As Lake and Porter County residents head to the polls Tuesday, they will face a few contested races, including Republican candidates for governor and Republican candidates for U.S. House of Representatives District 1. Lake County Democratic Party Chairman Jim Wieser said the party has strong incumbents seeking reelection. A few Democratic races, like State Representative District 3 and Lake .
Lake County’s Democratic Party chairman confirmed this week there have been behind the scenes machinations among some in the party for a possible caucus succession plan in the event of a felony conviction of Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. Martinez is facing Level 6 felony resisting law enforcement and misdemeanor reckless driving charges stemming from a Sept. 18, 2021 incident when Crown Point .
The lawsuit was the latest in a string of attempts to eliminate the vehicle emissions testing mandate that applies to Northwest Indiana and nowhere else in the state.
A Tuesday decision over who the Lake County Council should select to represent them on the county’s Plan Commission divided the panel and left one new council member without any committee appointments.