Jackie Walorski, the Republican favored to win the open seat being vacated by Joe Donnelly, is going on the air today with a bio spot about her authorship of a Consumer Protection Bill to combat identity theft as a state representative. The spot, her second of the year, will run in the South Bend market for about two weeks. She narrowly lost in 2010. Watch “On our side”:http://bit.ly/PC9UPv.

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By Tim Vandenack, Elkhart Truth 

Jackie Walorski, Republican candidate for the U.S. House, has secured the endorsement of the Indiana Farm Bureau political action committee.

“At a time when Indiana farmers are suffering from a devastating drought, they need to know their next representative will fight to protect their farms and voice their concerns at the federal level,” Walorski said in a press release. 

Trustees of Indiana Farm Bureau ELECT, the group’s political action committee, heard presentations from Walorski and Democratic U.S. House hopeful Brendan Mullen before endorsing Walorski.

Walorski, who is seeking Indiana’s Second District U.S. House seat, also got the endorsement of Maggie’s List, a group “dedicated to electing conservative women to federal office,” the organization said in a press release.

Walorski “will work to create a pro-growth environment for businesses,” said Sandra B. Mortham, chairwoman of Maggie’s List.

Staff Report, Statehouse File

INDIANAPOLIS – The conservative Maggie’s List political action committee has endorsed two Indiana women running for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

One of those women is Susan Brooks, who is running in the state’s 5^th District, which includes Noblesville and Carmel. The other is Jackie Walorski, in the 2^nd District, which includes South Bend.

The PAC launched in 2010 and its goal is to elect more conservative women to Congress. Maggie’s List officials say the group stands for fiscal responsibility, small government and strong national defense.

“I am honored to have the support of Maggie’s List,” said Brooks. They’re “an organization that shares my commitment to conservative solutions to our nation’s challenges, smaller government and a strong national defense.”

Brooks is currently senior vice president for workforce and economic development at Ivy Tech. She’s running in a seat currently represented by Republican Dan Burton, but he retired in January. Brooks will face off against Democrat Scott Reske in November.

Walorski is a former of the Indiana House. She was defeated in her 2010 bid for a U.S. House by Democrat Joe Donnelly, who is now running for Senate. This year, she is facing Democrat Brendan Mullen.

“Jackie Walorski has a global perspective that she used in the Indiana House of Representatives to fight for lower taxes and eliminate wasteful government spending,” said Sandra Mortham, chair of Maggie’s List.

By Shira Toeplitz, Roll Call

Former state Rep. Jackie Walorski’s (R) campaign went on the air today with her first television spot in the competitive 2nd district race against Iraq War veteran Brendan Mullen (D).

“I was born in South Bend, and I’ve been a Hoosier all my life,” Walorski says in the ad, which highlights her local roots in the north-central Indiana district.

Walorski has the advantage in the open-seat race, and Roll Call rates this district as Leans Republican. Last year, Hoosier Republicans redrew the Congressional map and made the district more conservative.

The Walorski spot also subtly digs at Mullen’s residency issues. Previously, Republicans criticized Mullen for having several homes in Washington, D.C.

The Republican’s campaign purchased the buy to run for about two weeks in the South Bend media market on local broadcast stations, according to a Walorski aide.

Walorksi also holds a cash advantage in the contest. At the end of June, she reported $725,00 in the bank. Mullen reported $574,900 at the same time.

Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) is vacating this House seat to run for Senate this cycle.

To view the ad, click here.

By Tim Vandenack, Elkhart Truth