my name's corrie meyer. i'm running for state senate. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: on a recent cold and rainy afternoon, corrie meyer walked door to door in zionsville, a suburb of indianapolis. >> i'm a first-time ndidate. i'm a small business owner. >> reporter: meyer is an urban planner and runs a consultg business. she's worked in city government but has never held elected office. >> i want to focus the policies that i work on, on workforce and economic legislati. >> reporter: meyer wants a seat in the indiana state senate, which will decide the state budget next ar and could reform the way congressional districts are drawn. she's running in the may 8 republican primarygainst mike delph, a 12-year incumbent who's never had a primary challenge. meyer says knocking on doors is her favorite part of campaigning. >> i'd love to have your support t may 8. t sounds cool. thanks for coming by in the rain. >> yeah, no problem. >> all right? good luck. >> thank you. good to see you. >> all right, thank you. >> reporter