Joel Phelps

Vote for Phelps for Congress in House District 1

America is at a crossroads, and her future is squarely in the hands of voters like you and me. We have the privilege in this country of selecting our leaders, but with that privilege comes the duty to exercise it wisely.

Phelps has a sincere vision for our congressonal district

Three reasons I will be voting Joel Phelps for Congress in November:

Unlike Visclosky, Phelps is not a career politician

We here in Northwest Indiana will soon be presented with an opportunity to replace Rep. Pete Visclosky with Joel Phelps, a successful business man with a valid plan to improve our Hoosier economy and get his constituents back to work.

Phelps believes he can unseat Visclosky in U.S. House

As the hours tick down to Tuesday's elections, Republican Joel Phelps remains optimistic that Northwest Indiana voters will pick him to replace Democrat Pete Visclosky in the U.S. House.

EDITORIAL: We pick Visclosky for U.S. House

These are troubled times for the United States. That makes Northwest Indiana's choice in the 1st District U.S. House all the more important.

Visclosky has fooled NWI taxpayers long enough

The National Taxpayers Union has consistently given U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky an F rating year after year since 1998. Before that, the best score he ever had was a C-.

Joel Phelps

Rokita doubts polls showing Romney losing

INDIANAPOLIS | As the presidential contenders prepare for their first debate tonight, U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita, R-Indianapolis, said he doesn't believe the swing-state voter surveys that suggest President Barack Obama is likely to defeat his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney.

Phelps is intelligent choice for U.S. Congress on Nov. 6

Pete Visclosky has served 26 years as Indiana's 1st District congressman, and it is time to replace him.

Phelps optimistic in race against Visclosky

INDIANAPOLIS | After shaking hundreds of hands at the Lake County Fair last week, Republican Congressional candidate Joel Phelps knows for sure he's not the only region resident craving change in Washington, D.C.

Visclosky challenger likes his tea strong

MERRILLVILLE | The latest Republican challenger to U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky is riding the Tea Party's disdain for career politicians into another unlikely victory this year.

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Matt Kibbe, right, president and CEO of FreedomWorks for America, and Joel Phelps, the Republican candidate trying to unseat U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky in November elections, talk Monday prior to a Phelps fundraiser at the Innsbrook Country Club in Merrillville.

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Joel Phelps, a Republican candidate for Congress who is trying to unseat U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky in November elections, attends a fundraiser Monday at the Innsbrook Country Club.

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Matt Kibbe, president and CEO of FreedomWorks for America, awaits the start of a fundraiser Monday for Republican Congressional candidate Joel Phelps at the Innsbrook Country Club in Merrillville.

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Matt Kibbe, president and CEO of FreedomWorks for America, attends a fundraiser Monday for Republican Congressional candidate Joel Phelps at the Innsbrook Country Club in Merrillville.

Health law battle shifts back to Congress

INDIANAPOLIS | The U.S. Supreme Court may be done dealing with Obamacare (for now), but the U.S. Congress is just getting (re-)started.

Indiana Republicans pass party torch to Pence

INDIANAPOLIS | Promising to run "a positive campaign of ideas," Mike Pence told delegates to the Republican convention Saturday that if elected governor he will make Indiana "the state that works."

Phelps wins Republican primary for region's U.S. House seat

INDIANAPOLIS | Joel Phelps defeated Dave Wenger on Tuesday in the Republican primary for Indiana's 1st Congressional District, which includes Lake and Porter counties and eastern LaPorte county.

EDITORIAL: A recap of our spring endorsements

Over the past few weeks, we've given a series of endorsements in major contested races facing voters in Lake and Porter counties. We recap them today so you can take this handy synopsis of our recommendations with you when you vote Tuesday.