Jackie Walorski

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Jackie Walorski (2013)

Jackie Walorski (born August 13, 1963 in South Bend , Indiana ) is an American politician . She has represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives since 2013 .

Career

Jackie Walorski attended James Whitcomb Riley High School in South Bend until 1981 . She then studied at Taylor University in Upland until 1985 . She then worked as a television reporter for WSBT-TV in her hometown of South Bend. At the same time, she embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . She was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 2004 to 2010 ; in 2010 she ran unsuccessfully for the US House of Representatives.

In the 2012 congressional election , however, Walorski was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Indiana , where she succeeded Joe Donnelly , who had been elected to the US Senate , on January 3, 2013 . Their election result was very narrow with 49.1% of the vote against the Democrat Brendan Mullen, who came up with 47.5%. After two re-elections so far in 2014 and 2016, she can continue to exercise her office today. Your new legislative period runs until January 3, 2019 with the option of a further candidacy in 2018.

Jackie Walorski has been married since 1995 and lives privately in Elkhart .

Web links

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