Her father , Paul F. Cantwell , served as county commissioner , city councilman , state legislator , and Chief of Staff for U.S. Representative Andrew Jacobs , Jr .
She was raised in a predominantly Irish - American neighborhood on the south side of Indianapolis .
Her father , Paul F. Cantwell , served as county commissioner , city councilman , state legislator , and Chief of Staff for American Representative Andrew Jacobs , Jr .
She was raised in a predominantly Irish - American neighborhood on the south side of Indianapolis .