LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR CANDIDATES VISIT LOCAL DELEGATES
by JOHNNY KINCAID
JUNE 10. 2924
With only one week left until the Indiana State GOP Convention, Lieutenant Governor candidates made stops in Evansville to stump for votes from local delegates.
Mike Braun accompanied his preferred candidate, Julie McGuire, to Vanderburgh Republican Headquarters on Saturday. The event was by invitation, and many Vanderburgh County delegates were not invited. Some of the not invited delegates speculated that they may have been left out because they are committed to Micah Beckwith.
Beckwith appeared at City Gate in Evansville Saturday night in front of an enthusiastic group of about 60 people from Vanderburgh, Warrick, Posey, and Gibson counties. Before Beckwith spoke, attendees watched a short video recorded last year in which Mike Braun shared his respect for Beckwith and encouraged him to run for Lieutenant Governor.
One of the event organizers, Ken Colbert, estimated that 31 Vanderburgh County delegates were present. Vanderburgh County voters elected 46 delegates for the convention, but Colbert and Michael Daugherty were found to be “not in good standing” by the local GOP Party hierarchy and removed. The removed delegates cannot be replaced, leaving Vanderburgh County with 44 seats.
The convention convenes will be held at 10 AM Eastern time next Saturday (June 15), and delegates will approve Todd Rokita as the Attorney General candidate (Rokita is unopposed) and select the Lieutenant Governor candidate between Julie McGuire and Micah Beckwith.
FOOTNOTE: The City-County Observer will provide convention coverage from Indianapolis.
