Rokita Beats Hill As GOP Nominee; Wawasee Alumnus Featured
July 10, 2020 at 11:30 p.m.
Rokita Beats Hill As GOP Nominee; Wawasee Alumnus Featured
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Friday afternoon, the Indiana Republican Party announced that honor will go to former Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita. He was selected to be the Republican nominee after three rounds of voting.
Hill’s law license was suspended for 30 days following accusations that he groped four women at a party in 2018. He denied the accusations and refused to step down. Hill, Rokita and the other two attorney general candidates – John Westercamp and Nate Harter – were at the Kosciusko County Lincoln Day Dinner last month where you could feel the tension, especially between Rokita and Hill.
"Congratulations to our attorney general nominee Todd Rokita. Our team is organized, energized and ready to deliver victories for Gov. (Eric) Holcomb, Lt. Gov. (Suzanne) Crouch, Todd Rokita and Republicans up and down the ballot in November,” said Kyle Hupfer, chairman of the Indiana Republican Party.
Westercamp was the lowest vote recipient in the first round and was dropped. Harter then dropped in the second round with the lowest vote total. In the third and final round, the vote total was Curtis Hill - 47.85% and Todd Rokita - 52.15%.
Reactions were released quickly after the GOP made the announcement on Facebook.
Rokita issued a news release, which said, in part, “I am humbled by the support of delegates from throughout Indiana who have nominated me to serve as Indiana’s next attorney general. I want to thank our great team of tireless volunteers and supporters. For eight years, I served as Indiana’s secretary of state, after winning two statewide elections, and I look forward to earning the trust and support of voters once again to serve as Indiana’s next attorney general.”
If elected in November, Rokita said, “I will help ensure that we always protect Hoosiers with pre-existing healthcare conditions, that we operate the AG’s office efficiently and protect taxpayer dollars, that we uphold the rule of law to protect our communities from crime, that we support a growing economy and we safeguard our Constitutional freedoms along with common sense, conservative values.”
U.S. Senator Todd Young released the following statement: "I want to congratulate my friend Todd Rokita on securing the Republican nomination for Indiana attorney general. Todd is a tireless defender of Indiana taxpayers and voters, having fought for the nation’s first photo voter ID law all the way to the Supreme Court, where he won. His proven track record of accomplishment as secretary of state and in the U.S. House of Representatives will serve him well in the campaign ahead, but more importantly as our next attorney general.”
Indiana Democratic Party Chairman John Zody issued the following statement: “Hoosiers can’t trust Todd Rokita. As secretary of state, he doled out lucrative state contracts to campaign contributors and made a career in Congress working to rip health care away from hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers. He doubled down last month, saying he’d keep Indiana in a dangerous lawsuit that puts 564,000 Hoosiers’ care in jeopardy. Todd Rokita is the poster boy for pay to play politics and underscores why national political prognosticators have moved this to a ‘toss-up’ race. Bottom line: This office is a top pick up opportunity for Hoosier Democrats.”
Jonathan Weinzapfel, the Democratic nominee for Indiana attorney general, welcomed former Congressman Todd Rokita to the general election campaign.
“Congressman Rokita has run for many offices over his long political career, so let me congratulate him on his nomination for this latest one today,” said Weinzapfel. “Hoosier voters will have a clear choice in this election. Our governing philosophies, priorities and values couldn’t be more different. This will be a spirited campaign and I’m looking forward to it.”
Weinzapfel also said, “Hoosiers are dealing with a lot right now. A global pandemic, racial injustice and an economic slowdown just to name a few things. They need someone in their corner. Someone to fight for them, not for a political agenda. That’s why I’m running. Hoosiers don’t want more DC style political games. They want a fresh start, new leadership and a new direction in this office. They want an attorney general that will actually stand up for them. That’s what I will do from day one.”
Weinzapfel, who named his Democratic convention opponent State Senator Karen Tallian as his campaign’s honorary chair earlier this week, has already raised nearly $1 million, far outpacing the totals raised by all four Republican candidates combined, according to his news release Friday.
WAWASEE & BUTLER – Long before he returned in July 2019 to Butler University as the senior associate athletic director for student-athlete health and performance, Ralph Reiff, 62, was a four-sport athlete at Wawasee High School in football, basketball, baseball and track and field.
Anyone who knows Reiff knows of globetrotting assignments between high school and now for everything from USA Track & Field to two Olympic Games. He’s even written a book!
This week, the Indianapolis Star has written a nice piece about his career, which you can find online at https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/butler/2020/07/08/butler-baskteball-ralph-reiff-back-put-bulldogs-back-together/5367728002/.
GIRL SCOUTS – Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana on Friday announced the election of four new board members. Among those elected as members-at-large was Sherri Johnson, owner of Artist’s Touch in Warsaw and former art instructor at Warsaw Community Schools.
