| Indiana House of Representatives- 2007-Present
House District 40- Includes a portion of Hendricks County
Leadership Position- Majority Caucus Chair
Committees-
Judiciary
Courts and Criminal Code
Statutory Committee on Ethics
Telephone- Statehouse (800) 382-9841
Occupation- Attorney with Steuerwald, Witham and Youngs, LLP
Education- Preparatory education, Indiana State University (B.S., 1974); University of Alabama - Masters in Criminal Justice (1977). Legal education- I.U.-Indianapolis (J.D., 1981). Member of the Hendricks County and the Indiana State Bar Associations.
Activities-
Avon United Methodist Church
Danville Chamber of Commerce
Honors-
President's Citation, Indiana State Bar Association (2019)
Legislator of the Year, Indiana Sheriffs' Association (2019)
Prior to attending law school, Steuerwald utilized his Masters in Criminal Justice by serving as a probation officer for two years. While attending Indiana University-Indianapolis, he served as an intern in the Hendricks County Prosecutor's Office. Upon graduation from law school, he joined his present law firm and has been there since 1981.
His firm has represented various units of local government including towns, libraries and townships. This includes the Hendricks County Board of Commissioners, the Hendricks County Plan Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals, the Hendricks County Health Department, Hendricks Regional Health and the Hendricks County Solid Waste Management District.
In 1996, Steuerwald received the Hendricks County Outstanding Economic Development Award. He is a certified probation officer with the State of Indiana Department of Corrections. He is also a registered mediator and received a Certificate of Recognition in Family Mediation Training through the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum.
Steuerwald has focused on implementing laws to keep Hoosiers safe. He authored the law providing the foundation for a revision of Indiana's criminal code, which had not been revised in over 30 years. The new code provides for certainty in sentencing and keeps the most violent offenders in prison longer. He also worked to tighten loopholes in the state's sex & violent offender registry to ensure offenders report any changes in address or appearance to the local authorities.
Steuerwald was born on Sept. 12, 1952, in Terre Haute, Indiana. He resides in Avon with his wife, Christy. He has three grown children- Joshua Garver, D.D.S.; Jordan Gorgievski, and Adam Steuerwald. |