Jennifer-Ruth Green, the 2022 Republican congressional candidate, announced her candidacy to challenge U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, in the expected to be redrawn First District as Gov. Mike Braun has called for a special session for mid-census redistricting.

Braun announced Monday he would call for a special legislative session beginning Nov. 3 to address redistricting of Indiana’s Congressional districts. Typically, redistricting occurs every 10 years after the release of census data, but the Trump administration has been pressuring Republican states to redistrict ahead of the 2026 election so that Republicans can maintain control of the U.S House of Representatives.

Green lost a close race to Mrvan in 2022 by more than 12,000 votes.

Of Indiana’s nine Congressional districts, sev

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