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After serving his maximum eight years as Indiana’s Governor, Mitch Daniels will be leaving the seat at the end of this year. In the voting booth on election day, Hoosiers will be choosing between Democratic Candidate John Gregg, Libertarian Candidate Rupert Boneham, write in Candidate Donnie Harold Harris, and Republican Mike Pence. Pence is currently one of Indiana’s nine congressional representatives, and has made a name for himself nationwide as a conservative leader. Last week Pence announced his first policy proposal as a gubernatorial candidate. WFHB News Director Alycin Bektesh caught up with the congressmen by phone to discuss this policy, and look forward into the campaign, for this WFHB feature exclusive.
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After serving his maximum eight years as Indiana’s Governor, Mitch Daniels will be leaving the seat at the end of this year. In the voting booth on election day, Hoosiers will be choosing between Democratic Candidate John Gregg, Libertarian Candidate Rupert Boneham, write in Candidate Donnie Harold Harris, and Republican Mike Pence. Pence is currently one of Indiana’s nine congressional representatives, and has made a name for himself nationwide as a conservative leader. Last week Pence announced his first policy proposal as a gubernatorial candidate. WFHB News Director Alycin Bektesh caught up with the congressmen by phone to discuss this policy, and look forward into the campaign, for this WFHB feature exclusive.
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The Daily Local News is produced by a team of volunteers working in the WFHB news department for Bloomington Community Radio
Executive producer is Alycin Bektesh
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