State Legislators Endorse Obama

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http://nwi.com/articles/2008/03/27/updates/breaking_news/doc47ebd81499274330619340.txt


INDIANAPOLIS | Led by state Sen. Earline Rogers, D-Gary, a group of more than a dozen Democratic state legislators from across Indiana endorsed Barack Obama for president at a Statehouse news conference Thursday morning.

"Those of us who are gathered here today consider him to be the person running that can bring about the change that America needs," Rogers said.

Several of the endorsees said Obama, the junior senator from Illinois, inspires in them the same optimism of the late Robert Kennedy. They also said they are excited to see Indiana play a key role in the presidential selection process for the first time since Kennedy ran in 1968.
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While not all of them appeared at the new conference, 25 Democratic Indiana state legislator are endorsing Barack Obama. They are:

Sen. Earline Rogers - Gary

Sen. Tim Lanane - Anderson

Sen. Lindel Hume - Princeton

Sen. John Broden - South Bend

Rep. Dennis Avery - Evansville

Rep. Jeb Barden - Indianapolis

Rep. John Bartlett - Indianapolis

Rep. Charlie Brown - Gary

Rep. Mara Candelaria Reardon - Munster

Rep. Bill Crawford - Indianapolis

Rep. Dave Crooks - Washington

Rep. John Day - Indianapolis

Rep. Chet Dobis - Merrillville

Rep. Ryan Dvorak - South Bend

Rep. Dale Grubb - Covington

Rep. Phil Hoy - Evansville

Rep. Linda Lawson - Hammond

Rep. Scott Pelath - Michigan City

Rep. Matt Pierce - Bloomington

Rep. Greg Porter - Indianapolis

Rep. Scott Reske - Pendleton

Rep. Vernon Smith - Gary

Rep. Russ Stilwell - Boonville

Rep. Vanessa Summers - Indianapolis

Rep. Trent Van Haaften - Mount Vernon