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Thomas Taggart, the mayor of Indianapolis from 1895 to 1901, became the first Hoosier to become chairman of the Democratic National Committee. In 1913, Thomas Marshall, Governor of Indiana, became yet another Democratic Hoosier to be a vice president (under Woodrow Wilson). Marshall is perhaps best known for his humorous quote as vice president ...
(Indianapolis) Democratic: January 3, 2003 – December 15, 2007 108th 109th 110th: Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Died. Vacant: December 15, 2007 – March 11, 2008 110th: André Carson (Indianapolis) Democratic: March 11, 2008 – present 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th ...
Unigov, the city-county consolidation of Indianapolis and Marion County governments, was enacted on January 1, 1970, exactly two years into Richard Lugar's first term as mayor. [2] The new governance structure, codified in Indiana Code , mandates that the Mayor of Indianapolis is the chief executive of both the city and Marion County.
Mike Schmuhl, Democrat state party chair, shows his gavel Saturday, July 13, 2024, during the Indiana Democratic State Convention in Indianapolis. In a statement, the state party acknowledged a ...
Mike Schmuhl, chair of the Indiana Democratic Party speaks during the press conference with Indiana Democrats running for office to addressing the passing of SB1, Indiana's near-total abortion ban ...
Indianapolis Democratic Mayor Joe Hogsett easily won a third term after an expensive race against a Republican challenger who had a significant fundraising advantage. Hogsett also won the 2015 and ...
Indianapolis is a global center for auto racing, home to numerous motorsports facilities and events, two sanctioning bodies (INDYCAR and United States Auto Club), and more than 500 motorsports-related companies. [369] Indianapolis, or Indy, is a metonym for auto racing, particularly when referring to American open-wheel car racing. [370]
The searches, arrests, and even disruption of the Democratic State Convention in what would later be called the Battle of Pogue's Run earned Morton much criticism and was called a "dictator" and "underhanded mobster". As the war ended and the Republican Party received an overwhelming majority in the government, Morton's questionable conduct ...