Republicans aren’t the only ones with a contested primary in the 5th congressional district. Democrats will have to choose between Ryan Pfenninger and Deborah Pickett. WISH-TV Government Reporter, Garrett Bergquist, sits down with Pickett who is a former think tank researcher and serves on a number of boards in the Carmel area.

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A political action group wants Democrats and Independents to vote in the Republican primary. We hear from a congressional candidate who joined the race after he lost his son to fentanyl poisoning. And our panel discusses the ad campaign from Recenter Indiana and the latest push on student loan debt.

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One of the candidates on the Republican ballot this year is running because he lost his son to fentanyl. Jamison Carrier is a businessman from Greenwood. In 2022 is son, Joey, died of fentanyl poisoning. Carrier is now running to succeed the retiring congressman, Greg Pence. He tells WISH-TV Government Reporter, Garrett Bergquist, that border security is paramount to him to be sure someone else doesn’t go through what his family did.

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WISH-TV is proud to add a new show to our Sunday morning lineup, The Hill Sunday with Chris Stirewalt.  It’s a new Sunday political talk show backed by The Hill’s experienced team of journalists based in Washington. WISH-TV Government Reporter, Garrett Bergquist, sat down with Chris Stirewalt to talk about what you can expect.

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WISH-TV Government Reporter, Garrett Bergquist, sits down with Republican candidate for Governor, Jamie Reitenour. A State senator explains why he’s asking voters to promote him to the US House. And our panel discuss another abortion ruling, a curfew, and another party bows out.

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In January, Congressman Greg Pence announced that he would not seek another term. That set off a stampede of Republican candidates looking to succeed him. Pence’s district covers East Central Indiana from the southern part of Indianapolis to Richmond. Today we hear from one of the candidates in the May primary, Jeff Raatz. He has represented the Richmond are in the state senate for the past ten years.

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How can the leading Republican candidates for Governor claim to be outsiders? That question got some interesting responses during WISH-TV’s live debate this week. Congresswoman Victoria Spartz explains her last-minute decision to run for another term. And our panel looks back at the governor’s debate and a high profile campaign stop.

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Congresswoman Victoria Spartz’ last minute decision to seek a third term took an already crowded Republican primary field by surprise. She tells WISH-TV Government Reporter, Garret Bergquist, that she is running because she feels she has unfinished business in Washington and none of the other candidates are likely to get things done that her constituents want. they talk about her decision to run and her stance on issues like immigration, abortion, and rivals attack ads over funding for Ukraine.

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Victoria Spartz chief rival in this year’s primary says the 5th District needs a “work horse”, not a “show horse”. Chuck Goodrich has served in the Indiana House since 2019. He serves on the House Ways and Means and Education committees. He tells Phil Sanches that he wants to restore a sense of optimism in congress. We’ll show you what happens when you put 8 candidates for governor in a room and ask them how they’ll contain healthcare costs. And our panel discusses new cellphone rules in schools and a rare veto by the governor.

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Phil Sanchez sits down with State Representative, Chuck Goodrich who is running for a seat in Indiana's US House of Representatives District 5.

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