Democratic Party announces its slate of candidates for statewide offices

By Lesley Stedman Weidenbener
lstedman@courier-journal.com
The Courier-Journal

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Democratic Party announced yesterday its full slate of candidates for statewide office, just two days before the convention that will formally nominate them.

Vigo County Commissioner Judy Anderson, 65, of West Terre Haute, will be the party's candidate for state auditor.

Anderson is expected to face Republican Tim Berry, currently the state treasurer. Berry must be nominated at the Republican convention later this month.

Michael Griffin, 46, in his fourth term as clerk-treasurer of Highland in Lake County, will be the Democrats' candidate for state treasurer. He is expected to face Republican Richard Mourdock.

Democrats had already announced that former deputy commissioner of agriculture Joe Pearson, 63, would run for secretary of state, challenging Republican incumbent Todd Rokita.

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