A Republican candidate in Indiana is accusing his Democratic challenger of abandoning his constituents and aligning himself with the far left and the ‘D.C. political machine.’
Randy Niemeyer, who is running to represent the 1st Congressional District against incumbent Frank Mrvan, made the allegations in an interview with Fox News Digital.
Niemeyer said Mrvan’s voting record shows he is not representing the interests of his district, which is largely conservative.
“Currently, Frank Mrvan’s voting record is more with the far left than it is with these hardworking, middle-class, conservative-natured people in his district,” Niemeyer said. “He doesn’t do a lot that’s representative of that.”
Niemeyer also said Mrvan rarely interacts with constituents unless it’s for a public appearance or speaking event.
“If there’s a parade or an opportunity to speak somewhere, he always takes advantage of that,” Niemeyer said. “But I don’t see a lot of him or hear a lot of him just interacting within the community and being places where people are to listen and to learn and to make sure that he’s connected to the grassroots and really to the boots on the ground that pay the taxes and pay the freight for this country.”
Mrvan won election to Congress in 2020 and was re-elected in 2022. He has not yet responded to Niemeyer’s allegations.
Niemeyer, who defeated his Republican challengers in the state’s May 7 primary election, has spent his entire life in Northwest Indiana and has been hauling milk for his family’s trucking business for nearly 30 years.
He said he shares “a lot of the same struggles” that those in his district have.
“I’ve driven three million miles behind the wheel of a tractor trailer,” Niemeyer said. “I run a small business. I’ve lived paycheck to paycheck. The business I run operates on slim to no margins at times. I have college debt that I’m going to be paying for my daughter.”
“We’ve got those similar life experiences,” he added. “I still drive a truck. I like to give perspective to people that I’m out there working with them. I’m sweating with them. We’re doing the blue-collar work. We’re helping to feed this country and that perspective, I think, separates me from Frank, who has just gone along with the farthest left of his party most of the time.”
The general election will be held on November 5.
