A look at Indiana candidates vying for US House seats
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Here is biographical information for some U.S. House candidates in key races in Indiana's primary election on May 8.
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2ND DISTRICT
Democrats
Pat Hackett
Hometown: South Bend
Age: 58
Occupation: Attorney; owner, Hackett and Associates; adjunct assistant professor, University of Notre Dame School of Law.
Education: Bachelor of arts in government and theology, master of arts in theology and Law degree, University of Notre Dame.
Public offices held: None
Professional experience: Former adjunct instructor of St Mary's College; former teacher of Marian High School; former in-house counsel for Holy Cross Health System/Trinity Health Corporation.
Mel Hall
Hometown: South Bend
Age: 64
Occupation: Former health care company executive
Education: Bachelor of arts in history and political science, Taylor University; doctorate in data science, University of Notre Dame.
Public offices held: None
Professional experience: Minister and community activist who spent seven years in Detroit's Cass Corridor; former chairman of Press Ganey Associates, a health care survey company; former CEO of SpecialtyCare, a health care service provider.
Yatish Joshi
Hometown: South Bend
Age: 68
Occupation: Business owner and philanthropist
Education: Bachelor of science in chemistry and physics, University of Bombay; Bachelor of Science in rubber and plastic technology, Polytechnical Institute of North London; Master of science in polymer science, University of Akron.
Public offices held: None
Professional experience: Founder of GTA Containers Inc.; co-founder of the event Bike the Bend; helped renovate Indiana University South Bend's recital hall.
Roland Leech
Hometown: Plymouth
Age: 69
Occupation: Bookkeeper for the Veteran of Foreign Wars
Education: Associate's degree, City College of San Francisco, California
Public offices held: None
Professional experience: Served in the U.S. Army, 1967-1970; former truck driver and factory worker.
John Petroff
Hometown: La Porte
Age: 57
Occupation: School bus driver
Education: Bachelor of science in marketing, Indiana University Kelley School of Business
Public offices held: None
Professional experience: Worked in areas of sales and financial services; former real estate agent.
Douglas Carpenter
Hometown: South Bend
Age: 56
Occupation: n/a
Education: Penn High School graduate, 1979; diploma, American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in British West Indies, 1995.
Public offices held: None
Professional experience: served in the U.S. Army.
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4TH DISTRICT:
Republicans
Diego Morales
Born: Guatemala
Age: 39
Occupation: Businessman working for the Sodrel Holding Cos.
Education: Bachelor of arts in communications, political science and Spanish, Indiana University-Bloomington; U.S. Army Infantry School; Master of Business Administration, Purdue University Krannert School of Management.
Public offices held: None
Professional experience: Former staff member at Indiana lieutenant governor's office and secretary of state's office; worked for AH Transportation and The Free Enterprise System Inc. and subsidiaries; former campaign aide for Mike Pence for Indiana Governor; served in the U.S. Army, 2007-2013; former staffer to Gov. Mike Pence's office; former adjunct instructor of Ivy Tech Community College.
Steve Braun
Hometown: Jasper
Age: 58
Occupation: Businessman
Education: Bachelor of science in economics, Harvard University
Public offices held: State representative, 2012-2014; commissioner, Indiana Department of Workforce Development, 2014-2017.
Professional experience: Former employee of Price Waterhouse; founder of Braun Technology Group; founding member of The Oaks Academy, a Christ-centered education facility in Indianapolis.
Jim Baird
Hometown: Greencastle
Age: 72
Occupation: State representative, business owner and farmer.
Education: Bachelor's degree and master's in animal science, Purdue University; doctorate in mono-gastric nutrition, University of Kentucky.
Public offices held: Former Putnam County commissioner; state representative since 2010.
Professional experience: Vietnam war veteran; former livestock specialist at Cooperative Extension Service; owner of Baird Family Farms and Home Health Care Agency.
Kevin Grant
Hometown: West Lafayette
Age: 48
Occupation: Tax consultant
Education: Bachelor of science in finance, University of Illinois at Chicago; Master of science in accounting, Purdue University; Master of Business Administration, Purdue University.
