INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State Sen. Victoria Spartz has won the Republican nomination to replace GOP Rep. Susan Brooks in a central Indiana congressional district that Democrats are targeting for the fall election.
Spartz won Tuesday’s primary over 14 other candidates in the 5th Congressional District after flooding TV screens and mailboxes with ads fueled largely by $1 million she loaned to her campaign.
Former state Rep. Christina Hale of Indianapolis won the Democratic primary and will face Spartz in the November election. Hale was the 2016 Democratic lieutenant governor nominee, and she has already raised more than $1 million.
Brooks announced last June that she was stepping away to spend more time at home with her family.
Indiana's 5th District covers a wide area of central Indiana, including the north side of Indianapolis. Blackford, Boone, Grant, Hamilton, Howard, Madison, and Tipton counties to the north and northeast of the Circle City make up the remainder of the district.
Brooks, who has represented the district since 2013, won the 2018 general election over Democrat Dee Thornton. Republicans have held the 5th Congressional District since 1993.
ABOUT THE CANDIDATES
Christina Hale: After raising her son as a single mother while attending Purdue University, Christina Hale turned to public service. She is focusing on rising health care costs, preparing children for the job market and "solving problems for Hoosier families."
Victoria Spartz: A native of Ukraine, Victoria Spartz immigrated to the United States and became a U.S. Citizen. The current state senator vows to protect 2nd Amendment rights, cut spending and secure the U.S. borders. She and her husband have two children and live in Noblesville.
