96 [link removed]   Strengthening Indiana's ElectionsChairman
Kyle Hupfer speaks during the election integrity panel at the 2022
Congress of Counties in French Lick, Ind.
Earlier this week, in another
win for Hoosiers, Gov. Holcomb
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se-social-security/531-8df2666d-6d56-4a0b-94c3-4c68236f51cf signed HEA
1116 into law, an election integrity bill championed by Secretary of
State Holli Sullivan that will strengthen Indiana's elections.

With
over 250,000 online applications for absentee ballots during the 2020
election cycle, this bill will now require voters to submit their
driver's license number or the last four digits of their Social
Security number when requesting an absentee ballot electronically,
adding a vital security enhancement to the process. Moreover, the bill
will also require voter-verifiable paper trails before the 2024
election cycle, boosting voter confidence and increasing the efficiency
of post-election audits.

This is only the latest development in a
long line of Republican-led election security measures.

Earlier this
month, the Center for Election Integrity at the America First Policy
Institute launched a color-coded interactive map that ranks states on
their election integrity laws, including photo ID requirements, strong
laws against ballot harvesting, and ballots returned to election
officials by election day. Indiana received a green, top-tier ranking,
meaning our laws better protect voters at the ballot box; HEA 1116 will
only bolster those protections.

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share it with a friend.

Best,
Chairman Kyle Hupfer
 
Governor Holcomb's Week That WasLaunching Foam Collection Plan to
Protect Firefighters, EnvironmentOn Wednesday, Gov. Holcomb announced
the next steps in a new program to collect and dispose of hazardous
firefighting foam that contains PFAS, a known contaminant.

“Indiana
has chosen to be a leader in this PFAS foam program, because, frankly,
firefighting is hard enough without having to worry about these
hazardous chemicals,” Gov. Holcomb said.

“We hope more departments
will sign up so we can do all we can to protect Indiana firefighters.”
About 200 fire departments have already signed on to participate and
have identified about 50,000 gallons of the foam that will be safely
disposed of at no cost to the department.

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  Signing More Bills Into LawAs of Thursday afternoon, Gov.
Holcomb had signed all of his 2022 Next Level Agenda bills into law,
including:

SEA 1 - Automatic Taxpayer RefundSEA 294 - Law
Enforcement Training BoardHEA 1313 - Screening Children for Lead
PoisoningHEA 1002 - Various Tax Matters SEA 361 - Economic
DevelopmentHEA 1093 - Education MattersHEA 1169 - Health Matters You
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 Secretary of State Holli Sullivan Celebrates
One Year in Office
This past Wednesday marked Secretary of State Holli Sullivan's first
full year in office.

Since assuming office in March 2021, Secretary
Sullivan has stated that ensuring safe and secure elections was her
number one priority. On Monday, Gov. Holcomb signed election security
legislation, championed by Secretary Sullivan, into law.

Secretary
Sullivan shared other accomplishments of her first full year in office
on social media Wednesday afternoon. These accomplishments include:
Catalytic convertor legislation13 vote center counties addedRecord
number of business filings Indiana's Unemployment Rate Continues
Record Decline
"Republican leadership works" — that's the message the
state unemployment figures revealed on Monday.

Indiana’s
unemployment rate fell to 2.4% in January, down from 2.7% the previous
month, a record low for the state that dates back to 1976 when the
current method for calculating unemployment rates began.

“With a
2.4% unemployment rate in January, even lower than the previous month,
Indiana continues to outperform the nation as a whole. The low
unemployment rate coincides with significant year-over-year job growth
indicating that Indiana is trending in the right direction," noted
Indiana Department of Workforce Development Commissioner Fred Payne.
OF NOTE: 15 of the top 20 states for jobs recovered since the COVID-19
pandemic are led by Republicans (Indiana ranks 13th) and 17 of the top
20 states with the lowest unemployment rates are led by Republicans
(Indiana ranks 3rd).
 WSJ Poll Reveals Good News for Republicans
Last Friday, the Wall Street Journal published its most recent poll,
spelling trouble for Democrats in November.

"President Biden and his
fellow Democrats have lost ground to Republicans on several of the
issues most important to voters ... a troubling sign for the party
seeking to extend its controlling majority of Congress for another two
years."

The details:
Biden job approval: 42% approve, 57%
disapproveBiden focused on most important issues: 39% agree, 58%
disagree Direction of the country: 26% right direction, 63% wrong
directionBiden handling the economy: 39% approve, 59% disapproveBiden
handling inflation and rising costs: 34% approve, 63% disapprove Biden
securing the border: 33% approve, 57% disapproveWhich party to support
in Nov.: 46% GOP, 41% DemsBest to rebuild the economy: 47% GOP, 34%
DemsBest to reduce crime: 46% GOP, 26% DemsBest to get inflation under
control: 47% GOP, 30% Dems Best to secure the border: 51% GOP, 25% Dems
You can read more
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 2022 Indiana Republican
Party State Convention
The 2022 Indiana Republican Party State
Convention will take place on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at Indiana
Farmer's Coliseum in Indianapolis, Ind., for the purpose of nominating
a candidate for secretary of state, auditor of state, and treasurer of
state.
For hotel accommodation information, delegate counts by county,
and to pay your individual delegate fee, click the buttons below.
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Media HighlightsStay up-to-date on the latest from Chairman Kyle Hupfer
by following him on Facebook and Twitter.
This week: Calling out Joe
Biden's for passing the buck (again) and highlighting the RNC's
record-breaking month.
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[link removed]  Upcoming Republican Events
Saturday, March 26:
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County Republican Breakfast
Tuesday, April 5:
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County Lincoln Day Dinner
Wednesday, April 6:
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County Lincoln Day Dinner
Thursday, April 7:
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County Lincoln Day Dinner
Friday, April 8:
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County Lincoln Day Dinner
Friday, April 8:
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County Lincoln Day Dinner
Saturday, April 9:
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Dubois County Republican Lincoln Day Luncheon
Saturday, April 9:
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County Lincoln Day Celebration
Saturday, April 9:
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County Lincoln Day Dinner
Tuesday, April 12:
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County Lincoln Day Dinner
Tuesday, April 12:
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County Lincoln Day Dinner
Tuesday, April 12:
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Lincoln Day Dinner
Wednesday, April 13:
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County Lincoln Day Dinner
Thursday, April 14:
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Lincoln Day Gala
Saturday, April 16:
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Blackford County Lincoln Day Dinner
Saturday, April 19:
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County Lincoln Day Dinner
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Governor Eric Holcomb
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Lt. Governor Suzanne
Crouch
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Meets with leaders from Visually Impaired Preschool Services
Treasurer
Kelly Mitchell
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exhibition
Auditor Tera Klutz
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with Indiana County Treasurer's Association
Secretary of State Holli
Sullivan
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Wraps up 92 county tour
Attorney General Todd Rokita
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Hoosiers to visit IndianaUnclaimed.gov
Senator Todd Young
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Zelensky's address to Congress
Senator Mike Braun
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President Zelensky's address to Congress
Congresswoman Jackie Walorski
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for unleashing the power of American energy
Congressman Jim Banks
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resolution condemning Biden on Iran Deal
Congressman Jim Baird
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information day on U.S. military academies
Congresswoman Victoria
Spartz
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to Indianapolis Service Club
Congressman Greg Pence
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high school art entries for Congressional Art Competition
Congressman
Larry Bucshon
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letter calling for Federal action on fentanyl
Congressman Trey
Hollingsworth
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Calls out the ARP's failure to create projected jobs
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