Advance Indiana suggests that there could be a Libertarian upset in the making. Citing the Indiana Daily Insight, AI reports that there is a tight 3-way race to represent Indiana’s 54th House District over in eastern Indiana. Tom Saunders, the incumbent, is facing a stiff challenge from the Libertarian, Rex Bell and Democratic candidate, David Sadler.
Saunders incumbency seems to have been tainted by his son, Andrew Saunders’, hit and run accident that left pedestrian Thomas Jackman dead. Andrew had apparently been drinking quite a bit before trying to drive home from the Elks’ Lodge when he struck Jackman and fled the scene. He was sentenced to four years in jail. Advance Indiana suggests that perhaps the relative lightness of the sentence as well as some issues concerning a potential delay of Tom Saunders reporting the incident to the police after he learned of it may be dogging Rep. Saunders reelection campaign.
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