INDIANAPOLIS -- An independently wealthy businessman who largely self-financed his own campaign has beaten two sitting congressmen to become Indiana’s Republican nominee for Senate.
Republican primary voters picked Mike Braun to challenge Joe Donnelly, who is considered one of the Senate’s most vulnerable Democrats.
Braun ran as an outsider, blasting Reps. Todd Rokita and Luke Messer as “career politicians” who failed to follow through on campaign promises.
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The multimillionaire owns Meyer Distributing, a national auto parts distribution business.
Braun has campaigned on his business background and has pledged to bring back jobs that have been outsourced overseas.
But an Associated Press review of his business record found he regularly imports goods from foreign countries and has been sued by employees in three states over unpaid wages and poor working conditions
Watch Luke Messer concede in his speech to supporters below.
Indiana voter Chris Thurston says he chose Rep. Luke Messer in the Republican U.S. Senate primary because he wants someone who will be an independent thinker.
All three candidates in the hotly-contested race tried to paint themselves as being strong supporters of President Donald Trump. Rep. Todd Rokita even carried a cardboard cutout photo of Trump around with him to illustrate the point. Businessman Mike Braun also tied himself closely to Trump.
Thurston says: “Just because the president says to do something isn’t necessarily why it needs to be done.”
Watch Todd Rokita concede in his speech to supporters below.
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