Chris Garten | |
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Majority Leader of the Indiana Senate | |
Assumed office August 17, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Mark Messmer |
Member of the Indiana Senate from the 45th district | |
Assumed office November 7,2018 | |
Preceded by | Jim Smith |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Beth |
Children | 3 |
Education | Marine Corps University Indiana University,Southeast |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Marine Corps |
Battles/wars | Iraq War |
Chris Garten is an American politician,businessman,and retired military staff noncommissioned officer serving as a member of the Indiana Senate from the 45th district. He assumed office on November 7,2018.
A native of Scottsburg,Indiana,Garten graduated from Scottsburg Senior High School in 2000. [1] He attended Indiana University Southeast,but did not earn a degree. [2]
Garten served as a gunnery sergeant in the United States Marine Corps Reserves for 14 years,including two tours in Iraq. In 2007,Garten founded Signature Countertops Inc. in Jeffersonville,Indiana. Garten was elected to the Indiana Senate in November 2018. He also serves as the ranking member of the Senate Public Policy Committee. [3]
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