A Michigan City man is running for a seat in Congress.  Dion Bergeron is running for the Republican nomination for the seat now held by Democrat Pete Visclosky. Visclosky of Merrillville is not running again after more than 30 years in the U.S House of Representatives. 

The former truck driver and correctional officer describes himself as a ‘’regular guy.’’’

He expressed opposition to the Green New Deal, saying it would cripple the economy here in northwest Indiana.