Barry Welsh

Barry Welsh is the Democratic candidate in the 2008 congressional elections for 6th Congressional District (map) of Indiana. On May 6, 2008 he won the Democratic nomination to challenge incumbent Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.)., by winning the Democratic nomination running unopposed.

2006 elections
Welsh was the Democratic nominee in the 2006 congressional elections against incumbent Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.), who was reelected.

2008 elections
On May 6, 2008 Welsh won the Democratic nomination to challenge incumbent Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.)., by winning the Democratic nomination running unopposed.

Committees
Welsh will be assigned committees if and when he is elected to Congress.

Related SourceWatch articles

 * 2008 U.S. congressional elections
 * 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
 * Portal:Indiana and the U.S. Congress

External resources

 * 2008 Race Tracker page on Indiana's 6th Congressional District
 * Official Welsh for Congress website
 * Barry Welsh, "Blog Post: Why I ran and Why I will run again" DailyKos, April 3, 2007.