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Scoop: Combat veteran launches congressional run in bid to flip longtime Democrat-held seat red

Republican Jennifer-Ruth Green, a combat veteran, enters House race as GOP redistricting could shift northwest Indiana district from blue to red in 2026 elections.

EXCLUSIVE:U.S.AirForceAcademygraduateandIraqWarveteranJennifer-RuthGreensaysshe’s“readytofinishthemission”asshelaunchesasecondRepublicancongressionalbidinnorthwestIndianaforaseatlongheldbyDemocrats. “Thestakescouldn’tbehigher,”GreensaidinacampaignlaunchvideosharedfirstwithFoxNewsDigitalonTuesday,asshejumpedintotheU.S.HouseraceinIndiana’s1stCongressionalDistrict,whichisrepresentedbythree-termDemocraticRep.FrankMrvan. Green,whocamewithinfivepointsofdefeatingMrvaninthe2022midtermelections,saysherrematchinIndianacouldbecrucialindecidingiftheGOPkeepscontrolofitsfragileHousemajoritynextyear. “WhenwefireFrankMrvanandtakebacknorthwestIndianaforthefirsttimesince1928,RepublicanswillkeeptheHouseandstopradicalDemocratsfromimpeachingPresidentTrump,”Greenemphasizedinhervideo. HEADHEREFORTHELATESTFOXNEWSREP