Walorski Discusses Second District Congressional Run
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Jennifer [email protected]
Walorski (R-South Bend) stopped by the Times-Union office recently to discuss her congressional run.
Walorski is unopposed on the Republican ticket. On the Democrat ticket, Andrew Straw, Goshen, and Brendan Mullen, South Bend, also are seeking the seat.
The 2012 U.S. House of Representatives general election in Indiana will be Nov. 6 to elect the nine representatives from the state, one from each of the state’s nine congressional districts.
With the redistricting plan, if elected to the second district, Walorski will represent the north, west and southwest portions of Kosciusko County.
The east and southeast portions of Kosciusko County will stay in the third district. All of Wabash and Miami counties will be included in the second district.
Joe Donnelly, Democrat, is currently the second district congressman. Donnelly announced he is running for the U.S. Senate seat in 2012, that is currently held by Republican Richard Lugar.
Walorski was a Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing the 21st district from 2005-2011. She won the Republican nomination, but lost the 2010 race for Indiana’s second congressional district.
Walorski said she is running for the seat again because the problems have not changed in the second district.
“I think the solutions are not rocket science, it’s about bringing jobs back into the district and stabilizing the economy so that we remove instability,” Walorski said.
She said one of the reasons job growth has been slow is because small and large businesses have a fear about extending themselves into the market hiring additional employees when the market is unstable.
If elected, Walorski said she can bring a proven track record.
“I got into the legislature because I wanted to make a difference and be a part of the team that took Indiana from the bottom of the barrel to the top in the country and we did,” Walorski said.
She said Indiana’s economic example needs to be taken to the federal level.
“We methodically took our state from a deficit to a surplus, balanced our budget, and modeled to our country exactly what has to happen,” Walorski said.
Walorski said Indiana has a story to tell that needs to be told at the federal level.
Walorski said she has a huge grassroots network that has supported her.
“You need a strong, anchored, independent voice that is experienced and understands what it is like to cast votes and cares about people and moving mountains for your district,” Walorski said.
Walorski said serving as a Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives will prepare her to serve as a congresswoman.
“The story that unfolded from 2005 to the story of 2011 is a story about a comeback of common-sense people working together,” Walorski said.
She said it is a story that has an incredible ending with a lot of hard work in between that must happen at the federal level.
Walorski said she believes "Obamacare" needs to be repealed, and said Donnelly’s vote for "Obamacare" was a critical blow to job creation in the second district.
“That is evidence by the number of CEOs that have come to the table that said we can’t survive with the cost and increase that is going to happen with Obamacare,” Walorski said. “Critical votes that Donnelly cast show that he was more concerned about Washington than his district.”
She said her voting record is fiscally and socially conservative, and said Donnelly’s voting record has set back the district on job creation.
She said now is the time to drop political labels in order for the country to move ahead.
She said in 2012 people will see courage and Americans now realize that tax money is the only fuel the government runs on.
“I think people are engaged and energized, and if there was ever a time that Americans are at the table with their ears on it is because they are not sure where there 401ks are or the value of their retirement,” Walorski said.
She said there is a fight in Washington right now between two political parties that is a fight for power.
“The call in this country is so far greater than the political parties, and the call is for people to lay down the war, fight for a nation that you were elected to fight for,” Walorski said.
She said the only true requirement of the federal government is to build an infrastructure that people can thrive on.
“We can’t just decide to build wealth, because the infrastructure is damaged and trust in government is gone,” Walorski said.
“Those are the real principle things that don’t cost money, they cost political will,” Walorski said.
She said the 2012 election will be about jobs, and no one will be able to come to the table with a magic solution or silver bullet without including the stability of the economy.
Walorski said senior citizens who are vulnerable are terrified that they will get rolled under the bus, and they will pay the bill for irrational spending at the federal level and she said that is not right.
Walorski said the job of a representative is to stand and fight for senior citizen’s social security they paid into, not watch someone else rob them of their social security.
Walorski said the whole dynamic of our lifestyles has changed, and it really is because there is a spending problem at the federal level.
“Americans are understanding for the first time that we live by grocery lists and sale bills and no one is going out taking what disposable income they have and passing it to the wind,” Walorski said. “The only people that pay the bill are the middle-class working people and nothing has changed, so I think there is fear and more angst and frustration with conservatives wondering why there is no leadership in Washington.”
She said when she has sat down at coffee shops and marched in parades she hears time and time aging that the federal government needs to bring the debt down and stop the spending.
Walorski said people are voicing their opinion, and she thinks there will be a big shakeup in congress in 2012.
“If all these horrible lessons from the past brought us to this point, and America is rising up and defines our country and destiny, it has been worth the fight,” Walorski said. “If it doesn’t happen, it’s up to representatives to say this country is worth fighting for.”[[In-content Ad]]
Walorski (R-South Bend) stopped by the Times-Union office recently to discuss her congressional run.
