Tony Zirkle

Tony Zirkle is an attorney and frequent candidate for Congress in Indiana. He has run on strong opposition to [...] and prostitution. In the 2006 Republican primary for Indiana's 2nd congressional district he attained 30% of the vote against Chris Chocola, who later lost to Joe Donnelly in the general election.

Biography

Zirkle is a Seventh-day Adventist. He studied law at Indiana University (Bloomington).

2008 candidacy and controversy

In the 2008 election he garnered national attention by appearing at a Neo-[...] celebration of Adolf [...]'s birthday. He defended this by stating that he will speak to any group that asks and that the event was an opportunity to preach the gospel. He has previously made statements skeptical or critical of racial integration. These elements led several local Republicans to call him "repugnant" or "backwards." He has allegedly received death threats over the controversy. He later finished third in the 2008 GOP congressional primary with Luke Puckett being the winner.

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