Wheelers hope Banks can carry out tradition of Whitley County native in District 17 Senate seat
(Talk of the Town photo by Jennifer Zartman Romano) Councilman Kim Wheeler, above, son of the late Senator Harold "Potch" Wheeler, shakes hands with fellow councilman Jim Banks. Banks is seeking the Senate District 17 seat and recently received the endorsement of Wheeler.
By Jennifer Zartman Romano
Harold "Potch" Wheeler served nearly two decades in the State Senate prior to Dr. Gary Dillon, meaning the seat has been held by a Whitley County resident for decades.
The Wheeler family hopes to see that tradition continue and announced in February that they are endorsing Jim Banks' run for State Senator District 17.
“My dad served our State Senate District for 19 years and worked hard to represent the rural values of Hoosiers throughout our region," said Wheeler's son, Kim Wheeler of Etna Troy Township.
"I am confident that Jim Banks will bring the same common sense conservative values to the State Senate that my dad fought for on our behalf for so many years," Wheeler added.
"I have enjoyed working with Jim on the Whitley County Council where we have worked together to bring fiscal responsibility to county government," said Wheeler. "Jim is a great Republican leader who will make us proud in the State Senate."