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Indiana Democrats chose Beau Bayh as their secretary of state nominee Saturday, sending the first-time candidate — with one of the state’s most recognizable political names — into a race that party leaders see as their best opportunity for a statewide seat in more than a decade.

Bayh defeated challenger Blythe Potter at the Indiana Democratic Convention after delegates gathered at the Indiana Convention Center to choose the party’s nominee for the November election.

Bayh earned 61% of delegate votes — 1,385 votes to Potter’s 883, according to convention results. Party officials said 2,269 delegates cast ballots Saturday afternoon, with one blank ballot submitted.

“Hoosiers are ready for something different, something better. They’re tired of insider dealing, they’re tired of the corruption. That’s why I’m going to open an independent audit to root that out on day one,” Bayh told reporters after winning the nomination.

“I’m going to be the type of leader in state government that, regardless of whether or not I’ve had the same exact life experience of someone else, is going to try and unify people around what we do have in common, which is our shared identity as Americans and our love of this state.”

The victory sends the attorney and former Marine Corps infantry officer into a general election contest that Democrats hope can capitalize on mounting Republican turmoil surrounding incumbent Secretary of State Diego Morales and an increasingly tumultuous GOP nomination fight.

Democrats also formally nominated Jessica Bailey for state comptroller and Coumba Kebe for state treasurer. Both were uncontested.

‘We are going to win’

The secretary of state contest was the convention’s most closely watched race, pitting Bayh — the son of former governor and U.S. senator Evan Bayh and grandson of former U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh — against Potter, a veteran of the Iraq War and Bargersville business owner who built support among grassroots activists and first-time delegates.

In the weeks leading up to the convention, delegates repeatedly described the race as a choice between competing visions for how Indiana Democrats should pursue statewide victories.

Supporters argued that Bayh offered the party its strongest chance to hold statewide office again, pointing to his fundraising strength, name recognition and ability to appeal to voters beyond the Democratic base.

Potter supporters, meanwhile, took a more grassroots approach, arguing that the party needed a more progressive strategy to energize voters and build support among Hoosiers who have become disengaged from politics.

She told delegates in her pre-vote address that her top priority, if elected, “will be protecting Hoosier voters and challenging barriers that Republicans have put in their way.” Doing so would include “dramatically” expanded voter education programs, non-partisan voter guides and working with county clerks to increase turnout.

“Indiana Republicans have done everything in their power to drive away voting and voters’ rights. I will do everything in my power to stop them,” Potter said.

“We cannot engage with voters by doing things the same way we’ve always done with them,” she continued. “Hoosiers are asking our state for change — asking our country for change. And we cannot be the party of change if you continue to do things the same old way.”

Bayh entered the convention with a substantial fundraising advantage. Campaign finance reports showed he had nearly $1.9 million on hand at the end of the first quarter, compared to roughly $66,600 for Potter.

Throughout his campaign, Bayh centered his message on restoring trust in an office he said had been damaged by controversy under Morales. He has pledged to conduct an independent audit of the Secretary of State’s office, expand voter participation and increase transparency in state government.

He has also emphasized election security measures, including support for Indiana’s voter identification requirements.

“We are going to win. Not just because everyone in this room wants it to be true and will work like hell to make it true … but because Hoosiers are demanding change. Because Hoosiers are ready for something different, something better,” Bayh said in his address before delegates cast their ballots. “We are ready for honest government and we are ready for accountability.”

Convention Chair Robin Winston emphasized that — regardless of the nominee — members of Indiana’s Democratic Party “are more alike than we are unalike.” He pointed, for example, to the party’s cohesion on civil liberties for immigrants, Hoosiers’ access to healthcare, better working conditions for teachers and support for union jobs.

“Our job and our fight is not in this room,” he told delegates. “Our job today is to nominate canid for this winning in November.”

The road to November

The Democratic nominee now advances to a general election campaign that’s likely to heat up even more ahead of November.

Morales, elected in 2022, has faced increasing scrutiny over his office management, including spending of state dollars, hiring decisions and no-bid contracting deals.

