(La Porte County, IN) - A longtime member of the La Porte County Council will have a seat now in the Indiana State Legislature.
Randy Novak of Michigan City ran unopposed for 9th District State Representative during a caucus of democratic precinct committeepersons.
Novak will serve the just over one year and two months left on the term of Pat Boy, who decided recently to retire. She had held that seat since 2019. Boy was previously a member of the Michigan City Common Council from 2004 to 2018.
La Porte County Democratic Party Chairwoman Julie Sinclair said Novak has a reputation as a hard worker during his over 10 years on the council and service as fire chief in Michigan City before he retired from the department in 2020. “We’re really proud of Randy and we’re really excited to have him represent District 9 down in Indianapolis,” she said.
Sinclair also pointed to Novak’s history of working with republicans, which could help bring more bi-partisan support to his proposals since republicans have a super majority at the statehouse. Democrats now have 30 days to hold a caucus to elect Novak's replacement on the council.
