(La Porte, IN) - La Porte Mayor Tom Dermody will not be leaving early for Indianapolis, as U.S. Congressman Mike Braun, the Republican Party nominee for governor, has chosen someone else as his running mate. 

He named State Rep. Julie McGuire as his Lieutenant Governor should he win in November.  McGuire is from a district just south of Indianapolis.

There was increased speculation that Dermody would be his choice after the mayor’s name appeared in an Indianapolis news publication recently as a possible running mate for Braun. In response, Dermody said it was an honor for his name to be brought up in the discussion about being a running mate for Braun, who visited Dermody at his home several months ago. However, the La Porte mayor said he wasn’t disappointed at not being selected because of his love for his job and hometown.

“I bleed orange and black. I’m going to finish this term out,” he said.

Braun will face Democrat Jennifer McCormick and Libertarian Donald Rainwater in November.