The controversies prompted several prominent Indiana Republicans — including U.S. Sen. Jim Banks and Attorney General Todd Rokita — to withdraw support for Morales last month and encourage him to step aside.

Republican delegates will choose their own nominee June 20 at the state GOP convention in Fort Wayne. Morales faces challenges from Max Engling, David Shelton and Jamie Reitenour.

“I assume you will agree with me that it is fundamentally wrong for a secretary of state to buy a luxury vehicle, to bring people in his family on payroll, have no-bid contracts, and think that he’s an economic development official,” Winston said Saturday afternoon. “That is fundamentally wrong,” Winston said.

Former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard is also seeking to run as an independent in the race.

Karen Glowacki, a Democratic delegate from Hamilton County, told the Indiana Capital Chronicle that Bayh “has the strategic vision and the integrity to bring our state together.”

“We have a real opportunity, I think, for the first time in a very long time to put a Democrat in state leadership,” Glowacki said after Saturday’s convention.

White County delegate Martha Osten — who previously campaigned for Bayh’s father and grandfather — expressed similar confidence in the younger Democrat.

“I believe that he truly wants to do what’s best for the people of Indiana, and he comes from a long line of public servants, as do I,” she continued. “I just admire him and respect him for doing the same and carrying on the family legacy, as well as his dad and grandfather served us well, and I really believe he has the heart to do so, as well.”

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WARSAW — Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales on Thursday lost the support of key Indiana Republican allies as U.S. Senator Jim Banks and Attorney General Todd Rokita declared they no longer believe he is the party's strongest nominee for November. 

But Morales, showing no signs of backing down, says state convention delegates and not party insiders should decide the Republican nominee.

Banks, who endorsed Morales for reelection in March and previously called him a tireless advocate for Hoosier values, on Thursday endorsed Max Engling, an advisor in his Senate office. 

Banks said the change of heart comes after Morales lied to him about hiring a noncitizen as his chief of staff who was illegally registered to vote, according to the Indiana Capital Chronicle.

Kosciusko County Republican Chair Mike Ragan quickly reposted the joint statement from Banks and Rokita on Facebook. 

“I was concerned about it, and I was hoping that something like this would happen, so I was very pleased when I read about it and heard about it,” Ragan said in an interview with News Now Warsaw Thirsday afternoon.

Ragan describes Engling as popular and sharp and "operates above board in everything he

He said he thinks Englin will be a strong candidate when GOP delegates meet on June 20 in Fort Wayne for the party's nominating convention.

Thursday marked the filing deadline for GOP candidates. Party officials confirmed that Morales and Max Engling — a senior adviser and regional director in Banks’ Senate office — as well as Knox County Clerk David Shelton and conservative activist Jamie Reitenour were eligible, Indiana Capital Chronicle reported.

Area resident Brian Smith, who chairs the Democratic Party's Second Congressional District, said the decision by GOP leaders comes "four years too late," considering the number of controversies Morales has faced. 

Morales has been dogged by several controversies, ranging from the use of expensive vehicles to allegations of employing family members, as well as his penchant for international travel.

"The level of corruption and just straight-up hypocrisy is mind-boggling,” Smith said.

He said Republicans came to realize Morales would struggle if he faced Democrat Beau Bayh in the general election.

Bayh is promising to clean up the office and investigate some of Morales' activities while in office.

“The very first thing he will do is … a true independent audit of the agency so we can just understand the level of corruption that Diego Morales conducted for the past four years,” Smith said.

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By Niki Kelly and Mackenezi Klemann
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Gov. Mike Braun issued an executive order Wednesday to enact a 30-day suspension of the 7% sales tax on gasoline — with the potential for extensions.

“I am declaring a gas tax holiday to give Hoosiers relief from the pain at the pump from high gas prices,” Braun said in a news release. “Affordability is my top priority.”

The order is in effect now through May 8. Braun called on retailers to pass savings directly to customers, noting the state will be monitoring prices to make sure.

Taxes on fuel in Indiana are made up of the federal gas tax of 18.4 cents per gallon, the state excise tax of 36 cents per gallon and the 7% state sales tax.

