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Thomas J. Wyss

Senator Thomas J. Wyss's Biography

Full Name: Thomas J. Wyss
Office: State Senate (IN) - District 15, Republican
First Elected: 07/1985
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Widowed; 2 Children: Tammy, Angie
Birth Date: 10/24/1942
Home City: Fort Wayne, IN

BS, Industrial Supervision, Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Senator, Indiana State Senate, 1985-present
Precinct Committee Member 1976-1986, 1993-1998
Member, Allen County Council, 1978-1985
Former Majority Whip, Indiana State Senate

Member, Emergency Preparedness Task Force, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Member, GLOBAL Advisory Committee
Co-Chair, Homeland Security and Preparedness Task Force
Founding Member, Indiana Hispanic and Latino Affairs Commission
Member, Indiana Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Commission
Founding Member, Indiana Military and Veterans Affairs Commission
Founding Member, Indiana Social Status of Black Males Commission
Member, Intelligence Working Group
Ranking Member, Rules & Legislative Procedure Committee
Chair, Homeland Security, Transportation & Veterans Affairs
Former Vice-Chair, Transportation Committee

Retired, Program Development Specialist, General Electric Corporation Industrial Systems
Lieutenant Colonel, Indiana Air National Guard, 1966-1997

Member, Advisory Board, Fort Wayne Center for Medical Education, present
Member, General Electric Corporation Elfun Society, present
Board Member, Hoosier Burn Camp, present
Founding Member, Indiana Breast Cancer Awareness Trust
Member, Indiana General Assembly Leadership Council, present
Member, Indiana National Guard Association, present
Member, Knights of Columbus, present
Member, National Homeland Security Consortium, present
Board Member, Northeast Indiana Burn Foundation, present
Member, Saint Vincent's Catholic Church, present
Member, United States National Guard Association, present
Member, Allen County Republican Club
Member, Governor's Council on Impaired and Dangerous Driving
Member, Interagency State Council on Black and Minority Health
Former Member, Domestic Nuclear Detection Work Group
Former Board Member, Greater Fort Wayne Crimestoppers

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Contact Information

Capitol Email
twyss@iga.in.gov

Capitol Webmail

Capitol Website

Capitol
Indiana State Senate
200 West Washington Street

Indianapolis, IN 46204-2785

Phone: 317-232-9400
Toll Free: 800-382-9467

District
12133 Harvest Bay Drive
Fort Wayne, IN 46845-8982

Phone: 260-637-9977

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