A Republican candidate with a history of failed campaigns on white supremacist platforms has filed for U.S. Representative in Indiana’s First District with the Nazi salute in his ballot name. Richard Benedict Mayers filed as a Republican candidate for the First District and listed his ballot name as Richard Benedict (Sieg Heil) Mayers, according to election records. Lake County Republican Party Chairman Randy Niemeyer issued a statement Thursday that he was aware of a candidate “using a blatantly antisemitic nickname.” “The Lake County Republican Party does not condone nor offer any refuge or support to those who seek attention by...
Monitoring Antisemitism Intel
