Niki Kelly, writing for the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, has a profile of the race in House District 52 where Demcrat, Donald Papai, and Republican, David Yarde, are competing to replace outgoing incumbent Republican Marlin Stutzman who is seeking a state Senate seat.

Papai is an employee of the Avilla Water Department and has served on the Avilla town council. Yarde is a teacher and small business owner who serves on the DeKalb County Council. Taxes and jobs are important to both candidates.

[Yarde’s] priority issues start with retention of jobs, new business recruitment and taxes. He said the state needs to do more for industrial park development, such as helping provide infrastructure needs.

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Another issue important to Papai is area job losses. . . . . “Northern Indiana is so closely related to the automotive industry. Why can’t we take the bull by the horns and become a green leader?” Papai wondered. “Let all the other states purchase from us. Let’s manufacture wind turbines or solar panels and make them economically so people can afford to actually use them.”