Indiana State Senate, 2006 - Present

Leadership

Pensions & Labor, Chair

Political Affiliation

Republican

Standing Committees

Pensions & Labor, Chair

Environmental Affairs

Local Government

Education

Milligan College in Tennessee

Wabash College

New Market High School

Military Service

First Cavalry Division of U.S. Army in Vietnam

Awards

2010 Outstanding State Senator, Indiana Retired Teachers Association

2010 Small Business Champion, Indiana Chamber of Commerce

Occupation

Owner and Operator Boots Bros. Oil Co. in Crawfordsville

Co-owner The Paper of Montgomery County and The Noblesville Times

Personal

Married- Farzaneh

Children- Brian (Lisa) and Kavian (Jenny)

Grandchildren- Annabelle, Eva, Eli, Kamran and Colin

Counties Served

Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion, Warren and a portion of Boone County