Jim (Jim) Banks (R-USH03)
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Capitol: 202.225.4436
FAX: 202.226.9870
District: 260.702.4750
Representative
Room 2418 RHOB- Rayburn House Office Building 50 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20515-1403

Residence: Columbia City, IN
Elected: 2016    Next Election: 2024
Spouse: Amanda   DOB: 7/16/1979
Committee Assignments
ChairmanHouse Subcommittee on Military Personnel
Co-ChairCongressional Pakistan Caucus
Co-ChairCongressional Slovak Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Recreational Vehicle (RV) Caucus
Co-ChairHypersonic Caucus
FC MemberFriends of a Free, Democratic, and Stable Syria Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Iraq Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Caucus on Long Range Strike
FC MemberCongressional Zoo and Aquarium Caucus
FC MemberMilitary Veterans Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Directed Energy Caucus
FC MemberAuto Care Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Independent Colleges Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Steel Caucus
MemberHouse Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
MemberHouse Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment
FC MemberHouse Space Force Caucus
FC MemberAir Force Caucus (House)
FC MemberUSO Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Diabetes Caucus
MemberHouse Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
FC MemberCongressional Rural Broadband Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Army Caucus
MemberHouse Committee on Education and the Workforce
MemberHouse Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
FC MemberRepublican Study Committee (RSC)
MemberHouse Committee on Armed Services
Counties Representing
Allen / De Kalb / Elkhart / Kosciusko / Lagrange / Noble / Steuben / Whitley

Bio

Congressman Jim Banks is a native Hoosier, born and raised in Columbia City. He earned an undergraduate degree from Indiana University and a Master of Business Administration from Grace College. While serving in the Indiana State Senate from 2010 to 2016, he chaired the Senate Veteran Affairs and the Military Committee where he led the charge on many significant pro-growth, pro-family, and pro-veteran reforms.

In addition to his service in the State Senate, Congressman Banks is also a past president of the Columbia City Rotary Club, former chairman of the Whitley County Republican Party, and has served on the Whitley County Council and Northeast Indiana Workforce Development Board.

Congressman Banks currently serves in the U.S. Navy Reserve as a Supply Corps officer. In 2014 and 2015, he took a leave of absence from the Indiana State Senate to deploy to Afghanistan during Operations Enduring Freedom and Freedom's Sentinel. Due to a unique state law regarding leaves of absence, his wife, Amanda, was elected to serve in his place during the deployment. Banks is often told she made a better State Senator than he did. Banks was elected in 2016 to represent Indiana's 3rd Congressional District and currently serves as chairman of the Republican Study Committee for the 117th Congress. Banks serves as a member of the House Committee on Armed Services, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and the House Committee on Education and Labor. Additionally, he serves as the Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and Information Systems.

Amid Congressman Banks' work as a public servant, he has been recognized for outstanding service and leadership. In 2018 and 2019, Congressman Banks received the Family Research Council's "True Blue" award for his 100% pro-life, pro-family voting record. He has also received NFIB's "Guardian of Small Business" award and the FreedomFighter Award from FreedomWorks in recognition of his dedication to economic freedom and personal liberty.

Congressman Banks, alongside his wife Amanda, are the parents to three daughters, Lillian, Elizabeth, and Joann. They are honored to call northeast Indiana home.