Claim: Ryan Dvorak, a lawyer and a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, is a member of the Democratic Party and an alumnus of University of Notre Dame, a private Catholic research university which was founded by Edward Sorin.
Evidence: A member of the Democratic Party, Dvorak is a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing the 8th District since 2002. After graduating from Penn High School in 1992, Dvorak earned a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame (1996), and a J.D. The University of Notre Dame du Lac, known simply as Notre Dame /ˌnoʊtərˈdeɪm/ NOH-tər-DAYM or ND, is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, outside the city of South Bend. It was founded in 1842 by Edward Sorin.