Contact:
Heidi Gant
317-692-7828 (office)
317-966-3719 (cell)
hgant@infb.org

(Indianapolis) – May 4, 2022 – Following the May 3 primary election, 20 candidates out of the 23 who were endorsed by Indiana Farm Bureau AgELECT, the organization’s state-level, nonpartisan political action committee, have won their races.

Below is a list of INFB AgELECT-endorsed candidates who won their primary:

• Spencer R. Deery (R) for Senate District 23
• Jeff Raatz (R) for Senate District 27
• Andrea Hunley (D) for Senate District 46
• Mike Aylesworth (R) for House District 11
• Kendell Culp (R) for House District 16
• Jim Pressel (R) for House District 20
• Tim Wesco (R) for House District 21
• Jeff Thompson (R) for House District 28
• Ann Vermilion (R) for House District 31
• John (J.D.) Prescott (R) for House District 33
• Benjamin Smaltz (R) for House District 52
• Robert Cherry (R) for House District 53
• Bradford Barrett (R) for House District 56
• Craig Haggard (R) for House District 57
• Peggy Mayfield (R) for House District 60
• Rita A. Fleming (D) for House District 71
• Edward D. Clere (R) for House District 72
• Wendy McNamara (R) for House District 76
• Matt Lehman (R) for House District 79
• Dave Heine (R) for House District 85
  

With the primary election complete, focus now turns to getting candidates who support agriculture and the future of Indiana’s rural communities elected in the general election on November 8.

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About Indiana Farm Bureau: For more than 100 years, Indiana Farm Bureau (INFB) has promoted agriculture in Indiana through public education, member engagement, and by advocating for agricultural and rural needs. As the state’s largest general farm organization, INFB works diligently to ensure a farmer’s right to farm—protecting the livelihood, land, equipment, animals and crops of Hoosier farmers—because agriculture is vital to Indiana’s economy. Learn more at INFB.org