Jim Banks

A Representative and a Senator from Indiana. Born in Columbia City, Whitley County, Ind. , July 16, 1979. Graduated from Columbia City High School, Columbia City, Ind. , 1997. B. A. , Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind. , 2004. M. B. A. , Grace College and Seminary, Winona Lake, Ind. , 2013. United States Navy Reserve, 2012-present, Afghanistan War Veteran, 2014-2015. Commercial real estate broker. Chairman, Whitley County, Ind. , Republican Party, 2007-2011. Member of the Whitley County, Ind. Council, 2008-2010. Member of the Indiana state senate, 2010-2016. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifteenth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2017-January 3, 2025). Was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives but was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 2024 for the term ending January 3, 2031.