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Indiana will elect a new state treasurer next year. And a county Republican Party official became the first to officially throw his hat into the ring Monday.
Daniel Elliott is a former member of the Morgan County Council and current head of the Morgan County Republican Party. The software company owner said he’s running for Indiana state treasurer to promote economic development, ensure transparency and uphold what he calls “fiscal conservatism.”
The state treasurer helps manage and invest Indiana government’s money. Current Treasurer Kelly Mitchell has served in the role since 2014 and is term-limited, unable to run for the office again.
Palin endorsed a tea party event and ted cruz was able to force a runoff. says her endorsement gave a huge boost to the campaign. i m joined by john harris. good morning. this is the latest in a string of successful endorsements by sarah palin. she gave a nod and backed indiana state treasurer richard mourdock. is the power of palin alive and well? you know, she is clearly on a hot streak. one question we always have with endorsements is to what extent is the endorser making a bet of who wins and to what extent it is driving the behavior of voters. it does seem clear that at least
Middle, i worry about the reaction of his decision to support same-sex marriage will add to a polarized political environment. increasingly, washington is no place for moderation and that means no place for governing and on the hill putting a w on the board, and that means win and not george w. bush for the team is all that matters. consider these words of wisdom from indiana state treasurer richard murdoch who championed dick lugar at the indiana senate primary tuesday. i certainly think that bipartisanship ought to consist of the democrats coming to the republican point of view. we entered this campaign wanting to be a voice and hoping to give more of a national voice to the idea that republicans and more specifically conservatives would be in the majority of the house of the senate, and a republican in the white house. by that partisanship means they have to come our way. you cannot get any clearer than that. and to be honest, most of us