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Republican Rep. Victoria Spartz announced Monday that she will be seeking re-election in Indiana in 2024—a surprise reversal after announcing last year that she would not run again.
Spartz, a Ukrainian immigrant who represents a suburban district of Indiana, has already served two terms in Congress and initially said she would not seek a third because she wanted to spend more time with her family.
“Looking where we are today, and urged by many of my constituents, I do not believe I would be able to deliver this Congress, with the current failed leadership in Washington, D.C., on the important issues for our nation that I have worked very hard on,” Spartz said in her statement. Her decision should rattle the nine Republican candidates who have already filed to replace her in Indiana’s fifth congressional district.