Note to the Press – State Rep. Joanna King (R-Middlebury) issued the following statement in response to U.S. Congresswoman Jackie Walorski and three others who passed away in a tragic car crash in Elkhart County on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022:
STATEHOUSE (Aug. 3, 2022) – "I'm incredibly saddened by the news of Representative Walorski, district director Zachery Potts and communications director Emma Thomson and the other driver involved in the tragic accident this afternoon. I consider Jackie a dear friend of mine, and she encouraged and supported me in running for this seat at the Indiana Statehouse. Jackie was a woman who represented our district with dignity and she was a force to be reckoned with. She understood the families and businesses in Elkhart County, and represented us both at the Indiana Statehouse and in Washington, D.C., during her years of service. Jackie was a champion of the unborn, and I looked up to her and held her in the highest regard. I will miss her greatly along with the countless others whose lives she touched."
