The Indiana Fifth Congressional District encompasses parts of 20 counties. In his quest for a seat in Congress, Democratic candidate David Steele plans to visit each of those counties.He stopped in Kosciusko County Wednesday. His journey has two key goals he wants the residents of the counties to know about. His first goal is to simply restore the idea of representation, he said. Steele said current District Five Congressman Steve Buyer didn't spend much time in the area.Steele said he believes that to be an effective leader, a representative must be present in the district he represents. "The chief job is to represent.A congressman needs to be present in the area," Steele said. Another key goal for Steele is education.He said that while issues such as balancing the budget and Social Security are important, education is the basis for everything.People who come up through the system need to be educated to be productive members of society.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016