"He is giving the citizens of Gary hope. That is going to change what is going on in that city," said state Sen. Ed Charbonneau, R-Valparaiso, a Gary native.
State Sen.-elect Dave Vinzant, D-Hobart, is ready and willing to work with anyone at the Statehouse if it has the potential to improve lives and communities in Northwest Indiana.
Democratic leaders in Senate District 3 selected former Hobart Councilman Dave Vinzant Wednesday to complete the Indiana Senate term of now-Gary Mayor Eddie Melton.
Gary City Councilwomen Tai Adkins, D-4th, and Lori Latham, D-1st, will lead the Gary Common Council after its members voted unanimously for them as president and vice president, respectively. The two were selected for their roles during the Gary Common Council’s first meeting of the year, which was held on Tuesday. Adkins, previously elected as the council’s vice president, has been serving as .