Del Rio on Track to Fill Senator Mrvan Vacant Senate Seat

Martin Del Rio, the 35-year-old Combat Veteran, and Regional Coordinator for the Wounded Warrior Program is the first candidate to file for the State Senate District-1 caucus being to fill Senator Frank Mrvan's vacant seat. The vote will take place on February 5th at 11am at the Wicker Park Social Center. He put out the following statement.

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Jan 29, 2022, 15:40 ET


HIGHLAND, Ind., Jan. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- 35-year-old Combat Veteran, and Regional Coordinator for the Warrior Care Transition Program is the first candidate to file for State Senate District 1 caucus being held February 5th at 11am at the Wicker Park Social Center. He put out the following statement.

"The people of Senate District-1 deserve a Senator that takes this office seriously and has the strength to continue Senator Mrvan's legacy of hard work, commitment, and dedication. That is why I met with the Lake County Chairman and became the first to file my candidacy for this upcoming caucus. Due to State Senate District-1 shifting, it makes sense to vote in the candidate that lives in both the current and the new district to ensure we maintain consistency in the lead-up to the primary and general election. This is an opportunity for Precinct Committeemen to put the best interests of their community front and center and vote their conscience because we have so much more work to do and so much to lose."

In a race to represent the newly redrawn Senate District 1, Del Rio brings a powerhouse of advocacy and policy experience. He served as the State Wounded Warrior Advocate where he worked up close in the fight against Veteran homelessness, opioid addiction, education benefits, and unemployment, and then joined the Department of Defense's Soldier and Family Readiness Program (SFRS) assigned to the six counties of Northwest Indiana. From 2008-2009 Del Rio deployed to Iraq as an Infantryman and Turret Gunner with the 76th Infantry Brigade conducting Combat Logistics Patrols in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Del Rio now serves as the Regional Coordinator overseeing the National Capitol Region for the Wounded Warrior Program.

Del Rio resides in Highland, Indiana with his wife Marisol Del Rio, a Chemist with Munster-based Community Hospital, and their son, Xavier. Del Rio is a member of Whiting Masonic Lodge #613 and attended Indiana University (where he met his wife) and Thomas Edison State University.

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