Brandt Hershman

Brandt Hershman
Majority Leader of the Indiana Senate
In office
April 30, 2012 – January 2, 2018
Preceded byConnie Lawson
Succeeded byRodric Bray
Member of the Indiana Senate
from the 7th district
In office
November 8, 2000 – January 2, 2018
Preceded byKatie Wolf
Succeeded byBrian Buchanan
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLisa Hershman
EducationPurdue University (BA)

Brandt Hershman is an American politician and a former Republican state senator for Indiana.[1] He served from 2000 to 2018.[2][3] He is married to Lisa Hershman.

Early life and education

Hershman grew up on a farm in Jasper County, Indiana. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Purdue University.

Career

After graduating from college, Hershman took a job working in the White House. In 1991, a family friend, Steve Buyer, asked for help in his run for Congress. After winning in 1992, he became the district operations director for Buyer.

Indiana Senate

Hershman was first elected to the Indiana Senate in 2000 and was re-elected in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016. He served as the Majority Floor Leader and represented Senate District 7, which includes parts of White, Tippecanoe, Jasper, Clinton, Carroll and Boone counties.

In 2007, Hershman authored the bill to ban same-sex marriage in Indiana.[4]

Hershman was named Senate majority floor leader in 2012 after Connie Lawson resigned to become secretary of state.[5][6][7] He also served as chairman of the Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee. He co-authored the Major Moves transportation bill and has won numerous awards for his work with telecommunication deregulation and small business in Indiana.[8]

On February 17, 2010, Hershman filed paperwork to run for Indiana's 4th congressional district.[9] He finished second after Todd Rokita in the 2010 primary election. On December 22, 2017, Hershman announced that he would resign from the Senate on January 2, 2018.[10][11] He was succeeded by Rodric Bray as Senate majority floor leader.[12][13] In 2018, it was reported that Hershman was being considered for a position in the Federal Communications Commission. He later accepted a job with Barnes & Thornburg in Washington, D.C.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Offices". March 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "Sen. Brandt Hershman resigns to take job with law firm". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  3. ^ "The Indianapolis Star 08 Nov 2000, page Page 12".
  4. ^ "Indiana Senators vote to ban gay marriage - schurz-southbendtribune". Archived from the original on 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  5. ^ "Print Article".
  6. ^ "Republicans name new Indiana Senate majority leader". wthr.com. April 30, 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  7. ^ "Hershman Assumes Floor Leader Duties". Inside Indiana Business. May 1, 2012. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014.
  8. ^ "VIDEO: See Why Brandt Hershman was Named 2015 Government Leader of the Year". 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  9. ^ Hershman hopes to Fill Buyer's Seat, WIBC.
  10. ^ "Sen. Brandt Hershman to join law firm after resigning from Indiana Senate in January". December 22, 2017.
  11. ^ "Sen. Brandt Hershman resigns to take job with law firm".
  12. ^ "Senate Republicans Make Leadership Changes". www.insideindianabusiness.com. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  13. ^ "State Sen. Rodric Bray Named Senate Majority Floor Leader". Indiana Senate Republicans. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  14. ^ Bangert, Dave. "Hershman resigns from Senate, taking job with law, lobbying firm in Washington, D.C." Journal and Courier. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
Indiana Senate
Preceded by Majority Leader of the Indiana Senate
2018 		Succeeded by