CHICAGO (WLS) -- The race in Indiana's 1st Congressional District has become one of the more highly publicized contests in the area this election cycle. The first district covers Lake and Porter counties, as well as some of La Porte County. Democrat Frank Mrvan is running for reelection against Republican Randy Niemeyer and Libertarian Dakotah Miskus.
Two-term incumbent Mrvan knows the voting history of Indiana's 1st Congressional District well. A Democrat has represented northwest Indiana in Congress for more than 90 years. Republican Niemeyer and Libertarian Miskus are both eager to represent a different option for voters.
"This district has transitioned into something that is competitive, which is good for the member of Congress, because I have to have an open dialog with everyone in northwest Indiana regardless of the political party in order to deliver," Mrvan said. "We've seen an influx of people move from Illinois here in the northwest Indiana, and they're voting with their feet and their wallet. And they're voting more Republican.
And really, the blue-collar workers now are starting to gravitate to the Republican Party as well," Niemeyer said. "Young people like me, around 25, we're just kind of getting fed up. It's like we live in a world that's run by people that don't have to live in it as long as we do," Miskus said.
For the last four years, Mrvan said he's been working in Washington to bring new infrastructure and new investment to northwest Indiana, including se.