Board officers elected included Wawasee’s Dr. Tom Edington as treasurer.
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Friday afternoon, the Indiana Republican Party announced that honor will go to former Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita. He was selected to be the Republican nominee after three rounds of voting.
Hill’s law license was suspended for 30 days following accusations that he groped four women at a party in 2018. He denied the accusations and refused to step down. Hill, Rokita and the other two attorney general candidates – John Westercamp and Nate Harter – were at the Kosciusko County Lincoln Day Dinner last month where you could feel the tension, especially between Rokita and Hill.
"Congratulations to our attorney general nominee Todd Rokita. Our team is organized, energized and ready to deliver victories for Gov. (Eric) Holcomb, Lt. Gov. (Suzanne) Crouch, Todd Rokita and Republicans up and down the ballot in November,” said Kyle Hupfer, chairman of the Indiana Republican Party.
Westercamp was the lowest vote recipient in the first round and was dropped. Harter then dropped in the second round with the lowest vote total. In the third and final round, the vote total was Curtis Hill - 47.85% and Todd Rokita - 52.15%.
Reactions were released quickly after the GOP made the announcement on Facebook.
Rokita issued a news release, which said, in part, “I am humbled by the support of delegates from throughout Indiana who have nominated me to serve as Indiana’s next attorney general. I want to thank our great team of tireless volunteers and supporters. For eight years, I served as Indiana’s secretary of state, after winning two statewide elections, and I look forward to earning the trust and support of voters once again to serve as Indiana’s next attorney general.”
If elected in November, Rokita said, “I will help ensure that we always protect Hoosiers with pre-existing healthcare conditions, that we operate the AG’s office efficiently and protect taxpayer dollars, that we uphold the rule of law to protect our communities from crime, that we support a growing economy and we safeguard our Constitutional freedoms along with common sense, conservative values.”
U.S. Senator Todd Young released the following statement: "I want to congratulate my friend Todd Rokita on securing the Republican nomination for Indiana attorney general. Todd is a tireless defender of Indiana taxpayers and voters, having fought for the nation’s first photo voter ID law all the way to the Supreme Court, where he won. His proven track record of accomplishment as secretary of state and in the U.S. House of Representatives will serve him well in the campaign ahead, but more importantly as our next attorney general.”
Indiana Democratic Party Chairman John Zody issued the following statement: “Hoosiers can’t trust Todd Rokita. As secretary of state, he doled out lucrative state contracts to campaign contributors and made a career in Congress working to rip health care away from hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers. He doubled down last month, saying he’d keep Indiana in a dangerous lawsuit that puts 564,000 Hoosiers’ care in jeopardy. Todd Rokita is the poster boy for pay to play politics and underscores why national political prognosticators have moved this to a ‘toss-up’ race. Bottom line: This office is a top pick up opportunity for Hoosier Democrats.”
Jonathan Weinzapfel, the Democratic nominee for Indiana attorney general, welcomed former Congressman Todd Rokita to the general election campaign.
“Congressman Rokita has run for many offices over his long political career, so let me congratulate him on his nomination for this latest one today,” said Weinzapfel. “Hoosier voters will have a clear choice in this election. Our governing philosophies, priorities and values couldn’t be more different. This will be a spirited campaign and I’m looking forward to it.”
Weinzapfel also said, “Hoosiers are dealing with a lot right now. A global pandemic, racial injustice and an economic slowdown just to name a few things. They need someone in their corner. Someone to fight for them, not for a political agenda. That’s why I’m running. Hoosiers don’t want more DC style political games. They want a fresh start, new leadership and a new direction in this office. They want an attorney general that will actually stand up for them. That’s what I will do from day one.”
Weinzapfel, who named his Democratic convention opponent State Senator Karen Tallian as his campaign’s honorary chair earlier this week, has already raised nearly $1 million, far outpacing the totals raised by all four Republican candidates combined, according to his news release Friday.
WAWASEE & BUTLER – Long before he returned in July 2019 to Butler University as the senior associate athletic director for student-athlete health and performance, Ralph Reiff, 62, was a four-sport athlete at Wawasee High School in football, basketball, baseball and track and field.
Anyone who knows Reiff knows of globetrotting assignments between high school and now for everything from USA Track & Field to two Olympic Games. He’s even written a book!
This week, the Indianapolis Star has written a nice piece about his career, which you can find online at https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/butler/2020/07/08/butler-baskteball-ralph-reiff-back-put-bulldogs-back-together/5367728002/.
GIRL SCOUTS – Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana on Friday announced the election of four new board members. Among those elected as members-at-large was Sherri Johnson, owner of Artist’s Touch in Warsaw and former art instructor at Warsaw Community Schools.
Board officers elected included Wawasee’s Dr. Tom Edington as treasurer.
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