The surprising primary defeat of Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Bob Garton in the May 2nd primary means that at least two of the top five longest serving legislative leaders in the United States will not be coming back next January--both from the Hoosier State.

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The surprising primary defeat of Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Bob Garton in the May 2nd primary means that at least two of the top five longest serving legislative leaders in the United States will not be coming back next January--both from the Hoosier State. In addition to Garton, who has been in the Indiana Senate for 36 years and its leader for 26, Indiana Senate Majority Leader Joe Harrison is also not coming back after announcing his retirement. Harrison became majority leader in 1980 and was...