In a Tuesday caucus closed to the press, the Indiana Democratic Party nominated Paul Steury as its candidate to finish Rep. Jackie Walorski’s term after she died in a car accident earlier this month.
Steury won the Democratic primary for the Second Congressional District earlier this year and will appear on the ballot for a new two-year term. He will face Republican nominee and former Walorski aide Rudy Yakym in both the special and general elections.
“With Paul Steury, Democrats have an educator and proven community leader who is ready to fight climate change, create more good-paying jobs, and build a better tomorrow for Hoosiers across Indiana’s Second Congressional District,” Democratic Party Chairman Mike Schmuhl said in a statement.
“Paul’s experience is in stark contrast with Rudy Yakym and a modern Republican Party that puts extremism and cozying up to special interests over common sense solutions for hard-working folks. The choice couldn’t be more clear, and it’s why Democrats like Paul Steury will win this November – because they’ll put Hoosiers, not special interests, first.”
Voters in the Congressional Second District will select two candidates in November – one to serve the remainder of Walorski’s term until January 3 and another to serve a new full two-year term. Due to redistricting, some precincts will only select a congressional representative for one race while the majority votes in both elections.
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