When Spencer Deery first decided to run for his state Senate seat in western Indiana four years ago, he knew he would face hard moments. Senator Deery admits, however, that he never expected anything like this past week, which has included attacks from leaders in his own party – such as the Indiana governor and President of the United States – and a swatting attack on his family’s home Thursday morning .

But as difficult as this past week has been, Mr. Deery says his vote that triggered it all was not.

After President Donald Trump called for Texas to redraw its congressional maps this summer to create a more advantageous map for the GOP ahead of next year’s midterm elections, focus quickly turned to Indiana in search of more GOP seats. Republicans saw an opportunity here, in a state

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