Fourteen Indiana 5th District Republican candidates made their pitch Monday during a virtual town hall as to why voters should support them, in the sprawling primary field, to replace outgoing Congresswoman Susan Brooks

Greg Ballard spent eight years as mayor of Indianapolis, and was the best known of the possible Republican candidates for Indiana's 5th Congressional District.

Republican Rep. Susan Brooks will not seek a fifth term in Congress. She announced Friday that she will retire as U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Indiana at the end of her current term.

It was standing-room only at the forum in Westfield, where Democrat Dee Thornton and incumbent Republican Susan Brooks answered questions from voters.

Susan Brooks, the incumbent Republican candidate for the Fifth Congressional District, will face Carmel businesswoman and Democrat Dee Thornton in the election next month.

U.S Rep. Susan Brooks commented on the U.S Secretary of Education's possible reallocation of federal funds to allow states to purchase guns for schools.

Brooks says her experience with an anthrax hoax when she worked at the U.S. Attorney's office in Indiana heightened her awareness on the issue.

The deadline to reunite families separated under the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy was last week. But as of Friday, hundreds of kids reportedly remained in government custody.

U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks (R-Carmel) says her recent visit to the southern border was "eye-opening" and "overwhelming."

District 5 takes in portions of central Indiana, including Grant, Madison, Tipton and Hamilton counties and part of Blackford, Marion, Boone and Howard counties.