A representative for the Indiana Republican Party, Jackie Walorski, 58, was killed in a car accident on Wednesday, along with two of her colleagues. CBS reports that Jackie Walorski and her coworkers were in an SUV when they collided with another vehicle at 12:30 p.m.
Walorski perished alongside 28-year-old communications director Emma Thomson and 27-year-old district director Zachary Potts. The driver of the second vehicle also perished at the scene.
In an official statement, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy recognized Walorski’s untimely passing.
He declared:
“Dean Swihart, Jackie’s husband, has been informed by the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office that Jackie was killed in a car accident this afternoon.”
He went on:
“She has returned to live with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Please remember her family in your thoughts and prayers. No more remark will be made at this time.”
The accident is currently under investigation by the Eckhart County Sheriff’s Office.
Jackie Walorski: all that there is to know
Jackie Walorski entered politics in 2004 following four years as a television reporter for WSBT-TV and as the director of a Christian charity in Romania.
Upon her return to the United States, she ran for the Indiana House of Representatives, ultimately winning the election and beginning a long career with the Republicans.
During her time as a politician, Walorski was noted for establishing laws requiring voter ID checks during elections and laws against identity theft. In 2021, she was one of numerous Republicans who opposed Donald Trump’s impeachment.
Indiana senator Todd Young offered his sympathies for Walorski’s passing in an online tweet.
He declared:
“She faithfully represented Indiana in the state legislature and in Congress for almost two decades, and she will be much missed.”
According to NPR, Walorski’s last run was in 2022, when she won the Republican Primary for the 2nd Congressional District. In a statement, former Vice President Mike Pence paid respect to Walorski.
He declared:
“She faithfully represented Indiana in the state legislature and in Congress for almost two decades, and she will be much missed.”
In an official statement, President Joe Biden praised her as a committed political worker, noting that he recognized this despite being a Democrat.
He declared:
“Jackie Walorski has devoted her life to helping the neighborhood in which she was raised. Although we represented opposing parties and disagreed on numerous issues, members of both parties admired her work.”
Jackie Walorski abandoned the instructor in Penn Township, Indiana, Dean Swihart.
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