Jackie walorski biography

Jackie Walorski

Jackie Walorski

Official portrait,

In office
January 3, &#;– August 3,
Preceded byKenny Marchant
Succeeded byMichael Guest
In office
January 3, &#;– August 3,
Preceded byJoe Donnelly
Succeeded byRudy Yakym
In office
January 5, &#;– November 16,
Preceded byRichard W.

Mangus

Succeeded byTimothy Wesco
Born

Jacqueline R. Walorski


()August 17,
South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
DiedAugust 3, () (aged&#;58)
near Nappanee, Indiana, U.S.
Resting placeSouthlawn Cemetery,
South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)

Dean Swihart

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(m.&#;)&#;
EducationLiberty University
Taylor University (BA)

Jacqueline R.

Walorski (, August 17, – August 3, ) was an American politician. She was the U.S. representative for Indiana's 2nd congressional district from until her death in She was a member of the Republican Party. She was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from to

Early life

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Walorski was born in South Bend, Indiana, on August 17, [1] She studied at Liberty University and at Taylor University.

In , she married Dean Swihart.

Walorski began her career as a television reporter in South Bend from to Walorski moved to Romania in to focus on charity work and Christian missionary work for children there.[2] She returned to the United States in [3]

State Representative

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In , Walorski ran for the Indiana House of Representatives.

She ran for Indiana's 2nd District. Walorski beat Democrat Carl H. Kaser in a landslide victory with a 64% to 36% vote margin.[4] In , she won a second term with 53% of the vote.[5] In , she won a third term without anyone running against her.[6]

U.S. House of Representatives

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In January , Walorski announced her candidacy to run against Democratic U.S.

Representative Joe Donnelly. She won the Republican primary in May [7][8] She lost the general election with a 48% to 47% vote margin.[9]

Donnelly decided not to run for reelection in the U.S. House, instead wanted to run for the U.S. Senate in [10] In May , Walorski won the Republican nomination for the U.S.

House seat.[11] Walorski would go on to win the general election with a 49% to 48% vote margin.[12][13]

In June , she was honored with the Commander of the Order of the Star of Romania in Romania for her charity work there in the early s.[14][15]

election

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Walorski voted against the second impeachment of Donald Trump[16] and voted to not approve the certification of the United States presidential election.[17][18]

In December , Walorski was one of Republican members of the House of Representatives who supported Texas v.

Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court.[19] This was an attempt to overturn the results of the United States presidential election, in which Joe Biden beat Donald Trump.[20]

Death

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Walorski was killed in a car crash near Nappanee, Indiana on August 3, at the age of [21] Three other people were killed in the accident including her communications director, Emma Thomson, and her district director, Zachery Potts.[22] The accident was caused when Walorski's car crashed with another car on State Road [23] Her funeral was held on August 11 in Granger, Indiana and she was buried at Southlawn Cemetery in South Bend.[24][25][26]

U.S.

House SpeakerNancy Pelosi said flags would be at half-staff at the United States Capitol in her honor.[27]House Minority LeaderKevin McCarthy,[27]Transportation SecretaryPete Buttigieg,[27] former Vice PresidentMike Pence,[27] former PresidentDonald Trump,[27] and President Joe Biden released statements after her death honoring her.[28]

References

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  1. ↑"WALORSKI, Jackie (–)".

    Jackie walorski kids Pennsylvania , a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court. Walorski also asked that the system for granting exclusions for certain products be accelerated. August 8, Jackie Walorski, three others killed in crash".

    Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved August 21,

  2. ↑"Jackie Walorski (R)". Wall Street Journal. March 10, Archived from the original on June 15, Retrieved May 2, &#; via Internet Archive.
  3. ↑Howey, Brian A. (March 16, ). "HOWEY Political Report: GOP's Finest Hour?

    Walorski's world travels brought her to the precipice of change"(PDF). HOWEY Political Report.

  4. ↑"Our Campaigns – IN State House Race – November 2, ". .

    Jackie walorski wiki Write to Philip Elliott at philip. Lieb Denton Luhring W. Brownson Barr Bruce Jacobs Jr. In , Walorski ran for the Indiana House of Representatives.

