(La Porte County, IN) – The son of an Indiana state lawmaker will serve the two years remaining on an open seat on the LaPorte County Council in what could represent a shift in power within the La Porte County Republican Party.
Jim Pressel, III, of Rolling Prairie defeated outgoing LaPorte County Auditor Tim Stabosz by two votes Saturday in a Republican Party Caucus held to fill the seat of Mike Rosenbaum.
He is the son of Jim Pressel, Jr., who has been the District 20 state representative since 2016.
There were 24 precinct committee persons voting for the District 4 seat…