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children. Learn more at child advocates.net. Casey, there's a political fight brewing and I'm here for it.

Of course you are. You always have a front row seat, don't you? Ah, we love a good old-fashioned political brawl, And it looks like we're going to get one out in the fourth congressional district. That's where I live. I know. These are my peeps. Big announcement yesterday, Craig Haggard, he is an Indiana state representative. He has announced he is running for Congress against incumbent Jim Baird in the fourth congressional district. Had a big get together last night. And Craig Hager joins us now. Craig, hello.

Hello, good morning. All right. So the first question I have to anybody who subjects themselves

to running for any sort of public office, much less something as large as Congress, why would

you want to do that to yourself?

Well, a lot of people ask me that.

I jokingly say maybe too many injuries in the Marine Corps.

Question my judgment.

But in all seriousness, it's because I would just want to continue to serve.

I serve here in Indiana.

I know we have some issues.

You guys bring those up and keep us in check.

But in general, I think Indiana is a really good state. I think our issues, our problems,

our serious problems are in D.C. And I want to go out there and be one of those folks that actually care about the oath I took to the Constitution. Craig Haggard's our guest.

He announced yesterday he's running for Congress in the fourth congressional district against Jim Baird. Now, the big rumor was that Jim Baird was setting this thing up for his son, Bo Baird. Obviously, he is a state rep as well out in Putnam County. He's got a litany of issues that we've laid out on this program. but now Beaubert, I saw a post on social media the other day, said, no, I'm not, I'm not running for Congress. So it looks like it's you against the old man. Well, that's what it looks like. At the end of the day, I said to someone that asked me a while back, who are you running against? And I said, I'm pretty sure I'm running against A Baird. I just don't know which one. And if this is, if Jim's running, if the congressman's running, then so be it. It doesn't really change the trajectory of what I'm doing, the work I'm going to put into it. I'm running because I believe I could do a better job. And so at the end of the day, what they do or don't do doesn't really change what I'm doing. I'm wondering how things went last night.

You made the announcement last. better job. And so at the end of the day, what they do or don't do doesn't really change what I'm doing.

I'm wondering how things went last night. You made the announcement last night at Hummel Park.

So what was the reception?

You know, it was great. I mean, it was a wonderful turnout. Well over 100 folks there.

I had veterans. I had people from different supporting groups, sheriffs, mayors,

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