Elected
Indiana State Senate, 2010-present
Political Affiliation
Republican
Standing Committees
Natural Resources, chair
Agriculture, ranking member
Corrections & Criminal Law, ranking member
Judiciary
Rules & Legislative Procedure
Education
Westview High School, Topeka, Indiana
Indiana University, Bloomington, A.B. in Political Science
Indiana University, Indianapolis, J.D.
Activities
LaGrange County Election Board, president, 2008-2010
Precinct committeeperson, 1980-Present
LaGrange County Corn School Committee, secretary-treasurer, 1980-Present
LaGrange County Library Board, member
LaGrange County Republican Party, past chair
Former Legal counsel for towns of Shipshewana and Topeka and LaGrange County Park Board
American, Indiana State and LaGrange County Bar Associations
Order of the Eastern Star
Honors
Distinguished Public Service Award, Indiana American Legion, 2013
Sagamore of the Wabash, 1974
Honorary Speaker, Indiana House of Representatives, 1972
Charter Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation
Occupation
Attorney
LaGrange County Prosecuting Attorney, 1983-1990
Religious Affiliation
Methodist
Counties Served
LaGrange, Noble and Steuben counties, and portions of DeKalb County |