EXCLUSIVE – As he runs for his state’s open Senate seat, GOP Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana landed a big-name endorsement from a newly elected Republican in neighboring Ohio.
Sen. JD Vance on Tuesday highlighted that “we need more leadership in Washington like Jim Banks,” as he subsidized the conservative congressman from northeast Indiana in an endorsement commentary shared first nationally with Fox News.
Banks, a 43-year-old former state senator and a veteran of the Afghanistan conflict who’s in his fourth time period representing a district in northeast Indiana, two-weeks in the past officially introduced his candidacy for the Senate in a 2024 run to be successful GOP Sen. Mike Braun, who in December introduced that he’s bidding for governor of the Hoosier State relatively than search re-election.
“Jim puts the interests of our own country first, like working to secure our border from illegal immigration and illicit drugs and fentanyl, standing up against Big Tech censorship and fighting for America First trade policies that support working families with job creation right here at home,” Vance, who in November crowned longtime Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan via six issues to be successful retiring GOP Sen. Rob Portman, stated.
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Rep. Jim Banks speaks at an Allen County GOP dinner, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on Oct. 12, 2022.
(Rep. Jim Banks marketing campaign)
Vance argued that “Banks will be the conservative force against Joe Biden’s woke, inflationary agenda that wants to make mass amnesty a grim reality, make our communities less safe and harder for middle and working class families to put food on the table. Jim is a product of the American Dream, like me. He represents the new wave of young conservative leadership of the Republican Party, and I look forward to working with him in the U.S. Senate.”
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The endorsement of Banks is the primary from Vance, who took place of work previous this month, in a 2024 Senate race. Thanks partially to a final minute endorsement via former President Donald Trump, Vance final May received a aggressive and flamable Republican Senate number one ahead of defeating Ryan within the common election.
Republican Sen.-elect JD Vance at his election night time victory party, in Columbus, Ohio, on Nov. 8, 2022.
(AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Banks, who’s the primary candidate to claim within the Indiana GOP Senate race, is highlighting his conservative credentials, telling Fox News Digital as he introduced his candidacy that “Indiana deserves a conservative senator” and showcasing that he’s “been a leading conservative voice in the House.”
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“I supported J.D. early on in his campaign last year because he understands the needs of the working class and what must be done to revitalize communities across the Midwest and America,” Banks stated in a commentary. “His support means a lot to me, and I look forward to partnering in the United States Senate to advance the pro-worker, pro-America agenda our country deserves.”
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Another doable GOP candidate the race would had been former two-term Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels, a 73-year-old former most sensible authentic in President George W. Bush’s management who till stepping down on the finish of final yr served the previous decade as president of Purdue University. But in spite of being inspired to make a run for the seat, Daniels stated Tuesday that he would now not input the marketing campaign.
File photograph of former Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels, who later served as president of Purdue University.
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“After what I hope was adequate reflection, I’ve decided not to become a candidate for the U.S. Senate,” Daniels stated in a Tuesday morning commentary. “With full credit and respect for the institution and those serving in it, I conclude that it’s just not the job for me, not the town for me, and not the life I want to live at this point.”
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Once a battleground state, Indiana has grow to be reliably purple in fresh election cycles, and the winner of the GOP number one is predicted to grow to be the transparent front-runner within the 2024 common election.
