Democrats will have at least one candidate for governor in Indiana; former state House Speaker John Gregg, who left office in 2002 and has spent most of the past decade working as a lobbyist.

Rep. Mike Pence is expected to run for governor on the Republican side.

In other Indiana political news, a Democrat has announced his intention to challenge freshman Republican Rep. Larry Bucshon. Bucshon may have a lucky break in his opponent’s name, former state Rep. David L. Crooks.

I mean, in most races, “Don’t Vote for Crooks” is pretty safe advice. Or declaring, “we can’t afford to have Crooks in government!”

But it sounds like it may be a very high-minded race:

Ironically, Crooks hosted Rep. Bucshon in March on a Saturday morning political talk radio show that airs on WAMW 107.9 FM in Washington and on Sunday mornings on WFML 96.7 FM in Vincennes. Crooks’ media company also operates WAMW 1580 AM in Washington.
“I have nothing against Dr. Bucshon personally. I think he is a fine surgeon and a fine man. I definitely admire and respect him for what he has built in his career,” Crooks said. “I will keep it a very positive race, but there are some very important issues that need to be raised.”