Spartz Fights Primary Headwinds Following About-Face on Ukraine

May 6, 2024, 9:30 AM UTC

The first and only member of Congress born in Ukraine has voted both for and against aid to her native country. She’s also announced her retirement and filed for re-election.

Now Rep. Victoria Spartz — the only Indiana House member in danger of losing in Tuesday’s primaries — is talking to fellow Republicans one-on-one and in TV commercials, working to blunt the criticism of rivals.

“To Spartz, words don’t matter. She’s retiring one day, running the next. Sends $40 billion to Ukraine, then criticizes the aid,” says an ad for rival Chuck Goodrich, who has outspent Spartz on the air, ...

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