| Elected
Indiana State Senate, 2016 - Present
Indiana House of Representatives, 2002 - 2016
Political Affiliation
Republican
Standing Committees
Utilities, Chair
Commerce & Technology, Ranking Member
Judiciary, Ranking Member
Corrections & Criminal Law
Education
Georgetown University, B.S. (1987)
Indiana University School of Law, J.D. (1989)
Indiana University School of Law (Civil Mediation Certificate)
University of Idaho, College of Business and Economics (Graduate Certificate in Energy Policy Planning).
Southern Methodist University (Certificate, Community Bank Directors Program)
Activities
Board of Governors, Society of Indiana Pioneers
Commissioner, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
Consumer Advisory Committee, Federal Communication Commission
Executive Committee of the National Council on Electricity Policy
Member, Indiana Public Defender Commission
Member, Indiana Supreme Court Innovation Initiative
Member, Indiana Commercial Courts Committee
Member, The Council of State Governments Midwestern Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee
Member, Indiana Geological & Water Survey Advisory Council
Board of Directors, Mid-Southern Savings Bank FSB and Mid-Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ- MSVB)
Member, Indiana Probate Code Study Commission
National Conference of State Legislators
Co-chair, Energy Supply Task Force
Honors
Commitment to Rural Water Excellence Award, Alliance of Indiana Rural Water (2022)
Sagamore of the Wabash (2016)
Senator of the Year, Aviation Indiana (2020)
2019 Legislator of the Year, The Arc of Indiana (2020)
Guardian of Small Business Award, National Federation of Independent Business (2019)
Legislative Excellence Award, Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council (2018 & 2021)
Champion of Justice, Indiana Judges Association (2016)
National Active & Retired Federal Employees Association (2016)
Outstanding Achievement in State Tax Reform, Tax Foundation (2015)
Legislator of the Year, Indiana Volunteer Firefighters Association (2015)
Champion of Indiana's Electric Cooperatives (2015)
Legislator of the Year, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (2015)
Randall T. Shepard Award, Indiana Pro Bono Commission (2012)
Legislator of the Year, Indiana Telecommunications Association (2011)
Cordry-Sweetwater Conservancy District (2010)
Legislator of the Year, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (2008)
President's Award, Southern Indiana Center for Independent Living (2006 & 2008)
Legislative Leadership Award, Indiana Rural Health Association (2006)
Government Leadership Award, Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce (2005)
Civil Air Patrol (2005)
Indiana Speech - Language - Hearing Association (2005)
Corporation for Educational Technology (2004)
Southern Indiana Drug Task Force (2004)
Kentucky Colonel (2004)
Legislative Service Award, Indiana Municipal Power Agency, (2017)
Legislator of the Year, Indiana Chapter National Association of Water Companies (2018)
Occupation
Attorney
Religious Affiliation
Protestant
Personal
Wife- Connie
Three sons
Counties Served
Brown, Jackson, Lawrence and Orange counties, and portions of Monroe County |