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On Wednesday, Matt McNally filed to run for State Representative in Indiana House District 39.
McNally retired from the military in 2022 after 22 years of service as a pilot in both the Navy and the Air National Guard. He is a veteran of Afghanistan and is working to curb Indiana’s epidemic of veteran suicide.
He was the chief of operations for Combined Joint Interagency Task Force 435 while in Afghanistan. CJIATF 435’s mission was to train, advise and assist the Afghan National Army and Afghan Justice Sector to develop Rule of Law-based investigation, prosecution and detention of insurgent and terror-related threats while conducting U.S. Law of Armed Conflict detainee operations.
McNally is an airline pilot, and currently serves as the Senior Vice Commander of VFW post 10003 in Carmel. This is his second time running for House District 39, losing narrowly in 2022.
“I’m excited to continue my service to the community,” McNally said. “Twenty years of single-party rule has given us the highest rates of veteran suicide in the region, the lowest paid teachers, and one of the highest rates of infant mortality in the country. It’s time we prioritize what matters to Hoosiers: good jobs, healthy families, good education, and a great future for our children.”
McNally and his wife Brooke have two children and live in Westfield.