The current average cost for a gallon of gas in Indiana, according to AAA, is $4.14 — of which about 17 cents is attributable to the sales tax.

Braun estimated savings for Hoosiers could reach $50 million a month. He will revisit the emergency declaration in 30 days.

Attorney General Todd Rokita also announced that his office will actively monitor fuel prices across the state and enforce price gouging protections.

“Hoosiers deserve the full relief intended by this emergency measure and we will use every tool at our disposal to ensure that the removal of the tax translates into lower prices at the pump — and that consumers are not taken advantage of during this time,” Rokita said in a news release. “If a consumer suspects that a gas station in Indiana is still charging tax during the suspension, they should file a consumer complaint with our office.”

History of suspending gasoline sales tax

In 2000, then-Gov. Frank O’Bannon suspended the sales tax on gasoline for two 60-day periods heading into an election. It saved motorists more than $46 million.

At that time, gas was nearing $2 a gallon; the savings were between 8 and 10 cents per gallon.

O’Bannon cited a 1981 statute allowing him to declare an energy emergency if “an existing or projected shortfall of at least eight percent (8%) of motor fuel or of other energy sources that threatens to seriously disrupt or diminish energy supplies to the extent that life, health, or property may be jeopardized.”

The law doesn’t specifically mention fuel taxes, but it allows the governor to “suspend the provisions of any state statute regulating transportation or the orders or rules of any state agency if strict compliance with any of the provisions would prevent, hinder, or delay necessary action in coping with the energy emergency.”

Authority unclear

But in 2007, then-Gov. Mitch Daniels asked the Attorney General’s Office whether he had the authority to suspend the sales tax on gas.

The letter, signed by then Chief Deputy Attorney General Gregory Zoeller, said it was “clear that a suspension of a sales tax is not among those powers enumerated by this statute nor does it fall with the same category of those within the 1981 act.”

“Without further legislative action granting the governor the authority to suspend the gas tax, we agree that this authority is not within the intent of the 1981 statute,” the letter continued.

A message to Rokita’s office seeking clarity on authority wasn’t immediately returned. All AG opinions are non-binding.

“We feel this is within the latitude of what I’m able to do,” Braun told reporters Wednesday, citing the cumulative effect of inflation.

“The emergency was created by conditions outside our control,” he said, “and that was done in D.C. — not particularly on fuel, but in many of those years it was way above $4. We’ve been carrying that burden for a long time.”

The executive order said the ongoing war with Iran “has threatened the global supply of oil,” with 20% to 25% of the world’s crude oil production shipped through the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian officials have blocked the strait in recent weeks.

When asked about the 8% shortage requirement, the governor’s office cited the executive order.

Braun praised President Donald Trump for negotiating a two-week ceasefire with Iran, which he said should lead to lower fuel prices over time.

“This is big news,” Braun said. “You can already see it in the markets. We’ll begin to see that peace dividend over time, and there’s now clarity in terms of what they’re doing.”

Legislative reaction

Half a dozen Senate Republicans released statements supporting the move, including the chamber’s leader.

“Senate Republicans have led on issues of affordability for years, resulting in one of the lowest costs of living in the country for Hoosiers, but the recent spike in gas prices is still leaving many Hoosiers feeling undue pressure on their budgets,” said Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville. “With affordability top of mind right now, I’m supportive of temporarily suspending the state’s sales tax on gas.”

Many of those in support are facing primary challenges and have been attacked for earlier votes to raise the gas tax.

Markle Republican Sen. Travis Holdman, who is locked in a tough reelection race, called on Braun to suspend the gas tax moments before he did so.

“Despite everything we have done at the Statehouse to maintain our state’s low cost of living, the current price of gas is adding too much pressure on Hoosiers and their wallets,” Holdman said. “Today, along with some of my colleagues, I am calling on Gov. Braun to provide relief at the pump for Hoosiers by using his legal authority to suspend the state’s tax on gas.”

House Democrats backed the suspension on Wednesday but questioned the timing.

