ELKHART — The Teachers of St. Joseph Valley Political Action Committee has endorsed Republican Tim Neese, seeking re-election to the District 48 seat in the Indiana House.

Neese “has always been accessible to meeting and talking with educators both within the district and during the legislative session in the statehouse,” Sharon Frazer, the PAC’s representative, said in a statement released by Neese. “He has not been afraid to vote his conscience and has shown independence in doing what he felt was best to promote sound educational policies.”

The St. Joseph Valley PAC represents teachers in Baugo and Elkhart community schools, among others.