Walorski is unopposed on the Republican ticket. On the Democrat ticket, Andrew Straw, Goshen, and Brendan Mullen, South Bend, also are seeking the seat.
The 2012 U.S. House of Representatives general election in Indiana will be Nov. 6 to elect the nine representatives from the state, one from each of the state’s nine congressional districts.
With the redistricting plan, if elected to the second district, Walorski will represent the north, west and southwest portions of Kosciusko County.
The east and southeast portions of Kosciusko County will stay in the third district. All of Wabash and Miami counties will be included in the second district.
Joe Donnelly, Democrat, is currently the second district congressman. Donnelly announced he is running for the U.S. Senate seat in 2012, that is currently held by Republican Richard Lugar.
Walorski was a Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing the 21st district from 2005-2011. She won the Republican nomination, but lost the 2010 race for Indiana’s second congressional district.
Walorski said she is running for the seat again because the problems have not changed in the second district.
“I think the solutions are not rocket science, it’s about bringing jobs back into the district and stabilizing the economy so that we remove instability,” Walorski said.
She said one of the reasons job growth has been slow is because small and large businesses have a fear about extending themselves into the market hiring additional employees when the market is unstable.
If elected, Walorski said she can bring a proven track record.
“I got into the legislature because I wanted to make a difference and be a part of the team that took Indiana from the bottom of the barrel to the top in the country and we did,” Walorski said.
She said Indiana’s economic example needs to be taken to the federal level.
“We methodically took our state from a deficit to a surplus, balanced our budget, and modeled to our country exactly what has to happen,” Walorski said.
Walorski said Indiana has a story to tell that needs to be told at the federal level.
Walorski said she has a huge grassroots network that has supported her.
“You need a strong, anchored, independent voice that is experienced and understands what it is like to cast votes and cares about people and moving mountains for your district,” Walorski said.
Walorski said serving as a Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives will prepare her to serve as a congresswoman.
“The story that unfolded from 2005 to the story of 2011 is a story about a comeback of common-sense people working together,” Walorski said.
She said it is a story that has an incredible ending with a lot of hard work in between that must happen at the federal level.
Walorski said she believes "Obamacare" needs to be repealed, and said Donnelly’s vote for "Obamacare" was a critical blow to job creation in the second district.
“That is evidence by the number of CEOs that have come to the table that said we can’t survive with the cost and increase that is going to happen with Obamacare,” Walorski said. “Critical votes that Donnelly cast show that he was more concerned about Washington than his district.”
She said her voting record is fiscally and socially conservative, and said Donnelly’s voting record has set back the district on job creation.
She said now is the time to drop political labels in order for the country to move ahead.
She said in 2012 people will see courage and Americans now realize that tax money is the only fuel the government runs on.
“I think people are engaged and energized, and if there was ever a time that Americans are at the table with their ears on it is because they are not sure where there 401ks are or the value of their retirement,” Walorski said.
She said there is a fight in Washington right now between two political parties that is a fight for power.
“The call in this country is so far greater than the political parties, and the call is for people to lay down the war, fight for a nation that you were elected to fight for,” Walorski said.
She said the only true requirement of the federal government is to build an infrastructure that people can thrive on.
“We can’t just decide to build wealth, because the infrastructure is damaged and trust in government is gone,” Walorski said.
“Those are the real principle things that don’t cost money, they cost political will,” Walorski said.
She said the 2012 election will be about jobs, and no one will be able to come to the table with a magic solution or silver bullet without including the stability of the economy.
Walorski said senior citizens who are vulnerable are terrified that they will get rolled under the bus, and they will pay the bill for irrational spending at the federal level and she said that is not right.
Walorski said the job of a representative is to stand and fight for senior citizen’s social security they paid into, not watch someone else rob them of their social security.
Walorski said the whole dynamic of our lifestyles has changed, and it really is because there is a spending problem at the federal level.
“Americans are understanding for the first time that we live by grocery lists and sale bills and no one is going out taking what disposable income they have and passing it to the wind,” Walorski said. “The only people that pay the bill are the middle-class working people and nothing has changed, so I think there is fear and more angst and frustration with conservatives wondering why there is no leadership in Washington.”
She said when she has sat down at coffee shops and marched in parades she hears time and time aging that the federal government needs to bring the debt down and stop the spending.
Walorski said people are voicing their opinion, and she thinks there will be a big shakeup in congress in 2012.
“If all these horrible lessons from the past brought us to this point, and America is rising up and defines our country and destiny, it has been worth the fight,” Walorski said. “If it doesn’t happen, it’s up to representatives to say this country is worth fighting for.”[[In-content Ad]]
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