All INdiana Politics

Governor Holcomb is adding 2 more countries to his itinerary as governor.  We turn our attention to a Democratic primary for congress. And our panel discusses the crisis between Iran and Israel and a DOJ investigation of Indiana’s largest police department. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info...

Republicans aren’t the only ones with a contested primary in the 5th congressional district. Democrats will have to choose between Ryan Pfenninger and Deborah Pickett. WISH-TV Government Reporter, Garrett Bergquist, sits down with Pickett who is a former think tank researcher and serves on a number of boards in the Carmel area. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californ...

A political action group wants Democrats and Independents to vote in the Republican primary. We hear from a congressional candidate who joined the race after he lost his son to fentanyl poisoning. And our panel discusses the ad campaign from Recenter Indiana and the latest push on student loan debt. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://...

One of the candidates on the Republican ballot this year is running because he lost his son to fentanyl. Jamison Carrier is a businessman from Greenwood. In 2022 is son, Joey, died of fentanyl poisoning. Carrier is now running to succeed the retiring congressman, Greg Pence. He tells WISH-TV Government Reporter, Garrett Bergquist, that border security is paramount to him to be...

WISH-TV is proud to add a new show to our Sunday morning lineup, The Hill Sunday with Chris Stirewalt.  It’s a new Sunday political talk show backed by The Hill’s experienced team of journalists based in Washington. WISH-TV Government Reporter, Garrett Bergquist, sat down with Chris Stirewalt to talk about what you can expect. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cali...

WISH-TV Government Reporter, Garrett Bergquist, sits down with Republican candidate for Governor, Jamie Reitenour. A State senator explains why he’s asking voters to promote him to the US House. And our panel discuss another abortion ruling, a curfew, and another party bows out. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-...

In January, Congressman Greg Pence announced that he would not seek another term. That set off a stampede of Republican candidates looking to succeed him. Pence’s district covers East Central Indiana from the southern part of Indianapolis to Richmond. Today we hear from one of the candidates in the May primary, Jeff Raatz. He has represented the Richmond are in the state senate...

How can the leading Republican candidates for Governor claim to be outsiders? That question got some interesting responses during WISH-TV’s live debate this week. Congresswoman Victoria Spartz explains her last-minute decision to run for another term. And our panel looks back at the governor’s debate and a high profile campaign stop. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy a...

Congresswoman Victoria Spartz’ last minute decision to seek a third term took an already crowded Republican primary field by surprise. She tells WISH-TV Government Reporter, Garret Bergquist, that she is running because she feels she has unfinished business in Washington and none of the other candidates are likely to get things done that her constituents want. they talk about her decisio...

Victoria Spartz chief rival in this year’s primary says the 5th District needs a “work horse”, not a “show horse”. Chuck Goodrich has served in the Indiana House since 2019. He serves on the House Ways and Means and Education committees. He tells Phil Sanches that he wants to restore a sense of optimism in congress. We’ll show you what happens when you put 8 candidates for gove...

Phil Sanchez sits down with State Representative, Chuck Goodrich who is running for a seat in Indiana's US House of Representatives District 5. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Voters in much of Hamilton County will pick new State Representatives this year. In the 24th House District, Republican Donna Schaibley is retiring. Earlier, we talked to Democratic candidate, Josh Lowery. This week we’re talking to one of the Republican candidates, Bill Gutrich. He’s a business man who moved to Indianapolis from the Chicago area years ago. He tells Phil S...

We continue our coverage of a very crowded Republican primary in the 5th Congressional District, this time with Raju Chinthala. He’s a speech pathologist, a hospitality entrepreneur, and a senior advisor to the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. He says he wants congress to focus on job creation and finally develop a comprehensive solution to both legal and illegal immigration. Se...

WISH-TV Government Reporter, Garrett Bergquist, talks to Raju Chinthala who is challenging Victoria Spartz for Indiana’s 5th district seat. Phil Sanchez talks to Bill Gutrich who is running for Hamilton County’s General Assembly seat.  And our panel talks about a potential TikTok ban and a pair of clinched presidential nominations. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and...

Geist are businessman Patrick Malayter has filed to run in the May republican primary for Indiana’s 5th Congressional District seat. Malayter has joined a crowded field for the Republican primary including incumbent, Victoria Spartz. Phil Sanchez sat down with him for All Indian Politics. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/p...

The 2024 legislative session is in the books. Many of this year’s bills have bipartisan support. We talked to legislators after the session ended. We hear from one of the nearly a dozen republican candidates running against congressman Victoria Spartz. And out panel takes stock of a busy legislative session. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...

World Wars that defined the 20th century could happen again. Those comments came during an exclusive one-on-one interview with News 8’s Scott Sander. JPMorgan Chase CEO, Jamie Dimon, says that congress should dramatically expand the earned income tax credit. He also says that the Fed likely won’t cut interest any time soon. Tense moments between Indiana’s Jim Banks and the Secretary...

A Westfield foster parent says he is running for the legislature because he believes too many rights have been taken away. Phil Sanchez talked to Josh Lowry about his decision to run. An investigation begins into delays with the Federal student aid application portal. We hear from an Indiana lawmaker who called for the probe. And our panel talks about financial aid issues, a fa...

WISH-TV's Phil Sanchez sits down with a Westfield foster parent who is running for the Indiana Stat Legislature because he believes too many rights have been taken away. Josh Lowry is a trial lawyer who is running unopposed in the Democratic primary for Indiana House District 24. That seat covers portions of Boone and Hamilton counties. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californi...

WISH-TV's Phil Sanchez sits down with Max Engling, a Republican running for Indiana's 5th district US House seat. They spoke about why he thinks he's the right person for the job, his family, and his time spent in Washington DC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

WISH-TV's Phil Sanchez sits down with Sid Mahant who is running for US House of Representatives, District 6 Indiana. He's one of a number of Republicans running for the seat. They spoke about his background, his experience of moving to America from India, and why he's running. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-...

The Indiana Supreme Court has blocked a lower courts ruling to let John Rust remain on the ballot and challenge Jim banks in the Republican Senate race. Sid Mahant runs for 6th district. Max Engling explains why he should be the choice for Indiana’s 5th district. And our panel takes on legal challenges that candidates face here and across the country. See Privacy Policy at https://a...

WISH-TV government reporter, Garrett Bergquist sat down with a candidate for Congress who told him his experience with addiction ultimately led him to seek public office. Businessman L.D. Powell is one of nearly a dozen candidates running in the Republican primary for Indiana’s Fifth Congressional District. That seat is currently held by Congresswoman Victoria Spartz, who announced she is running...

WISH-TV government reporter, Garrett Bergquist, talks to Indiana 5th District candidate LD Powell, Rethinking college degrees, and our panel discuss a potentially disastrous press conference for President Biden and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

WISH-TV Government Reporter, Garrett Bergquist, talks to Indiana Representative Jim Banks. We take a closer look at the impact of proposed Medicaid cuts on one central Indiana family. And our panel talks about FSSA Medicaid cuts, Secretary of State Diego Morales endorsement of Jim Banks and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:...