印第安纳州众议院共和党团选出新议长斯莫尔茨：接替落选的休斯顿
印第安纳州众议院共和党团11月4日选出奥本市（Auburn）众议员 Ben Smaltz 担任新议长，接替在选举中落败的前议长 Todd Huston。Huston 在11月3日的选举中输给了民主党人 Lauren Cole，失去了议席，也就此失去了继续担任议长的资格。
同日选出的其他党团领导包括：杰克·特什卡（Jake Teshka）出任党团主席，马特·莱曼（Matt Lehman）出任多数党领袖。众议院少数党领袖菲尔·贾昆塔（Phil GiaQuinta）当天表示，民主党在本次选举中取得重大进展，共和党在众议院的超级多数地位已被打破。
本轮选举中，印第安纳民主党人还拿下州务卿等全州职位，并在印第安纳波利斯南侧三个长期由共和党把持的众议院选区实现翻盘。休斯顿的落败与新议长的迅速产生，标志着印第安纳州众议院在明年1月复会时将出现新的权力格局。
（来源：印第安纳波利斯星报）
Indiana House Republicans Pick Ben Smaltz as New Speaker, Succeeding the Defeated Todd Huston
The Indiana House Republican caucus on November 4 elected state Rep. Ben Smaltz of Auburn as its new speaker, succeeding former Speaker Todd Huston, who lost his seat in the election. Huston was defeated on November 3 by Democrat Lauren Cole, losing both his seat and his eligibility to continue as speaker.
Other caucus leaders chosen the same day include Jake Teshka as caucus chairman and Matt Lehman as majority floor leader. House Minority Leader Phil GiaQuinta said Democrats had made major gains in the election and that the Republican supermajority in the House had been broken.
Indiana Democrats also won statewide offices including secretary of state in this cycle and flipped three long-Republican House districts on the south side of Indianapolis. Huston's defeat and the quick selection of a successor mean the Indiana House will reconvene in January under a new power structure, with Republicans governing without a supermajority.
(Source: The Indianapolis Star)
来源：印第安纳波利斯星报
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