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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Voters in much of Hamilton County will pick new State Representatives this year. In the 24th House District, Republican Donna Schaibley is retiring. Earlier, we talked to Democratic candidate, Josh Lowery. This week we’re talking to one of the Republican candidates, Bill Gutrich. He’s a business man who moved to Indianapolis from the Chicago area years ago. He tells Phil Sanchez that he want s to be the voice of reason in the State House.

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We continue our coverage of a very crowded Republican primary in the 5th Congressional District, this time with Raju Chinthala. He’s a speech pathologist, a hospitality entrepreneur, and a senior advisor to the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. He says he wants congress to focus on job creation and finally develop a comprehensive solution to both legal and illegal immigration.

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