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Sen. Banks Poured Millions to Unseat Republicans Who Struck Down Redistricting Effort

Republican Sen. Jim Banks of Indiana directed $3 million from his 501(c)(4) organization, Hoosier Leadership for America, to primary challengers of GOP state senators who opposed a redistricting plan supported by President Donald Trump that could have netted the GOP two additional House seats.

On Tuesday night, at least five of those seven senators were defeated.

“Everyone in Indiana politics should have learned an important lesson today: President Trump is the single most popular Republican among Hoosier voters,” Banks told The Daily Signal. “Indiana is a conservative state, and we deserve conservatives in our State Senate who deserve a pulse on our Republican voters.”

Among those targeted were state Sens. Travis Holdman, James Buck, Greg Goode, Greg Walker, and Spencer Deery, whose opposition helped derail a Trump‑backed push to redraw congressional district lines, exposing sharp divisions within the party.

While Deery kept his seat, Holdman, Buck, State Sens. Linda Rogers, Dan........

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