Attorney Joe Etling will remain the face of the Vigo county democratic party.
Posted: Mar 6, 2021 5:45 PM
Updated: Mar 6, 2021 10:51 PM
Posted By: Staff Report
VIGO COUNTY, Ind. (WTHI) - Attorney Joe Etling will remain the face of the Vigo county democratic party.
Etling was re-elected chair during a caucus Saturday.
City councilwoman and attorney Martha Crossen challenged Etling for the seat.
Etling won with a 116-votes to Crossen s 58.
Etling has served as chair for more than two decades.
Also at the caucus Kim Worland was elected vice-chair, John Wright was elected treasurer, and Michelle Edwards secretary.
174-people voted which is a hundred percent of those eligible.
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That bears repeating: The Republican governor has expressed unease with a bill moving through the Republican-controlled legislature, and has allowed state agencies, which rarely take a position on pending legislation, to oppose it.