Chris Garten
Majority Leader of the Indiana Senate
Assumed office
August 17, 2022
Preceded byMark Messmer
Member of the Indiana Senate
from the 45th district
Assumed office
November 7, 2018
Preceded byJim Smith
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
SpouseBeth
Children3
EducationMarine Corps University
Indiana University, Southeast
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Marine Corps
Battles/warsIraq 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.

Early life and education

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]

Career

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]

References

  1. ^ "Garten Family Gives Back Through New Fund". Scott County Community Foundation. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  2. ^ "Chris Garten". Indiana Senate Republicans. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  3. ^ "Chris Garten". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
Indiana Senate Preceded byMark Messmer Majority Leader of the Indiana Senate 2022–present Incumbent
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