Public offices held: None
Professional experience: Served in U.S. Army and Army National Guard; former adjunct professor, Harrison College; owner and tax consultant of Family Tax and Financial Service.
Tim Radice
Hometown: Lafayette
Age: 30
Occupation: Assembler at Wabash National, a trailer manufacturing company.
Education: Bachelor's degree in political science, Purdue University, 2011; Lafayette Jefferson high 2006
Public offices held: None
Professional experience: Worked in areas of ranching, hospital work, customer service and insurance.
Jared Guy Thomas
Hometown: West Lafayette
Age: 28
Occupation: Retired Army captain
Education: Bachelor of science in American politics, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, 2008-2012
Public offices held: None
Professional experience: Served in the U.S. Army, 2012-2017.
James Nease
Hometown: Lebanon
Age: 30
Occupation: Information technology contractor
Education: Bachelor's degree in philosophy, University of Indianapolis
Public offices held: None
Professional experience: IT specialist; former technology and gaming writer for Junkiesnation.com.
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6TH DISTRICT:
Republicans
Greg Pence
Hometown: Columbus
Age: 61
Occupation: Owner of two antique malls in Edinburgh and Bloomington.
Education: Bachelor's degree in theology and philosophy, and Master of Business Administration, Loyola University of Chicago.
Public offices held: None
Professional experience: Former officer of the U.S. Marine Corps; former chairman of the Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce; member of the board of advisers for Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus. Ran the family's Kiel Brothers Oil Co. gas station and convenience store business.
Jonathan Lamb
Hometown: Muncie
Age: 36
Occupation: Entrepreneur
Education: Bachelor of science in economics and risk management, Ball State University; Master of Business Administration, North Carolina State University.
Public offices held: None
Professional experience: Former trader; entrepreneur and owner of businesses ranging from agricultural technology to franchised child care centers; book author.
Stephen MacKenzie
Hometown: Fortville
Age: 53
Occupation: Small business owner; founding partner of Brand On Americas, an e-commerce business.
Education: Bachelor of Science in pastoral studies, Baptist Bible College; Master of Business Administration, Drexel University.
Public offices held: None
Professional experience: Member of the U.S. Air Force Reserve; business consultant.
Information about Mike Campbell and Jeff Smith is not available.
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8TH DISTRICT:
Republicans
Larry Bucshon
Hometown: Evansville
Age: 55
Occupation: U.S. representative
Education: Bachelor's degree, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; doctor of medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Public offices held: U.S. House of Representatives, 2011-present.
Professional experience: Served in the U.S. Navy Reserve, 1989-1998; former president of Ohio Valley Heart Care; former chief cardiothoracic surgeon and medical director of Saint Mary's Hospital; physician.
Richard Moss
Hometown: Jasper
Age: 63
Occupation: Specialist in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery
Education: Bachelor's degree in biology, Indiana University; doctor of medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis.
Public offices held: None
Professional experience: Former business owner; conservative political columnist for Indiana newspapers; book author; physician, private practice.
Rachel Covington
Hometown: Evansville
Age: 25
Occupation: English teacher in Japan
Education: Bachelor's degree in political science, Temple University, Japan campus
Public offices held: None
Professional experience: Teacher
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9TH DISTRICT:
Democrats
Daniel Canon
Hometown: New Albany
Age: 40
Occupation: Civil and constitutional rights attorney
Education: Bachelor of arts in religious studies, University of Louisville; Law degree, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville.
Public offices held: None
Professional experience: Attorney; adjunct professor of civil rights law, University of Louisville.
Liz Watson
Hometown: Bloomington
Age: 43
Occupation: Adjunct professor at Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Education: Bachelor's degree, Carleton College; Law degree, Georgetown University Law Center.
Public offices held: None
Professional experience: Former director of workplace justice of National Women's Law Center; former executive director of Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality; former labor policy director for Democrats on the U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee, 2015-2017.
Rob Chatlos
Hometown: Bloomington
Age: 46
Occupation: Self-employed truck driver
Education: High school diploma at Pine Island High School in Minnesota
Public offices held: None
Professional experience: served in the U.S. Air Force, 1990-1992; worked in areas of nursing, aviation, auto mechanics, commercial and manufacturing.