U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan has nearly $600,000 available to spend in his bid for a third term representing Lake, Porter and northwest LaPorte counties in the U.S. House.
Organizers of the contentious PG-rated drag show planned for May 20 as part of the “Halfway to Halloween” event at the Porter County Expo Center have dropped the show from their event citing safety concerns after they, their vendors, and staff at the Expo Center received threats via email and voicemail.
U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, was reelected to a second term in November with a 12,053-vote margin of victory, or 5.6%, over Republican Jennifer-Ruth Green.
The intensifying Republican dominance of statewide politics and heightened Democrat popularity in Indianapolis raise questions about how or when the opposing party can ever win a statewide or citywide seat.