(La Porte County, IN) - While Republicans at the national level ring their hands over Presidential results, local GOP leaders are riding high on a wave of red.  This week, La Porte and surrounding counties saw several races tip Republican.  The GOP nearly ran the table in La Porte, Pulaski, and Starke Counties.  And for the first time ever, the Democratic stronghold of St. Joseph County will soon have an all-Republican County Commission.

 

Kyle Hupfer is the Chairman of the State Republican Party and Governor Eric Holcomb’s campaign manager.  He says Republican victories in our area were no coincidence. "I think it's a trend you've been seeing statewide for a number of years," Hupfer said. "Hoosiers have gotten to know Republican leadership and come to trust it statewide.  And, you had two really strong candidates at the top of the ticket."  Hupfer says Republicans didn’t take any races for granted, especially in areas in northern Indiana that have traditionally leaned Democrat.  

 

At the state level, Republicans not only maintained, but grew, their supermajority in the General Assembly.  A supermajority is when one party has two-thirds of the members in a chamber, which is enough to conduct business without the other party being present.  Republicans have held a supermajority in both Houses since 2012.  This election, they picked up four more seats in the House and lost only one in the Senate. 

 

Hupfer said party leaders plan to use their clout to push COVID recovery efforts, teacher pay, and workforce development.