Vaneta Becker | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Indiana Senate from the 50th district | |
| Assumed office September 26, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Greg Server [1] |
| Member of the IndianaHouseofRepresentatives from the 78th district | |
| In office November 4,1992 –September 26,2005 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established [1] |
| Succeeded by | Suzanne Crouch |
| Member of the IndianaHouseofRepresentatives from the 75th district | |
| In office November 3,1982 –November 4,1992 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established [1] |
| Succeeded by | Dennis Avery |
| Member of the IndianaHouseofRepresentatives from the 72nd district | |
| In office September 22,1981 –November 3,1982 | |
| Preceded by | Greg Server [1] |
| Succeeded by | William Cochran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 9,1949 [2] |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Southern Indiana |
Vaneta Becker (October 9,1949) is an American politician who serves as a Republican Senator in the Indiana Senate representing Senate District 50,which contains portions of Vanderburgh and Warrick County [3] in the southern part of the state. She sits on the Health and Provider Services Committee and chairs its Public Health Subcommittee [3] having moved on from the Chairmanship of the Provider Services Subcommittee. [4] She is the ranking member of the standing committee on Commerce,Public Policy and Interstate Cooperation. [3]
Becker graduated from North High School in Evansville and received her Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Southern Indiana. She has been a real estate broker in Southwestern Indiana since 1975. Her husband,Andy Guarino, [3] was a principal with Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation. He retired in 2013.
Becker was first elected to the Indiana House of Representatives in 1981 and served until 2005. [3] She replaced Greg Server who was elevated to the Indiana Senate. [5] She sits on numerous Interim Study Committees:the Evansville State Hospital Advisory Committee,Indiana Commission on Excellence in Health Care,Health and Child Care Issues Evaluation Committee,Health Finance Commission,Indiana Commission for Women,and the Prescription Drug Advisory Committee.
When Server was named to the Mitch Daniels administration,Becker was elected by a party caucus to replace him. Suzanne Crouch replaced her in the House.
When not in Indianapolis directly serving in the General Assembly,Senator Becker sits on the Board of Directors for the ARK Crisis Prevention Nursery and is involved with the Leadership Evansville Alumni.
She is a Co-Chair on the Advisory Board of the Office of Women's Health through the Indiana State Department of Health. Vaneta is also a member of the American Heart Association and the United Methodist Church.
In an otherwise procedural Organization Day resolution,Becker voted in favour of reconvening the Indiana Senate's 2026 session in January 2026. However,as part of broader national mid-decade redistricting efforts,the General Assembly had planned to meet in December 2025 to allow for the redrawing of Indiana's congressional district boundaries,leading The Indianapolis Star to describe the resolution as a "proxy vote for redistricting". [6] Becker said to CNN that she would not change her vote,stating that the majority of calls her office received had opposed redistricting,and that legislators should not "kowtow" to threats of primary challenges. [7]
In December 2011,Becker made headlines when she proposed legislation that set standards for the performance of the national anthem,including a fine of $25 to be levied against any individual that makes deliberate changes to the song. [8]