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.
The Tennessee General Assembly (TNGA) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is a part-time bicameral legislature consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives. The Speaker of the Senate carries the additional title and office of Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee. In addition to passing a budget for state government plus other legislation,the General Assembly appoints three state officers specified by the state constitution. It is also the initiating body in any process to amend the state's constitution.
The Alaska State House of Representatives is the lower house in the Alaska State Legislature,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. The House is composed of 40 members,each of whom represents a district of approximately 17,756 people per 2010 census figures. Members serve two-year terms without term limits. With 40 representatives,the Alaska House is the smallest state legislative lower chamber in the United States. The House convenes at the State Capitol in Juneau.
Mitchell Elias Daniels Jr. is an American academic administrator,businessman,author,and retired politician who served as the 49th governor of Indiana from 2005 to 2013. A Republican,he later served as president of Purdue University from 2013 until the end of 2022.
The Indiana House of Representatives is the lower house of the Indiana General Assembly,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The House is composed of 100 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. House members serve two-year terms without term limits. According to the 2010 U.S. Census,each State House district contains an average of 64,838 people.
B. Patrick Bauer is an American politician who served as Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives from 2003 to 2005 and 2007 to 2011. A Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives,he has represented the 6th House District since 1970. His district consists primarily of the city of South Bend in St. Joseph County in northern Indiana. On January 28,2020,Bauer announced that he would not be running for reelection.
Thomas Charles Merritt is an American businessman from Longview,Texas and a Republican former member of the Texas House of Representatives. Merritt represented District 7 from January 1997 until January 2011. In March 2010,he lost the Republican nomination to David Simpson.
House Bill 444 was a 2009 bill of the Hawaii State Legislature,passed in April 2010 and vetoed by Governor of Hawaii Linda Lingle,that would have legalized civil unions for couples in the state of Hawaii. Its legislative process was accompanied by controversy over the bill's content and effects and rallies were held by supporters and opponents.
John Richard Gregg is an American politician,businessman and attorney who served as the 85th and longest-serving Democratic speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1996 to 2003. He served in the Indiana House of Representatives from 1987 to 2003.
Same-sex marriage has been legally recognized in Indiana since October 6,2014. The state had previously restricted marriage to different-sex couples by statute in 1986. Legislation passed in 1997 denied recognition to same-sex relationships established in other jurisdictions. A lawsuit challenging the state's refusal to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples,Baskin v. Bogan,won a favorable ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana on June 25,2014. Until the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals granted an emergency stay of the district court's ruling on June 27,most Indiana counties issued marriage licenses to same-sex couples. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's ruling in Baskin on September 4. A ruling in Bowling v. Pence stated that the state must recognize same-sex marriages performed out-of-state and the decision was stayed until the Seventh Circuit ruled on the merits in similar cases. It also stated that the ruling would remain stayed if the circuit court stayed its decision in the related cases.
Michael A. Delph is a former Republican member of the Indiana State Senate representing the 29th district from 2005 to 2018. He is considered to be a "socially conservative Republican," who has courted support from the Tea Party movement.
The 2011 Legislative Walkout in Indiana occurred during February and March when the Democratic minority,inspired by the 2011 Wisconsin protests,fled the state to deny the Indiana House of Representatives quorum needed to pass a controversial right-to-work bill,which would have removed the legal requirement that employees pay union dues. The walkout lasted nearly six weeks,and the majority responded by fining the missing members and withholding their pay. The walkout ended after the majority agreed to table three bills,including the one that sparked the walkout,from the agenda.
James Edward Banks is an American politician who is a United States Senator-elect from Indiana. He has served since 2017 as the U.S. representative for Indiana's 3rd congressional district. A member of the Republican Party,he served as a member of the Indiana Senate from 2010 to 2016.
Sue Ellspermann is an American academic administrator and politician who served as the 50th lieutenant governor of Indiana,from 2013 to 2016. A member of the Republican Party,Ellspermann served in the Indiana House of Representatives from the 74th District from 2010 to 2012,representing Warrick,Spencer,and parts of Dubois,and Perry County,Indiana. She resigned as lieutenant governor on March 2,2016,to become the president of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana,a position she has held since July 1,2016.
David Ober is an American politician serving as a member of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. Prior to joining the IURC,he represented the 82nd district of the Indiana House of Representatives.
Henry Wright Marshall Sr. was an American businessperson and politician. He is known for being the founder of the Lafayette (Indiana) Journal &Courier,Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives,and acting president of Purdue University.
The 2016 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2016,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Indiana,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on May 3,2016. Republican lieutenant governor Eric Holcomb won the race with 51.4% of the vote.
Destin C. Hall is an American attorney and politician who has served in the North Carolina House of Representatives,representing the 87th district since 2017.
Todd Huston is an American politician serving as the current Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party,Huston has represented the 37th district of the Indiana House since 2012. He previously served on the Hamilton Southeastern School Board from 2002 to 2005,the Indiana State Board of Education from 2005 to 2009,and the Indiana Education Roundtable from 2006 to 2009. He also served as Chair of the Indiana Charter School Board from 2011 to 2012. Huston was elected to succeed Brian Bosma as Speaker on March 9,2020.
Anita Olga Bowser was an American politician in the state of Indiana. She served as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives for the 7th district from 1979 to 1980 and a member for the 9th district from 1982 to 1992. She was a member of the Indiana Senate for the 8th district from 1992 until her death in 2007. A Democrat,she was a state delegate to the Democratic National Convention from 1956 to 1984.
