Ukraine-Born GOP Rep. Who Called Russian Invasion A 'Genocide' Voted Against Aid

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Indiana Republican Victoria Spartz was born and raised in Ukraine but that didn't stop her from opposing the recent military aid package for her homeland.

SHERIDAN, Ind. — U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz , the first and only Ukrainian-born member of Congress, emerged early on as a natural advocate for supporting her native country in its war with Russia. But whenInstead she has called for better oversight of U.S. funds and opposed giving “blank checks” to the Ukrainian cause. She says U.S. border security should be a bigger priority.and more notably with voters in her deeply conservative central Indiana congressional district.

Spartz spoke at an event hosted by the Hamilton County GOP at a community center in Sheridan, Indiana, a town of a few thousand people. The event in a hall just off of the town’s main street was attended by eight of the nine GOP primary candidates, who were able to make their case to voters and county Republican officials one at a time during a meet-and-greet that also included short speeches by the candidates.

Campaign finance reports show Spartz trailing Goodrich in campaign funds, in part because Goodrich has put up $2.6 million of his own money. Goodrich, who represents the wealthy Indianapolis suburb of Hamilton County in the state legislature, outspent Spartz by $1.9 million in the first three months of 2024 and has loaned his campaign a total of $4.6 million, according to reports.

After a long-time state senator retired before the end of his term, Hamilton County GOP officials selected Spartz, who was involved with the county party, to fill his term in 2017. She served three sessions in the statehouse before her election to Congress.Later that year, she began to criticize Ukraine’s leaders, including President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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