INDIANAPOLIS Democrat Beau Bayh announced he will run for Indiana Secretary of State, challenging incumbent Republican Diego Morales, who announced his re-election campaign in May.

Bayh, a seventh-generation Hoosier and Marine Corps captain, said he's running to "fix a corrupt office" and address what he calls a "broken political system."

"Right now, the Secretary of State's office shows exactly what's gone wrong," Bayh said. "Instead of serving Hoosiers, that office has been used to cut backroom deals, with our tax dollars funding perks for politicians and their insider friends."

Bayh accused the current administration of wasteful spending and lack of accountability, saying Hoosiers' hard-earned tax dollars are being wasted.

If elected, Bayh said his plan for the office includes ensur

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