Walorski

According to police, Walorski was in a vehicle driving south on State Road 19 south of Wakaursa around 12:30 p.m. when a car going north drove over the center ...

Walorski was elected to the Indiana House in 2004, 2006 and 2008 before losing her first congressional election in 2010 to two-term incumbent Joe Donnelly. But after the Republican-controlled Indiana General Assembly redrew the sprawling 10-county district to remove Michigan City, historically home to more Democrats, and added heavily Republican areas of Elkhart and Kosciusko counties, she narrowly beat Democrat Brendan Mullen in 2012. In 2017, Walorski asked the Indiana State Department of Health to reject an abortion provider's application to open a clinic in South Bend. The clinic ultimately opened in 2019. Walorski, 58, was born and raised in the Gilmer Park neighborhood just outside South Bend’s southern city limits. All of Indiana mourns her passing, along with the tragic deaths of her staff Emma Thomson and Zach Potts. Please join me in praying for their families in this difficult time.” The group was returning from a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Claypool, according to media reports. Wade, she joined anti-abortion protesters in a June rally urging the Indiana General Legislature to further restrict abortion access. "Today our community lost a dedicated public servant." Three other people were killed in the crash, which took place while Walorski and two others were in a vehicle driving south on Indiana 19 south of Wakarusa around 12:30 p.m., according to police. A car going north drove over the center line and collided with Walorski's vehicle head-on. Elkhart County police are still investigating the crash. Prominent area Democrats have also made statements mourning her death. ELKHART — U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-2nd District) was killed in a car crash in Elkhart County on Wednesday, according to the Elkhart County Sheriff's Department.

Walorski and two of her staffers, Emma Thomson, 28, and Zachery Potts, 27, were killed when a car driving the opposite direction veered into oncoming traffic, ...

Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced the news"with a heavy heart." Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.)called her a"a good and honorable public servant." She was 58. - Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), the longest-serving member of the House,died a month laterafter losing consciousness on a flight to his district. Longtime Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) was killed in a car crash in her district on Wednesday, according to local officials. - Walorski and two of her staffers, Emma Thomson, 28, and Zachery Potts, 27, were killed when a car driving the opposite direction veered into oncoming traffic, the Elkhart County Sheriff's office said in apress release.

Indiana Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski has died in a car accident that also killed two of Walorski's staffers, House Republican leaders announced ...

She also served as the ranking GOP member for a subcommittee of the powerful House Ways and Means committee. A statement released by the congresswoman's office said that two staffers had also died. We will have no further comment at this time," read a message from the congresswoman's office that McCarthy tweeted. She had been a member of the House GOP's deputy whip team. House Minority Whip Steve Scalise said in a statement that Walorski "was a champion for the people of Indiana, and she will be remembered for her kindness, tenacity, and commitment to helping others." "Dean Swihart, Jackie's husband, was just informed by Elkhart County Sheriff's office that Jackie was killed in a car accident this afternoon.

Rep. Jackie Walorski, an Indiana Republican, was killed Wednesday in a car crash in Elkhart County, Ind.

"Rep. Jackie Walorski was a true leader/legislator and the most thoughtful person one could hope to meet. “A lifelong Hoosier, Congresswoman Walorski lived a life of service: whether caring for impoverished children in Romania, representing her community in the Indiana Statehouse or serving nearly a decade in the House," Pelosi said in a statement. My prayers are with Jackie’s loving husband Dean, her entire family, and the families of both of her staffers.” "She was a champion for the people of Indiana, and she will be remembered for her kindness, tenacity, and commitment to helping others," he said. News of Walorski's death prompted an outpouring from congressional colleagues and others in Washington on both sides of the aisle. Walorski, 58, was born in South Bend, Ind., and was first elected to Congress in 2012.

Republican, 58, elected to Congress in 2012, killed along with two members of her staff in head-on collision in Indiana, police say.

