FEBRUARY 5, 2024 — Early in Mayor Eddie Melton’s tenure, most city departments are under new leadership. Dwayne Halliburton, council member for the 2nd District, and Mark Spencer, councilman-at-large, are still transitioning into their new council roles. Tune in to see what the council has planned for the city this year.
JANUARY 11, 2024 — Democratic Party leaders last week narrowly selected state Sen. Dave Vinzant, D-Hobart, over Gary Councilman Mark Spencer to replace Gary Mayor Eddie Melton in the Indiana Senate. Now Spencer wants to give the voters living in Indiana Senate District 3 a say in the matter. Spencer filed paperwork Wednesday to compete in the May 7 Democratic primary election against Vinzant, and any other eligible candidates, for the chance to represent all or portions of Gary, Hobart, Lake Station, Merrillville and New Chicago in the Senate.
JANUARY 13, 2024 — Councilman-at-large Mark Spencer traveled to Indianapolis to be first to file as a candidate for the Indiana Senate District 3. Spencer narrowly lost a caucus vote to represent District 3 on January 3rd, following the retirement of Senator Eddie Melton in 2023. “I remain confident that I am the right person for the Senate seat representing Indiana District 3,” Spencer said. “Between now and election day, I plan to do all I can to convince the voters of Lake Station, New Chicago, Hobart, Merrillville and Gary that I am here to serve their best interest.”
JANUARY 4, 2024 — On Saturday, December 30, 2023, the 2024 Inaugural Swearing-In Ceremony showed that entertainment is not the only draw that will fill the auditorium at Gary’s West Side Leadership Academy.
The 2,000-seat arena was near capacity, about 1,800 attended said Mark Spencer, Director of the West Side Theatre Guild, to witness the city’s elected leaders take their oaths of office and celebrate the city’s future. The last time all of Gary’s municipal leaders shared the stage at a joint swearing-in ceremony was in 2012 for the inauguration of Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson.
DECEMBER 20, 2023 — Two Region city councilman are interested in Mayor-elect Eddie Melton's state senate seat. Melton resigned from his District 3 senate on Dec. 5, with one year remaining on his second term, to prepare to take over the Gary mayor's office on Jan. 1. Melton's successor will be selected during a Jan. 3 caucus in Merrillville.
OCTOBER 26, 2023 — Though longtime Gary educator Mark Spencer is on the Nov. 7 ballot, he actually joined the Gary Common Council this week. Spencer was caucused in to replace Democrat Lori Latham as an at-large representative after Latham was caucused in to represent Gary's 1st District in September. The political switch-around was prompted by former District One Democratic Representative William Godwin resigning from the council after being selected for a White House Fellowship.
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