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Summary

Senator Jim Banks

Full Name: Jim Banks
Office: State Senate (IN) - District 17, Republican
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Amanda; 1 Child: Lillian
Birth Place: Columbia City, IN
Home City: Columbia City, IN
Religion: Presbyterian

Recent Key Votes

SB 528 - Restructures Tax Rates For Casinos
Legislation (Yea)

Feb. 25, 2013

SB 91 - Establishes Motorsports Investment District
Legislation (Nay)

Feb. 19, 2013 - Authorizes the Indiana finance authority to establish a motorsports investment district if capital improvements in the district will (Sec. 4): Have a positive ...

HB 1003 - School Vouchers
Legislation (Yea)

April 21, 2011 - Limits the number of school vouchers awarded to 7,500 for the school year beginning July 1, 2011 and ending June 30, 2012, and 15,000 ...

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Recent Public Statements

Issue Position: Mission

Jim Banks is a proven fiscal and social conservative * 100 percent pro-life * Strong supporter of the 2nd Amendment * Never supported a tax ...

Issue Position: Jobs and Economy

* I will work closely with county and regional economic development organizations to support their work and will vote to give them the resources they ...

Issue Position: Taxes and Spending

* I will support efforts to stop the alarming growth of government through property tax caps and other restrictions on government spending. * I will ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

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Campaign Finances

Top industry Uncoded ($9,763.00)
Source FollowTheMoney.org
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Jim Banks refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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Contact Information

Capitol Email
Senator.Banks@iga.in.gov

Capitol Webmail
http://www.in.gov/legislative/senate_republicans/5315.htm

Capitol Website
http://www.in.gov/s17/

Capitol
Indiana State Senate
200 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2785
Phone: 317-232-9400
Toll Free: 800-382-9467

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