
Read more »
Texas Republican Party delegates vote on party platformThe Republican Party of Texas convention ended Saturday with delegates voting on a party platform that includes additional restrictions on abortion and...
Read more »