House Minority Leader Phil GiaQuinta, D-Fort Wayne, noted the caucus repeatedly called for a suspension back in 2022, when gas prices jumped amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“I want to be clear: House Democrats support this suspension, but Gov. Braun and Statehouse Republicans are only cleaning up a mess that they helped create,” GiaQuinta said in a Wednesday news release. “Hoosiers are tired of unstrategic and unfocused foreign wars that cost American lives, drive up gas prices and raise the cost of living.”

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WARSAW  — In a move that's likely never been seen locally, a North Webster man has thrown his hat into the ring for two seats on the Kosciusko County Council.

Thaddeus Du Bois on Monday filed paperwork entering his name into two contests.

First, he registered to run for the at-large seat briefly held by John Barrett who resigned over a conflict of interest issue.

Du Bois is now the fifth candidate running for the seat. The caucus will happen on Tuesday night when precinct committee members from across the county meet to hear the candidates speak before voting.

Moments later, Du Bois filed paperwork to run in the Republican primary in May for the 1st District seat currently held by Kimberly Cates.

Dubois said he views the 1st District seat as a backup option if he loses next week's caucus.

He said he was motivated to run in order to eventually change state law involving regional sewer district board representation. He's upset that the Tippecannoe Chapman Sewer District is demanding that he tap into the system.

The sewer board, he said, "Sent me a letter, said I must do this or else, and I didn't want to "must do this or else.' I have a septic, and it works just fine, and I don't want to, and I thought I could just say no thanks, but that's not possible. You can't do that."

He said he and others briefly looked into whether the sewer district could be dissolved — similarly to what recently happened in Marshall County — but has since determined that's not possible and that he's now inclined to sell his home and find a new home for his family of six.

Du Bois also said he's considering a future run against incumbent Republican David Abbott, who represents State House District 18.

“I want to get that law changed, I want to take down the sewer board. It’s not right what they’re doing to people,” he said.

The 52-year-old said a handful of advisers came up with the idea of running for both seats.

Dubois said he prides himself on thinking outside the box.

“That was one of the strategies that was brought up, and everybody loved it and like, ‘Oh my gosh, it’s genius,’ so we went for it,” Du Bois said late Monday afternoon.

Kosciusko County GOP Chairman Mike Ragan, who announced the double bid to the media, was asked about a scenario in which one person simultaneously runs for two seats on the same board.

“While it’s not necessarily troublesome, it is highly unusual,” Ragan said.

Other caucus candidates are Will Stockdale, Kyle Tom, Rob Parker, and Travis Trump. The caucus will take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, in the county courthouse.

The deadline to file for the May primary is noon Friday.

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WARSAW — Gov. Mike Braun defended Republicans’ renewed effort to redraw Indiana’s congressional districts Wednesday, saying the new map is needed to create competitive districts despite criticism from opponents.

Braun spoke at a groundbreaking ceremony in Warsaw, marking his first public comments since state legislators resumed efforts to redraw congressional districts that could eliminate Indiana’s only two Democratic-held seats.

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[caption id="attachment_123707" align="aligncenter" width="670"] Here is how the existing congressional map (Left) compares to what House Republicans proposed earlier this week.[/caption]

Braun said the new map would level the national political landscape.

The new map is under consideration in the House after passing out of committee. If it passes in the House, it faces a tougher road in the Senate, WNDU reported.

A proposal touted by Indiana’s House Republicans would drastically change each district from the existing congressional lines that are much more compact.

“I know it upsets some people because it’s between a census and the last one, but if you want to be competitive, you got to do it,” Braun told WNDU. “And the House had the votes and was going to be held up by the Senate. When I saw the Senate purposely trying to do it behind closed doors, dragging their feet, especially when all the senators were becoming public for it, that’s why we needed to get to where we are.”

Meanwhile,  Republican state Sen. Kyle Walker announced he won’t seek reelection next year, making him another opponent of the proposed GOP-redraw of Indiana’s congressional maps who will be leaving the Legislature, Indiana Capital Chronicle reported on Wednesday.

Walker is among about a dozen Republican senators to publicly oppose redistricting.

Walker’s statement did not mention the congressional redistricting that’s been demanded by President Donald Trump, who has berated several Republican state senators who’ve come out against the redraw.

