FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Tonight, after a decisive victory in the race to represent Indiana's 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives next year, Congressman Jim Banks released the following statement:

"It has been the honor of my lifetime to spend three terms representing northeast Indiana in the House and I am grateful to the people of Indiana for the opportunity to serve for another term.

After the first two years of the Biden presidency and a Speaker-Pelosi controlled House, Hoosiers face runaway inflation, skyrocketing energy costs, a broken border, increasing crime, and a worsening opioid epidemic. There's a lot of work to be done and I am more determined than ever to fight back against the craziness in Washington.

I plan to play a leading role in charting the House Republican agenda next Congress so that I am in the best possible position to champion northeast Indiana's values and interests and bring much needed relief to those who are struggling."