Gov. Mitch Daniels will travel to Chicago on Friday for a fundraiser to benefit his Aiming Higher political action committee.
The event, at the Mayer Brown law office, will include former Republican Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson and well-known GOP names such as the party's Indiana chairman, Murray Clark.
.... Daniels claims to have run his final campaign. The money will serve the governor's political interests such as helping fund a Republican attempt to wrestle control of the Indiana House away from Democrats
The Indianapolis Star has more:
The governor said part of the money will go to help Republicans win the Indiana House of Representatives, where Democrats hold a 52-48 majority, and to elect "other reform-minded people."
And, he said, expect some of the money to help him promote his agenda in his final three years in office.
Asked if he has been active in recruiting Republican candidates, Daniels said:
"Yeah. I mean, there's nothing new about it. I'm always trying to get good people to take some role in public service. But I'm particularly interested in seeing fresh faces come to the legislature."