“We may have represented different parties and disagreed on many issues, but she was respected by members of both parties for her work,” Biden said. “I’ll never forget her spirit, her positive attitude and most importantly her friendship. Walorski was seeking reelection this year to a sixth term in the solidly Republican district. A co-chair of the House Hunger Caucus, she introduced legislation with Democrats to bring back a Nixon-era White House event on food insecurity. “She passionately brought the voices of her north Indiana constituents to the Congress and she was admired by colleagues on both sides of the aisle for her personal kindness,” Pelosi said in a statement. The US congresswoman Jackie Walorski and two members of her staff were killed in a head-on vehicle collision in Indiana on Wednesday, her office and local police said.

Walorski, who served on the House Ways and Means Committee, was first elected to represent Indiana's 2nd Congressional District in 2012.

All of Indiana mourns her passing, along with the tragic deaths of her staff Emma Thomson and Zach Potts. Please join me in praying for their families in this difficult time.” The crash, which occurred in a rural area near the town of Wakarusa, is still under investigation. Three people in the SUV, including Walorski, 58, were killed, as was a woman driving the other car, authorities said. Cummings confirmed that Potts and Thomson were members of Walorski’s congressional staff. “I’ll never forget her spirit, her positive attitude, and most importantly her friendship. She worked as a television news reporter in South Bend before turning to politics.

Jill and I are shocked and saddened by the death of Congresswoman Jackie Walorski of Indiana along with two members of her staff in a car accident today.

Five-term Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski of Indiana was killed in a car crash on Wednesday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced.

She backed Trump’s effort to renegotiate the North America Free Trade Agreement. In the 117th Congress, Walorski served as ranking member of the Ethics Committee, as well as a member of the Ways and Means Committee. Walorski first ran for office in 2004 and served three terms in the state House before running for Congress in the 2nd District in 2010. In a statement, Pelosi said Walorski served her community as well as those suffering abroad, such as children in poverty in Romania. “She passionately brought the voices of her north Indiana constituents to the Congress, and she was admired by colleagues on both sides of the aisle for her personal kindness,” Pelosi's statement said. “She will be remembered for her kindness, tenacity, and commitment to helping others,” Scalise said, noting that Walorski had served as a member of his whip team. The sheriff's office said the others killed in Walorski's car were Zachery Potts, 27, of Mishawaka, Ind., and Emma Thomson, 28, of Washington, D.C. Walorski's chief of staff said in a statement they were on her staff, and professional online profiles for Potts said he served as Walorski’s district director, while Thomson's said she was Walorski’s communications director.

Ms. Walorski, who was first elected to Congress in 2012, was traveling in her district with two aides, who were also killed when a passenger car and an SUV ...

“Jackie and her staffers died serving her constituents. “Jackie was an instrumental member of our conference, serving as a member of my deputy whip team for several years,” Representative Steve Scalise, Republican of Louisiana, said in a statement. “She has returned home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,” the statement said.

A TERRIBLE LOSS — The flags fly at half mast today on Capitol Hill as colleagues mourn Rep. Jackie Walorski, who died suddenly yesterday.

Burgess and Sarah talked to more than a dozen Democrats, from leadership to frontliners in both chambers to take the temperature of Dems on Biden. CALCULATING COSTS AND SAVINGS — A new analysis from Third Way of the health care provisions in the Democrats’ reconciliation bill show big savings for families with median income and children. But this is about giving everybody the opportunity on the college level, no matter what university, to feel like you’ve got an opportunity to compete.” Honestly.) It’s no surprise that Tubberville, a former college football coach (whose staff in the Senate still call him “coach,”) is leading the charge on this issue. Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas), who worked closely with Walorski on Ways and Means, also put a spotlight on the staffers: “Jackie was always so proud of her team - she couldn’t say enough about them. And those changes could change the calculation of support for the bill on the floor. WEDNESDAY’S WINNER:Stephan Kline correctly answered that Martin Van Buren was the first “natural born citizen,” born after independence was declared. UNTHINKABLE — The Capitol Hill community is reeling from Wednesday’s news that Walorski (R-Ind.), 58, died in a car crash in her home state, along with communications director Emma Thomson, 28, and district director Zachery Potts, 27. “Emma Thomson was an office neighbor of ours on the Hill for years and one of the absolute nicest people on earth. Fitting the framework: Each piece of the Dems’ package must produce a significant impact on federal revenues, debt and spending. Provisions designed to encourage the purchasing of electric cars and cut prescription drug costs are still under evaluation and could be on the parliamentarian’s chopping block. "It took the wind out of me when I heard.

