WESTFIELD — Facing down a sea of her own seething constituents in Westfield on Friday, U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz’s town hall descended into a two-hour shouting match just minutes after it began.

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Republican U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz takes questions from a hostile crowd during a town hall on Friday, March 28, 2025, in Westfield. (Casey Smith/Indiana Capital Chronicle) Facing down a sea of her ...