The House is expected to soon vote on the plan, and state senators are expected to consider it next week.

Braun's visit was listed on his online schedule, but it was not widely announced to the media.

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The months-long political drama over possible Indiana congressional redistricting has snarled up campaign plans for some Hoosiers with U.S. House ambitions.

Indiana House members are returning to the Statehouse this week for debate over President Donald Trump’s demand for Republican-led states to draw more GOP-leaning congressional districts.

Uncertainty clouds whether such a plan will clear the Republican-dominated state Senate. Such has been the campaign ambiguity since August when Indiana became ensnared in the national redistricting debate.

“It’s definitely muddied the waters,” said Randy Niemeyer, who was the 2024 Republican challenger to Democratic U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan and is considering a 2026 run.

Northwestern Indiana’s 1st Congressional District now held by Mrvan has been in Democratic hands since the 1930s. But it has trended more Republican in the Trump era and is seen as the easiest potential GOP pickup in the state.

The current 1st District takes in all of Indiana’s Lake Michigan shoreline areas, including all of Lake and Porter counties and part of LaPorte County. Many unofficial map proposals create a more Republican district by pairing Lake County — the state’s second-most populous — with numerous rural counties to the south and southeast.

The uncertainty of what map will be used for the 2026 election hangs over many campaign decisions, said Niemeyer, who is the Lake County Republican chair and a County Council member.

“It becomes a factor in fundraising,” Niemeyer said in an interview. “It becomes a factor in a ground game. You’re talking about a difference between covering two and a half counties and possibly 12 or 13 counties. What I’ve kind of been doing in my own consideration is, ‘All right, let’s build two business models and see what this looks like.’”

Republican hopeful faces unknowns

Similar troubles exist for candidates in what are now among solidly Republican districts.

Redrawing maps so that all nine of Indiana’s congressional districts favor Republicans would mean also carving up the heavily Democratic 7th District in Indianapolis now held by Rep. Andre Carson.

That could mean a chunk of Indianapolis going into the 4th District, where state Rep. Craig Haggard is challenging four-term U.S. Rep. Jim Baird for the Republican nomination.

Haggard said he’s spent most of the past two years traveling the district that spans from the western suburbs of Indianapolis more than a hundred miles north to the Kankakee River separating Lake and Newton counties.

“I’ve spent a lot of resources. I have volunteer coordinators in each of those counties,” Haggard said. “They could go away. It really could upend everything and then I have a very, very short time to start over again.”

Indiana’s candidate filing period for the 2026 primaries opens Jan. 7 and closes Feb. 6. Early voting is scheduled to start April 7 for the Republican and Democratic primaries on May 5.

So even though U.S. House candidates aren’t required to live in their districts, most serious campaigns for a congressional seat start months or years ahead of the filing period — especially with fundraising.

Haggard acknowledged some potential financial supporters were holding back until the district lines were finalized, but said he believed that was a small percentage.

The most recent Federal Election Commission reports show Haggard raised $49,500 during the three months ending Sept. 30, compared to Baird’s $70,610. Haggard’s campaign had about $117,000 in the bank, while Baird had $182,000.

Complications for Carson challenger 

George Hornedo has faced an even more complicated political landscape since May when he announced his Democratic primary challenge to Carson in the 7th District.

Hornedo says he is pressing on despite the prospect of the district being split up among perhaps two or three others to favor Republicans.

Hornedo, an attorney who was a staffer with Pete Buttigieg’s 2020 presidential campaign, decided to narrow his campaign team’s focus to northern Indianapolis, knocking on doors and making phone calls to both oppose redistricting and support his candidacy.

“Every ounce of volunteer energy, every phone banking shift, every hour canvassing, it was going to identify and support us for the campaign, but also educating neighbors with what’s at stake with redistricting and helping to enable them to take action,” he said.

Hornedo had an initial burst of fundraising success, collecting nearly $160,000 in the first three-month period when he announced his bid. That dropped to about $18,000 for the three months ending Sept. 30, leaving his campaign with about $43,000.

Carson, who has held the House seat since 2008, ended September with more than $600,000, having raised about $155,000 in the previous three months.

