Overview
- Richard Benedict Mayers filed in Indiana’s 1st District to appear as “Richard Benedict (Sieg Heil) Mayers” in the Republican primary.
- Lake County GOP chair Randy Niemeyer condemned the filing and said party leaders will try to block it, as officials across parties denounced the move as racist.
- The Lake County elections director said the county board cannot change federal ballot listings and directed formal challenges to the Indiana Election Division and Commission, with the challenge window opening after the Feb. 6 filing deadline.
- Indiana law requires neither district residency for the primary nor nominating signatures for major‑party congressional candidates, limiting immediate avenues to remove the listing.
- Mayers has a long record of inflammatory bids, including a 2002 Cook County ballot removal over insufficient signatures and a 2024 Alaska race in which he received 119 votes.