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Krista Henery
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - Come November, a Republican state senator will have a Democratic challenger.
Area Democrats held a caucus Saturday afternoon to choose a Democrat to take on Brandt Hershman in the race for state senate district 7.
Democrats voted on Brad Thompson of Carrol County to fill the vacancy.
Thompson has been a union president at Tate and Lyle for the 12 years.
He said two major issues he wants to work on if he is elected in November would be jobs and education.
"We want good paying jobs in the state and public education. They've practically gutted public education and have cut funds and I believe we need to re-store funding and take care of our children," Democrat Candidate for State Senate, District 7,
Brad Thompson said.
Since redistricting last year, District 7 is made up of parts of Jasper, White, Carroll, Tippecanoe, Clinton, and Boone Counties.
