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Challengers try to push Indiana’s dominant GOP more to right

Signs are seen during a rally for Christian conservative, Lorissa Sweet, Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Warren, Ind. Sweet found herself increasingly frustrated with Republicans in the Indiana Statehouse who she said were too willing to compromise on such issues as abortion and gun rights. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) A sign is posted outside of.a home for Christian conservative, Lorissa Sweet, Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Warren, Ind. Sweet found herself increasingly frustrated with Republicans in the Indiana Statehouse who she said were too willing to compromise on such issues as abortion and gun rights. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) Christian conservative, Lorissa Sweet speaks during a rally, Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Warren, Ind. Sweet found herself increasingly frustrated with Republicans in the Indiana Statehouse who she said were too willing to compromise on such issues as abortion and gun rights. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) Christian conservative, Lorissa Sweet speaks during a rally, Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Warren, Ind. Sweet found herself increasingly frustrated with Republicans in the Indiana Statehouse who she said were too willing to compromise on such issues as abortion and gun rights. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) FILE - Rep. Dan Leonard, R-Huntington, listens to Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, announcing the federal loan that the state took out to pay unemployment benefits during the recession will be repaid from funds from Indiana's surplus on in Indianapolis, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. Conservatives in GOP-dominated Indiana are trying to push the Republican-controlled Legislature further to the right on issues like abortion and guns. Roughly two dozen so-called "liberty candidates" are running in Tuesday, May 2, 2022 primary, and the targets include several top-ranking GOP House members (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)