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Ed Soliday's Biography

Office:

On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State House (IN) - District 4

Contact Information

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200 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2786

Post Office Box 1427
Valparaiso, IN 46384

Full Name:

Edmond 'Ed' L. Soliday

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Mary; 2 Children: Jason, Lindsay

Birth Date:

04/03/1945

Birth Place:

Valparaiso, IN

Home City:

Valparaiso, IN

Religion:

Protestant

Attended, Indiana University Bloomington

Representative, Indiana State House of Representatives, District 4, 2006-present

Candidate, Indiana State House of Representatives, District 4, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024

Assistant Majority Floor Leader, Indiana State House of Representatives, 2015-2021

Assistant Majority Whip, Indiana State House of Representatives, 2012-2015

Majority Member, Roads and Transportation Committee

Former Chair, Roads and Transportation Committee, Indiana State House of Representatives

Former Member, Rules and Legislative Procedures Committee, Indiana State House of Representatives

Former Member, Utilities and Energy Committee, Indiana State House of Representatives

Chair, Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications Committee

Former Member, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee, Indiana State House of Representatives

Former Aviation Consultant, Boeing Company

Former Aviation Consultant, Condon & Forsyth, Limited Liability Partnership

Former Aviation Consultant, Greenbriar Equity Limmited Liability Partnership

Former Aviation Consultant, Quirk & Bachelor, Limited Liability Partnerhsip

Former Aviation Consultant, Rand Corporation

Former Aviation Consultant, Skadden & Arp

Adjunct Professor, Aviation Safety and Security, George Washington University, 1999-2007

Vice President of Safety, Quality Assurance and Security, United Airlines, 1991-2001

Pilot/Flight Instructor/Flight Manager, United Airlines, 1966-2001

President and Chief Executive Officer, Kid's Alive International, 1981-1991

Officer, United States Army, 1968-1970

Board Member, Flight Safety Foundation, 1997-present

Chair, Emmanuel Hospital Association Board, present

Chair, Finance and Operations Committee, Trinity International University, present

Board Member, Trinity International University, present

Former Board Member, Adler Planetarium

Former Member, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, National Academies of Sciences

Former Chair, Air Transport Association Environment Executive Sub-Committee

Former Chair, Air Transport Association Environmental Committee

Chair, Air Transport Association Safety Committee

Former Chair, Air Transport Association Safety Council

Former Chair, Aviation Rulemaking Committee, Flight Operations Quality Assurance

Member, Aviation Safety Program Executive Panel, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Former Reasearch-Chair, Complex Integrated Systems Panel

Member, Decadal Survey of National Aeronautics and Space Administration Research, National Academy of Sciences

Former Member, Executive Board, Flight Safety Foundation

Former Chair, Flight Operations Quality Assurance Advisory Rulemaking Committee

Former Chair, Flight Safety Committee, International Air Transport Association

Former Member, Global Airline Industry Program Advisory Group, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Member, Gore Commission's Aviation Security Baseline Working Group

Former President/Chief Operating Officer, Kids Alive International

Member, Liberty Bible Church

Member, National Aeronautics and Space Aadministration Aviation Safety Program Executive Panel

Member, Northwest Indiana Challenger Learning Center Board

Former Member, Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission

Former Member, Rotary Club

Former Chair, Star Alliance Safety Committee

Former Member, Sub-Committee on Transportation Security Technology, National Academy of Sciences

Member, Valparaiso Board of Parks and Recreation

Former Member, Valparaiso Lions Club

Member, Valparaiso Planning Commission

Member, Airline Pilot's Association, 1967-2004

Chair, Commercial Aviation Safety Team, 1997-2002

Awards:

Bendix Trophy for Aviation Safety
Vanguard Trophy
Laura Tabor Barbour International Air Safety Award
Federal Bureau of Investigation and Federal Aviation Administration Distinguished Service Award
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star (2)
Purple Heart

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