Hornedo said he is committed to a 2026 campaign regardless of how the redistricting debate plays out.

“I would organize in whatever the new district is, but I would continue to organize in the district as it is now — Indianapolis at large — because part of the reason I got into this race was talking about rebuilding the Democratic Party from the bottom up,” he said.

Carson’s campaign said it is running a coordinating effort “to support Democrats up and down the ballot.

“This year, that work has continued — and the congressman has also collaborated with local leaders to raise the alarm on redistricting,” Carson spokesperson Caroline Ellert said in a statement.

Democratic enthusiasm boost?

The biggest political change from the 2021 congressional maps drawn by Republicans after the 2020 census was strengthening the GOP’s hold on central Indiana’s 5th District following U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz’s narrow 2020 general election win for her first term.

Spartz easily defeated Democratic candidates in the 2022 and 2024 elections, even after surviving a tight Republican primary last year.

No 2026 Republican challengers have emerged against Spartz as the redistricting debate has lingered.

But Democrats say they have stirred up animosity among voters with a redistricting push that they see as unfair.

“They want to know where the district lines are, but people are just paying attention to what’s going on and they’re stepping up,” said 5th District Democratic chair Terri Austin, a former state legislator from Anderson. “They’re stepping up in their activism. They’re stepping up to run for local office and they’re fired up. They really are.”

Mrvan challengers jumping in

Mrvan, the Democratic congressman from northwestern Indiana, told an anti-redistricting rally at the Statehouse in August that he planned to seek reelection next year “no matter what district they put me in.”

Mrvan argued Trump was pushing redistricting to help Republicans overcome unpopular policies and retain a narrow U.S. House majority.

“They are afraid, they are afraid to face voters,” Mrvan said during the rally.

A Mrvan spokeswoman did not return recent messages seeking additional comment.

The unknown makeup of the 1st District hasn’t stopped Republicans from entering the race to possibly challenge Mrvan.

Those who’ve already declared candidacies include Porter County Commissioner Barb Regnitz and Jennifer-Ruth Green, who got 47% of the vote in a 2022 loss to Mrvan.

Green announced her new campaign in October, the month after she resigned as public safety secretary for Gov. Mike Braun’s administration. She has denied allegations of ghost employment and misuse of state property made by the state inspector general in a formal ethics complaint.

Green campaign spokesman Tim Edson said in a statement that Green “is receiving a lot of support from Republican activists, donors and Hoosiers across the Region excited to have an outsider, a conservative and a fighter who will stand with President Trump in this race.  We remain confident Indiana will redraw the congressional map to combat Democrats efforts to rig the game through gerrymandering and counting illegal immigrants in the census.”

The Regnitz campaign did not reply to messages seeking comment.

Some Republican legislators who oppose the redistricting push argue that it has taken focus away from supporting a GOP candidate against Mrvan.

Niemeyer said he would be making a decision soon about seeking a rematch against Mrvan and scoffed at the argument the redistricting debate hurts Republican candidates.

“We built a really legitimate campaign and not a single one of those people saying that lent a hand,” Niemeyer said. “I find it to be a very hollow statement and actually a statement that is trying to deflect what’s at play, because I doubt that they will help.”

GOP U.S. House members in support

All seven of Indiana’s current Republican U.S. House members have endorsed Trump’s redistricting call — despite not seeing what those new maps might look like.

Baird, the 4th District incumbent, said he would be running for reelection “no matter what the final map looks like.”

“I would hate to lose any of my constituents, but I also recognize how important it is for Indiana to get this process right so every Hoosier has a fair voice in Washington,” Baird wrote in an email.

Baird said he trusted the Legislature “to do what is right for Indiana and all Hoosiers.”

“Neither my staff nor I have been involved in drafting any maps,” Baird wrote. “That responsibility lies solely with the Indiana General Assembly.”

Haggard, the legislator from Mooresville challenging Baird, said he supported the redistricting push despite the impact on his candidacy.

“If I can’t handle this, I shouldn’t go to Congress anyway,” Haggard said. “… It hurts a campaign like mine but at the end of the day, I think that this is bigger than me.”

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