Full Name:
Linda C. Lawson
Gender:
Female
Family:
Widowed; 2 Children: Jennifer, Laura
Home City:
Hammond, IN
Attended, Indiana University Northwest
Candidate, Lieutenant Governor, State of Indiana, 2020
Minority Floor Leader, Indiana State House of Representatives, 2014-2018
Representative, Indiana State House of Representatives, District 1, 1998-2018
Former Member, Courts and Criminal Code Committee, Indiana State House of Representatives
Former Member, Education Committee, Indiana State House of Representatives
Former Member, Employment, Labor and Pensions Committee, Indiana State House of Representatives
Former Member, Environmental Affairs Committee, Indiana State House of Representatives
Former Member, Family Affairs Committee, Indiana State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Judiciary Committee, Indiana State House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Indiana State House of Representatives
Former Member, Labor Committee, Indiana State House of Representatives
Former Member, Public Policy Committee, Indiana State House of Representatives
Former Member, Select Committee on Government Reduction, Indiana State House of Representatives
Former Member, Statutory Committee on Ethics, Indiana State House of Representatives
Former Member, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee, Indiana State House of Representatives
Captain, Hammond Police Department, 1976-1999
Merit Board Member, Nashville Police Department, 2020-present
Member, Town of Nashville Election Board, present
Former Member, Boys and Girls Club
Former Officer, Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE)
Former Member, Hammond School Board
Former Board Member, Haven House Women's Shelter
Awards:
Indiana Woman of Achievement, 2015