Jackie Walorski

Indiana Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski has died in a car accident that also killed two of Walorski's staffers, House Republican leaders announced ...

She also served as the ranking GOP member for a subcommittee of the powerful House Ways and Means committee. A statement released by the congresswoman's office said that two staffers had also died. We will have no further comment at this time," read a message from the congresswoman's office that McCarthy tweeted. She had been a member of the House GOP's deputy whip team. House Minority Whip Steve Scalise said in a statement that Walorski "was a champion for the people of Indiana, and she will be remembered for her kindness, tenacity, and commitment to helping others." "Dean Swihart, Jackie's husband, was just informed by Elkhart County Sheriff's office that Jackie was killed in a car accident this afternoon.

Republican U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski was killed Wednesday in a car accident in her northern Indiana District, according to her office.

Youth will be served at the upcoming National Bank Open after a couple of late withdrawals shook up the draw at the ATP Tour's Masters 1000 tournament. A trunk with its lid left open. The Canadian government is moving to ban the importation of restricted handguns, effective Aug. 19. Gaza's health ministry said 24 people had been killed so far in the coastal strip, including six children. Cuban authorities said a unidentified body had been found late Saturday. The White House said its flags would be lowered Wednesday and Thursday, and Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb issued a similar flag directive for the state. “We may have represented different parties and disagreed on many issues, but she was respected by members of both parties for her work,” Biden said. She was active on agriculture and food policy in Congress, often working across the aisle on those issues. The crash, which occurred in a rural area near the town of Wakarusa, is still under investigation. Cummings confirmed that Potts and Thomson were members of Walorski’s congressional staff. She worked as a television news reporter in South Bend before turning to politics. Three people in the SUV, including Walorski, 58, were killed, as was a woman driving the other car, authorities said.

Indiana congresswoman Jackie Walorski and three others were killed in a tragic car accident on Aug. 3. Learn more below.

"My thoughts and prayers are with her family and the other victims of this terrible crash," he wrote. Before Congress, she served in the Indiana Statehouse and she and her husband served as missionaries in Romania where they provided impoverished children food and medical care." And Tennessee representative Chuck Fleischmann remembered Walorski as more than just his co-worker. Two of Walorski's staff members—Zachery Potts, 27, and Emma Thomson, 28—were also in the vehicle with her and passed away from their injuries. "Dean Swihart, Jackie's husband, was just informed by the Elkhart County Sheriff's office that Jackie was killed in a car accident this afternoon," Walorski's Twitter account shared following the accident. "She has returned home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Please keep her family in your thoughts and prayers."

Republican, 58, elected to Congress in 2012, killed along with two members of her staff in head-on collision in Indiana, police say.

“We may have represented different parties and disagreed on many issues, but she was respected by members of both parties for her work,” Biden said. “I’ll never forget her spirit, her positive attitude and most importantly her friendship. Walorski was seeking reelection this year to a sixth term in the solidly Republican district. A co-chair of the House Hunger Caucus, she introduced legislation with Democrats to bring back a Nixon-era White House event on food insecurity. “She passionately brought the voices of her north Indiana constituents to the Congress and she was admired by colleagues on both sides of the aisle for her personal kindness,” Pelosi said in a statement. The US congresswoman Jackie Walorski and two members of her staff were killed in a head-on vehicle collision in Indiana on Wednesday, her office and local police said.

Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., and two of her staffers were killed in a car accident on Wednesday, authorities said. Walorski was 58.

A former Indiana state lawmaker, Walorski was first elected to Congress in 2012 and was running for her sixth term this fall. “She was a dear friend who loved serving the people of Indiana in Congress.” “A lifelong Hoosier, Congresswoman Walorski lived a life of service: whether caring for impoverished children in Romania, representing her community in the Indiana Statehouse or serving nearly a decade in the House," Pelosi said in a statement. "A northbound passenger car traveled left of center and collided head on" with Walorski's vehicle, the sheriff's office wrote. The driver of that car was also killed. Their deaths were confirmed by the sheriff's office in a Facebook post.

Jill and I are shocked and saddened by the death of Congresswoman Jackie Walorski of Indiana along with two members of her staff in a car accident today.

Republican U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski was killed Wednesday in a car accident in her northern Indiana District, according to her office.

Walorski was a lifelong resident of Indiana, according to her official biography. “A northbound passenger car traveled left of center and collided head on” with Walorski’s vehicle, killing all three occupants, the sheriff’s office said. The White House said it would fly flags at half-staff in her memory.

Ms. Walorski, who was first elected to Congress in 2012, was traveling in her district with two aides, who were also killed when a passenger car and an SUV ...

“Jackie and her staffers died serving her constituents. “Jackie was an instrumental member of our conference, serving as a member of my deputy whip team for several years,” Representative Steve Scalise, Republican of Louisiana, said in a statement. “She has returned home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,” the statement said.

Rep. Jackie Walorski, an Indiana Republican, was killed Wednesday in a car crash in Elkhart County, Ind.

"Rep. Jackie Walorski was a true leader/legislator and the most thoughtful person one could hope to meet. “A lifelong Hoosier, Congresswoman Walorski lived a life of service: whether caring for impoverished children in Romania, representing her community in the Indiana Statehouse or serving nearly a decade in the House," Pelosi said in a statement. My prayers are with Jackie’s loving husband Dean, her entire family, and the families of both of her staffers.” "She was a champion for the people of Indiana, and she will be remembered for her kindness, tenacity, and commitment to helping others," he said. News of Walorski's death prompted an outpouring from congressional colleagues and others in Washington on both sides of the aisle. Walorski, 58, was born in South Bend, Ind., and was first elected to Congress in 2012.

Two of Walorski's staff members and the driver of another car were also killed in the crash.

Indiana Sen. Todd Young tweeted that he is "truly devastated" by Walorski's death and said she "loved Hoosiers and devoted her life to fighting for them. "She had a heart of gold, and I will miss her dearly." Walorski "spent a lifetime serving the community that she grew up in," he said. He said she was "always a good friend," and added, "when it's close to home, and you know the people, it's tough to get through." In his original release Wednesday, the sheriff said Schmucker was traveling northbound and crossed into the opposite lane. Potts was driving the Toyota RAV4, Siegel said, and all occupants in both cars involved in the crash were wearing seatbelts.

Indiana Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski has died in a car accident that also killed two of Walorski's staffers, House Republican leaders announced ...