Photo courtesy of Indiana House Democratic Caucus At the time this story was written, Indiana was in the midst of a debate over whether to redraw the state’s congressional district map. Indiana, along with several other states, was urged to reconsider its maps following encouragement from the white house, a move that could have shifted political power and potentially opened two additional congressional seats for the Republican Party. House Bill 1032 , Indiana’s redistricting

We often hear stories about politicians who grew up dreaming of becoming president or representing their hometowns. But for Representative Carolyn B. Jackson, politics wasn’t even on her radar — her earliest aspiration was to become a nun. Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, Jackson attended Catholic school, where she was deeply influenced by the nuns who taught her. She went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in sociology and a master’s degree in counseling from Lincoln Uni