Indianapolis eastside and Beech Grove residents are encouraged to share questions and comments at public listening events this week with State Rep. Mitch Gore. 

The Democratic lawmaker, who also serves as a captain with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, led the effort last session to ban machine gun conversion devices, including Glock switches. 

He will discuss priorities for the 2024 legislative session. It is scheduled to convene in January. 

Gore said he welcomes feedback from residents on any issues. In addition, he will have information about state services that are available.

The meetings will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Dec. 19 at the Warren Branch library, 9701 E. 21st St., and from 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19 at the Silver Linings Coffeehouse, 700 Main St. in Beech Grove.

Gore has been in office since 2020 and represents House District 89, which covers parts of eastern and southeastern Marion County, including Beech Grove. Gore is up for re-election in November.Mirror Indy reporter Diane Moore covers the east side of Indianapolis. Contact her at diane.moore@mirrorindy.org. Follow her on X @DianeMoore80711.

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State Rep. Gore to hold listening forums on Indy’s east side and in Beech Grove

by Diane Moore, Mirror Indy
December 18, 2023

<h1>State Rep. Gore to hold listening forums on Indy’s east side and in Beech Grove</h1> <p class="byline">by Diane Moore, Mirror Indy <br />December 18, 2023</p> <p>Indianapolis eastside and Beech Grove residents are encouraged to share questions and comments at public listening events this week with <a href="https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/legislators/legislator_mitch_gore_1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">State Rep. Mitch Gore.</a> </p> <p>The Democratic lawmaker, who also serves as a captain with the Marion County Sheriff's Office, led the effort last session to <a href="https://stateaffairs.com/indiana/justice-civil-rights/glock-switches-machine-gun-conversion-devices-now-illegal-indiana/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ban machine gun conversion devices</a>, including Glock switches. </p> <p>He will discuss priorities for the 2024 legislative session. It is scheduled to convene in January.&nbsp;</p> <p>Gore said he welcomes feedback from residents on any issues. In addition, he will have information about state services that are available.</p> <p>The meetings will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Dec. 19 at the <a href="https://www.indypl.org/locations/warren" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Warren Branch</a> library, 9701 E. 21st St., and from 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19 at the<a href="https://silverliningscoffeehouse.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Silver Linings Coffeehouse</a>, 700 Main St. in Beech Grove.</p> <p>Gore has been in office since 2020 and represents <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Indiana_House_of_Representatives_District_89" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">House District 89</a>, which covers parts of eastern and southeastern Marion County, including Beech Grove. Gore is up for re-election in November.<em>Mirror Indy reporter Diane Moore covers the east side of Indianapolis. Contact her at </em><a href="mailto:diane.moore@mirrorindy.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>diane.moore@mirrorindy.org</em></a><em>. Follow her on X </em><a href="https://twitter.com/DianeMoore80711" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>@DianeMoore80711</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/state-rep-gore-to-hold-listening-forums-on-indys-east-side-and-in-beech-grove/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=6898&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/state-rep-gore-to-hold-listening-forums-on-indys-east-side-and-in-beech-grove/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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