The Indiana Senate has a new member. A private Republican caucus chose Kyle Walker Sunday evening to replace Sen. Jim Merritt (R-Indianapolis), who’s retiring after a 30-year career.
Walker, a consultant and former head of the Marion County Republican Party, will serve out the remaining two years of Merritt’s term.
A native of Lawrence, Walker beat out four other candidates on the first round of balloting. He pledged to uphold Republican values – in his words, “limited government, free enterprise and fiscally conservative policies.”
Walker becomes the 14th lawmaker to initially join the General Assembly via private caucus election in the last four years.
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