Indiana Congresswoman Jackie Walorski dies in a car accident in

U.S. Congresswoman Jackie Walorski died in a car accident while traveling in the state of Indiana on Wednesday.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy posted a statement from Walorski’s office, confirming the Republican lawmaker’s death.

Her husband “was just informed by the Elkhart County Sheriff’s office that Jackie was killed in a car accident this afternoon,” the statement read.

This news is absolutely devastating. Jackie was a dear friend, trusted advisor, and the embodiment of integrity who achieved the admiration and respect of all her colleagues in the House.

She always put others first.

My full statement: pic.twitter.com/gJr13QuBHF
— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) August 3, 2022

Two members of her staff were also killed in the crash that occurred around Wednesday noon.

Walorski, 58, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012.

U.S. President Joe Biden said in a statement that he’s saddened by the incident.

“We send our deepest condolences to her husband, Dean, to the families of her staff members, Zachery Potts and Emma Thomson, who lost their lives in public service, and to the people of Indiana’s Second District who lost a representative who was one of their own,” Biden said.

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