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The Indiana Senate is the upper house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The Senate is composed of 50 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. Senators serve four-year terms without term limits. According to the 2010 U.S. census, the average state senator represents 129,676 ...
J. D. Ford (born November 6, 1982) is an American politician, currently a member of the Indiana Senate. [1] Elected in the 2018 elections, he represents Senate District 29 as a member of the United States Democratic Party. [1]
The Indiana General Assembly is the state legislature, or legislative branch, of the U.S. state of Indiana. It is a bicameral legislature that consists of a lower house, the Indiana House of Representatives, and an upper house, the Indiana Senate. The General Assembly meets annually at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis.
A senatorial term lasts six years, beginning on January 3. In case of a vacancy, the governor of Indiana has the duty to appoint a new U.S. senator. Indiana's current U.S. senators are Republicans Todd Young (serving since 2017) and Mike Braun (serving since 2019). Richard Lugar was the state's longest serving senator (1977–2013).
Andy Zay is an American businessman and politician serving as a member of the Indiana Senate from the 17th district. Elected in November 2016, he assumed office on December 20, 2016. Elected in November 2016, he assumed office on December 20, 2016.
Eddie Melton (born 1981) [1] is an African American politician from the state of Indiana, who was born in the city of Gary and is serving as the 22nd mayor of Gary, Indiana. A member of the Democratic Party, Melton served in the Indiana Senate as the Senator for Indiana Senate District 3. He also serves as Deputy Chair of the Indiana Democratic ...
In 2008, Goode was the Republican nominee for Indiana's 8th congressional district, losing to Democratic incumbent Brad Ellsworth by a 65% to 35% margin. [2] In 2023, Goode was appointed to the Indiana Senate by a Republican precinct committee after the incumbent, fellow Republican Jon Ford, resigned. Ford had endorsed Goode as his successor.
Garten was first elected to the Indiana Senate in November 2018. [6] In August 2022, Garten was appointed [7] as Senate Majority Floor Leader by Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray, making Garten the state's first ever first-term Majority Floor Leader. He was soon after re-elected for a second term in November 2022.