Frank J. Mrvan | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 1st district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Pete Visclosky |
Personal details | |
Born | Frank John Mrvan April 16, 1969 Hammond, Indiana, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Jane Trimble (m. 1996) |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Frank Mrvan (father) |
Education | Ball State University (BS) |
Website | House website |
Frank John Mrvan (/mərˈvæn/;[1] born April 16, 1969) is an American mortgage broker and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Indiana's 1st congressional district since 2021. From 2005 until 2021, he served as the township trustee for North Township, Indiana.
Born in Hammond, Indiana, Mrvan ran for Congress after the incumbent, Pete Visclosky, retired. Visclosky endorsed Mrvan in the primary.
Mrvan was born and raised in Hammond, Indiana. After graduating from Oliver P. Morton High School, he earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Ball State University.[2]
Mrvan worked as a licensed mortgage broker and pharmaceutical sales representative.[3] In November 2005, he was appointed as the township trustee for North Township, Indiana, when his predecessor resigned.[4]
See also: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana § District 1 |
After Pete Visclosky, the incumbent U.S. representative for Indiana's 1st congressional district, decided not to run for reelection in 2020, Mrvan announced his candidacy.[5] He was endorsed by Visclosky and the local chapter of the United Steelworkers.[6] Mrvan won the Democratic nomination with 33% of the vote in a field of 14 candidates, including Thomas McDermott Jr. and Mara Candelaria Reardon. He defeated Republican Mark Leyva in the November general election[7][8] with 57% of the vote.[9]
Mrvan took office on January 3, 2021.[10] He voted in favor of the second impeachment of Donald Trump, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, and the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, which he co-sponsored.[11]
As of October 2021, Mrvan had voted in line with Joe Biden's stated position 100% of the time.[12]
Mrvan and his wife, Jane (née Trimble), have two children.[14]
His father, Frank E. Mrvan, is also a politician, currently serving in the Indiana Senate.[15]