INDIANAPOLIS - John Richard Price, 59, corporate and constitutional law attorney and owner of J.R. Price & Associates in Indianapolis, is a Republican candidate for governor, opposing Republican David McIntosh.

Price is a graduate of Wabash College and Indiana University Indianapolis School of Law. He's also a former deputy state treasurer and secretary of the Indiana Republican State Committee. He was a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1982 and is the author of "America at the Crossroads." He is counsel for parents in cases defending against government persecution as well as cases relating to education.

Price is running on his "Price Plan," a 27-point blueprint for Indiana's future. Price favors college scholarships for Indiana's hard-working high school students, abolishing property taxes for seniors 70 and above and conserving the environment. Price also favors teaching phonics and replacing ISTEP with the Iowa Test of Basic Skills.

Issues outlined in his 70-page "Price Plan" consist of proposals on education and taxes including the reorganization of state government.

Price lives in Indianapolis with his wife, Suzanne Cathy, a history teacher, and his four children: Andrea Jean, John R. II, Heather Christine and Adam Gordon.

Price attended and briefly spoke at the Republican Lincoln Day Dinner Feb. 24. The dinner featured his opponent, McIntosh.

"Remember one thing," Price said at the dinner. "When you vote for governor, the Price is right." [[In-content Ad]]