Second Democrat Enters Indiana 6th District Race

By Mike Perleberg Jim Pruett. Photo provided. (Greensburg, Ind.) - A Greensburg attorney is the latest person to enter the race for Indiana’s 6th Congressional District. On Friday, Jim Pruett announced his plans to run for the Democratic nomination for the 6th District in 2018. Pruett joins a host of others aiming to replace GOP Congressman Luke Messer, who will run for U.S. Senate next year. Rising Sun attorney Lane Siekman, also a Democrat, was the first person to declare his intentions to run for the seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. The two could face off in the 2017 May Democratic Primary. Pruett, 60, made the announcement in Brookville on Saturday, August 12. He quoted the first Republican president and, former Hoosier, Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address where Lincoln stated that our nation is "a government of the people, by the people and for the people." But he went on to say we have become a government "Of the rich, by the rich and for the rich." The candidate explained that he had nothing against being rich, but to have a strong representative government people from all backgrounds must be at the table. "We the people govern our country. Everyone is a part of America and everyone is a part of the American dream," said Pruett. “We must bring the people back to the power. And with your help that is what I intend to do." Pruett has been civically engaged for many years in various organizations. He is a past president of various local organizations including the Decatur County Red Cross board, the Decatur County Bar Association, Tree County Players, and currently serves as a commissioner on the Greensburg Board of Aviation.