    Retrieved November 11,

  5. ↑"Our Campaigns – IN State House Race – November 7, ". . Retrieved November 11,
  6. ↑"Our Campaigns – IN State House Race – November 4, ". . Retrieved November 11,
  7. ↑"Election results". Archived from the original on July 22, Retrieved May 5,
  8. ↑"State Rep.

    Jackie Walorski wins 2nd Congressional district GOP primary".

    Jackie walorski office: Retrieved October 2, Walorski was born in South Bend, Indiana , on August 17, Immigration [ edit ]. She had supported the version, [ 46 ] [ 47 ] but removed her name from the House bill in mid-January.

    Archived from the original on September 18, Retrieved August 23,

  9. ↑ Election Results, ; accessed November 9,
  10. ↑Shear, Michael D. (May 9, ). "Donnelly to Run for Senate in Indiana". New York Times. Retrieved August 3,
  11. ↑"News From The Associated Press". Retrieved November 9,
  12. ↑" election result report from Politico".

    POLITICO. Retrieved November 9,

  13. ↑"Fall General Election – 11/04/; State Senate, District No. 20". Wisconsin State Elections Board. November 24, Archived from the original(PDF) on March 20, Retrieved April 19,
  14. ↑"Klaus Iohannis a decorat opt congresmani americani cu Ordinul Steaua României în grad de Comandor".

    (in Romanian). June 9, Retrieved April 29,

  15. ↑Peia, Florentina; Iacob, Simona (June 9, ).

    Jackie walorski accident House seat. Carson A. New York Times. ISSN

    Purcarea, Vicentiu; Pandea, Razvan-Adrian (eds.). "President Iohannis and U.S. congressmen discuss Romania's inclusion in Visa Waiver programme". Agepres. Archived from the original on February 10, Retrieved April 29,

  16. ↑Washington, U. S. Capitol Room H; p, DC (). "Roll Call 17 Roll Call 17, Bill Number: H. Res. 24, th Congress, 1st Session".

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved : CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

  17. ↑Washington, U. S. Capitol Room H; p, DC (). "Roll Call 10 Roll Call 10, MOTION, th Congress, 1st Session". Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved : CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ↑Stevens, Harry; Santamariña, Daniela; Rabinowitz, Kate; Uhrmacher, Kevin; Muyskens, John (January 7, ).

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  22. ↑Blood, Michael R.; Riccardi, Nicholas (December 5, ). "Biden officially secures enough electors to become president". AP News. Archived from the original on December 8, Retrieved December 12,
  23. ↑Diaz, Daniella (December 11, ). "Brief from Republicans supporting Texas lawsuit in Supreme Court".

    CNN. Archived from the original on December 12, Retrieved December 11,

  24. ↑Beavers, Olivia; Ferris, Sarah (August 3, ). "Indiana GOP Rep. Walorski, three others die in auto accident". POLITICO.

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  30. ↑Beavers, Olivia (). "Indiana GOP Rep. Walorski, three others die in auto accident". Politico.
  31. ↑Ansari, Talal (3 August ). "Indiana Rep. Jackie Walorski and Two Staffers Killed in Car Crash". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 3 August
  32. ↑"Funeral for Rep.

    Jackie Walorski set for Thursday". Fox News. August 5, Retrieved August 7,

  33. ↑"Indiana funeral set for congresswoman killed in crash". Yahoo. August 5, Retrieved 8 August
  34. ↑"US Rep. Jackie Walorski Swihart laid to rest at Southlawn Cemetery". ABC News. August 11, Retrieved August 12,
  35. ↑ Griffiths, Brent D.; Rojas, Warren (August 3, ).

    Jackie walorski biography Secretary of Energy U. Succeeded by Rudy Yakym. So, too, did Democrats. Death [ change change source ].

    "Tributes pour in for Rep. Jackie Walorski from Pete Buttigieg, Kevin McCarthy, Mike Pence, and others after her death in a car crash. Capitol flags to fly at half-staff". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on August 3, Retrieved August 4,

  36. ↑"Statement from President Biden on the Passing of Congresswoman Jackie Walorski of Indiana".

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