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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowThe Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced the nomination of former Indiana Secretary of State Joe Hogsett to become the top federal prosecutor for central and southern Indiana.
The committee approved Hogsett's nomination by unanimous consent Thursday, sending it to the full Senate for consideration.
President Barack Obama nominated Hogsett in July to fill the position of U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, which covers the southern two-thirds of the state.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Indianapolis has been without a presidentially appointed U.S. attorney for more than two years. In March, sources told IBJ that high-profile trial lawyer Linda Pence withdrew her candidacy last year, several months into the routine, yet extensive, vetting process.
Hogsett was Indiana's secretary of state from 1989 to 1994 and ran unsuccessfully for the Senate and state attorney general. He was a chief of staff for then-Gov. Evan Bayh and is a former state Democratic chairman.
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