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Lake County Indiana Councilman Randy Niemeyer, Republican candidate for Indiana's 1st Congressional District, leaves the Lake County Board of Elections Office on the first day of filing for the 2024 election, Jan. 10, 2024, in Crown Point, Ind. (John Smierciak/The Post-Tribune via AP)

Lake County Indiana Councilman Randy Niemeyer, Republican candidate for Indiana's 1st Congressional District, leaves the Lake County Board of Elections Office on the first day of filing for the 2024 election, Jan. 10, 2024, in Crown Point, Ind. (John Smierciak/The Post-Tribune via AP)

FILE - U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Ind., talks to supporters during an election night party, Nov. 8, 2022, in Merrillville, Ind. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

FILE - U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Ind., talks to supporters during an election night party, Nov. 8, 2022, in Merrillville, Ind. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)