Spencer Deery | |
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| Member of the Indiana Senate from the 23rd district | |
| Assumed office November 22, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Phil Boots |
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| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Brigham Young University (BA) George Washington University (MS) |
Spencer Deery is an American politician serving as a member of the Indiana Senate from the 23rd district. He assumed office on November 22,2022.
Deery earned a bachelor's degree from the Brigham Young University in communications and a master's degree in public administration from George Washington University. [1] A student at Brigham Young University,Deery stated,"Children who attend high school here need opportunities to succeed,even if their status is undocumented. Most are American in their culture and denying them in-state tuition because of something their parents did is not only unjust but promotes despair,poverty and crime." [2] Deery was a publicist at Deseret Book Company,a The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints publishing company,in 2008. [3] [4] Deery worked as deputy chief of staff at Purdue University for former university president Mitch Daniels. [5] In an article titled,"'It's high season for hypocrisy':The godfather of the Indiana GOP slams Trump's redistricting push," Former Governor Mitch Daniels,for whom Deery has worked for more than a decade,expressed his opposition to mid-decade redistricting in Indiana. [6] A week later,Deery expressed his opposition to redistricting. [7] Before his time at Purdue University,he served as a public policy research aid in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. [8]
Deery and his wife,Julia,live in Tippecanoe County with their three children. [9] Deery was the target of a swatting attempt. [10]
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