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Breaking: US Congresswoman Killed

U.S. congresswoman Jackie Walorski (R-IN) passed away in a car accident this Wednesday afternoon at the age of 58.

According to a tweet from WSBT reporter Erica Finke, the crash occurred in Elkhart County when a “northbound passenger car traveled left of center and collided head on with a southbound vehicle.”

She continued on to state that “Walorski, Zachary Potts with the St. Joseph County Republican Party, and Walorski’s comm. director Emma Thompson all passed away. The northbound vehicle driver, Edith Schmucker, died as well.”

The news of the accident was later confirmed by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Twitter via a statement from Walorski’s office.

“Dean Swihart, Jackie’s husband, was just informed by the Elkhart County Sheriff’s office that Jackie was killed in a car accident this afternoon,” the statement said. “She has returned home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Please keep her family in your thoughts and prayers. We will have no further comment at this time.”

The congresswoman previously worked as a television news reporter as well as spent four years as a missionary with her husband aiding in providing essential items to children living in poverty.

In 2021, Walorski was first elected to the U.S. Congress following three terms in the Indiana Statehouse where she held the role of Assistant Floor Leader.

Walorski represented Indiana’s 2nd District in Congress during this present term, serving on the House Ways and Means Committee as well as a ranking member of the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

According to her congressional website, Walorski also served as the ranking member of the House Ethics Committee.

Some other previous committees she provided serve to were the House Armed Services Committee, the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, the House Budget Committee (113th Congress) and the House Agriculture Committee (114th Congress), where she chaired the Nutrition Subcommittee.

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel released a statement saying:

“I am devastated to learn of the passing of my close friend, Congresswoman Jackie Walorski. She was an incredible public servant for Hoosiers and leader within the Republican Party. Jackie and I would often travel on the same flight from Detroit to DC. She was an absolute firecracker and I feel blessed to have been able to spend so much time with her. The entire Republican National Committee is praying for her family, as well as the families of the two staff who were also tragically killed.”

 

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