Full Name:
James 'Jim' W. Merritt, Jr.
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Kelley; 3 Children: Abby, Jennifer, Will
Birth Date:
07/28/1959
Birth Place:
Indianapolis, IN
Home City:
Indianapolis, IN
Religion:
Presbyterian
BA, Political Science, Indiana University, 1981
Former Majority Caucus Chair, Indiana State Senate
Senator, Indiana State Senate, District 31, 1990-2020
Candidate, Indiana State Senate, District 31, 2018
Committeeman, Precinct Committee, 1986-1990, 1996-present
Member, Indianapolis Museum of Art Government Relations Committee
Chair, Lawrence Township Drug Abuse Resistance Education Council
Founder, Reaching Parents in Crisis Task Force
Chair, Regulatory Affairs Committee
Former Member, Transportation Subcommittee, Indiana State Senate
President, Circle Financial Corporation, present
Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Indiana Railroad Company
President, Lawrence Township Republican Club, 1997-present
Member, Association of Indiana Museums, present
Member, Board of Advisors, Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association, present
Member, Board of Directors, Friends of the Indiana Archives, present
Member, Fairview Presbyterian Church, present
Member, Indiana War Memorials Foundation, present
Member, Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, present
Member, Board of Directors, Historical Landmarks Foundation of Indiana
Trustee, Indiana Historical Society
Awards:
Ranked Most Pro-Job Indiana Senator, Indiana Chamber of Commerce, 2011
Legislator of the Year, National Republican Legislators Association, 2001
Youth Advocacy Award, Association of Child/Adolescent Psychiatric Nurses, 1996
Toll Fellow, Council of State Governments, 1994
Program for Emerging Leaders, Darden School of Business Administration, University of Virginia, 1994
Highest Award for Achievement, Dale Carnegie Course, 1990
Lawrence Township Republican of the Year, 1987