Walorski and Steury Both Unopposed For Second District Nomination
By Keith Knepp
InkFreeNews
SOUTH BEND — Since the general election of 2012, the Second District has been represented by Jackie Walorski. The district encompasses much of the northern part of Kosciusko County, excepting Warsaw and North Webster, as well as areas south and west of Warsaw.
For the first time since 2014, Walorski will run unopposed on the Republican primary ballot. In 2018, Walorski defeated Democrat Pat Hackett in the November general election, collecting 61.5% of the vote.
On the Democratic side, Goshen resident Paul Steury is the lone candidate to file for the party’s nomination.
The second district includes all or part of 10 northern Indiana counties, including Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, Miami, Pulaski, Starke, St. Joseph and Wabash.
Jackie Walorski — Republican
Prior to winning election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012, Walorski served as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 2004-2010. Currently, Walorski is the ranking member on the House Committee on Ethics and is a member of the House Ways and Means Committee.
Prior to her public service, Walorski and her husband, Dean, spent four years as missionaries in Romania, where they started and ran a foundation to provide food and medical supplies to impoverished children. She also worked as a television news reporter in South Bend and as a development director for colleges and universities in Indiana.
Paul Steury — Democrat
Steury is a two-time candidate for Elkhart County Council, having run unsuccessfully in 2018 and 2020. In his first attempt, Steury challenged Republican Darryl Riegsecker in the third county council district. The following election, he was on the ballot for one of three at-large seats on the council.
Steury is married to Michele Fanfair Steury. They are parents of two children. He is a graduate of Bethany High School and Goshen College, and earned his master’s degree in outdoor resources management from Indiana University.
Additionally, he is the owner of Steury Eco Consulting and the co-owner with his wife of The Gift of G.A.B. in Goshen.