Washington — Republican Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana introduced Tuesday he's operating for the U.S. Senate, mounting a bid to succeed Sen. Mike Braun, who's operating for governor.
Banks launched his marketing campaign with a two-minute video highlighting his navy service, throughout which he deployed to Afghanistan, and his work within the Home, the place he represents Indiana's third Congressional District.
"Radical socialist Democrats try to alter America, however I will not allow them to. I have been on the entrance traces combating for 'America First' insurance policies in Congress," Banks stated within the digital advert asserting his Senate run, referencing former President Donald Trump's agenda.
Banks highlighted his stance on hot-button social points which have dominated the tradition wars in recent times, together with efforts to ban transgender athletes from taking part in ladies' sports activities and prohibiting "vital race idea" from being taught in public colleges.
"Indiana deserves a conservative fighter in the USA Senate," Banks says.
The Republican lawmaker was elected to Congress in 2016 and has served as chairman of the Republican Research Committee. Banks was one in every of 5 Republicans really useful by GOP Chief Kevin McCarthy to serve on the Home choose committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, assault, however he and GOP Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio have been rejected by then-Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Banks was among the many GOP lawmakers who objected to the Electoral Faculty votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania after the 2020 presidential election and signed on to a last-ditch lawsuit introduced by Texas officers that sought to dam election outcomes from 4 key battleground states.
He rolled out his Senate marketing campaign with an endorsement from the conservative Membership for Development.