Emma Thomson, a former aide to Rep. John Joyce, was killed along with Rep. Jackie Walorski and district director Zachary Potts in a two-car crash Wednesday.

“Emma’s work ethic was unparalleled,” said Joyce in a statement released on social media. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of a northbound vehicle traveled left of the centerline and collided head-on with the sport-utility vehicle carrying Walorski, Potts, Thomson. All three occupants in the southbound vehicle died as a result of their injuries.

Two of Walorski's staff members and the driver of another car were also killed in the crash.

Indiana Sen. Todd Young tweeted that he is "truly devastated" by Walorski's death and said she "loved Hoosiers and devoted her life to fighting for them. "She had a heart of gold, and I will miss her dearly." Walorski "spent a lifetime serving the community that she grew up in," he said. He said she was "always a good friend," and added, "when it's close to home, and you know the people, it's tough to get through." In his original release Wednesday, the sheriff said Schmucker was traveling northbound and crossed into the opposite lane. Potts was driving the Toyota RAV4, Siegel said, and all occupants in both cars involved in the crash were wearing seatbelts.

Indiana Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski has died in a car accident that also killed two of Walorski's staffers, House Republican leaders announced ...

Elkhart County police say witnesses and video confirm Schmucker not the one who crossed the center line, leading to the fatal crash.

Police now say Walorski and her team were driving north and Potts "crossed the center line for reasons that are unknown at this time" and hit Schmucker, who was driving south. The department's Facebook page was updated to correct the error at 11:05 a.m. Thursday. The department released a new statement at 10:26 a.m. Thursday correcting the error. Police originally said that Schmucker was driving a maroon Buick LeSabre northbound on Indiana 19 when she crossed the center line and hit a silver Toyota RAV 4 driven by Potts going south. The group was reportedly returning from a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Claypool. "The information from the preliminary investigation at the scene, as to the direction of travel of the vehicles, was not correct," a release from Elkhart county police states, adding they became aware of eyewitnesses and video evidence that contradicted the initial report.

Republican U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski of Indiana was killed Wednesday in a car accident, her office says.

The White House said its flags would be lowered Wednesday and Thursday, and Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb issued a similar flag directive for the state. “We may have represented different parties and disagreed on many issues, but she was respected by members of both parties for her work,” Biden said. She was active on agriculture and food policy in Congress, often working across the aisle on those issues. This story was first published on Aug. 3, 2022. The crash, which occurred in a rural area near the town of Wakarusa, is still under investigation. “I’ll never forget her spirit, her positive attitude, and most importantly her friendship. Three people in the SUV, including Walorski, 58, were killed, as was a woman driving the other car, authorities said. She worked as a television news reporter in South Bend before turning to politics. Cummings confirmed that Potts and Thomson were members of Walorski’s congressional staff. “She passionately brought the voices of her north Indiana constituents to the Congress, and she was admired by colleagues on both sides of the aisle for her personal kindness,” Pelosi said in a statement. All of Indiana mourns her passing, along with the tragic deaths of her staff Emma Thomson and Zach Potts.” It was updated on Aug 4, 2022, to correct details about the crash that killed Warlorski. The sheriff’s department now says the SUV that Walorski was riding in crossed the center line of a highway and into oncoming traffic crashing into a car driven by Edith Schmucker, 56, of Nappanee, Indiana. The agency previously said it was Schmucker’s car that crossed the center line.