Brandt Hershman

Hershman grew up on a farm in Jasper County, Indiana. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Purdue University.

After graduating from college, Hershman took a job working in the White House. In 1991, a family friend, Steve Buyer, asked for help in his run for Congress. After winning in 1992, he became the district operations director for Buyer.

Hershman was first elected to the Indiana Senate in 2000 and was re-elected in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016. He served as the Majority Floor Leader and represented Senate District 7, which includes parts of White, Tippecanoe, Jasper, Clinton, Carroll and Boone counties.

In 2007, Hershman authored the bill to ban same-sex marriage in Indiana.{{Cite web |url=http://articles.southbendtribune.com/2007-02-01/news/26797137_1_ban-gay-marriage-definition-of-traditional-marriage-civil-unions |title=Indiana Senators vote to ban gay marriage - schurz-southbendtribune |access-date=2016-11-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116230845/http://articles.southbendtribune.com/2007-02-01/news/26797137_1_ban-gay-marriage-definition-of-traditional-marriage-civil-unions |archive-date=2016-11-16 |url-status=dead }}

Hershman was named Senate majority floor leader in 2012 after Connie Lawson resigned to become secretary of state.{{Cite web|url=https://howeypolitics.com/PrintArticle.aspx?aid=7690&uid=218572a5-a542-40f8-b1e8-58d9002d35b7|title=Print Article}}{{Cite web|date=April 30, 2012|title=Republicans name new Indiana Senate majority leader|url=https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/republicans-name-new-indiana-senate-majority-leader/531-a6677932-0072-4c04-9ee0-ef7f4fee2a21|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-23|website=wthr.com|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923234854/https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/republicans-name-new-indiana-senate-majority-leader/531-a6677932-0072-4c04-9ee0-ef7f4fee2a21 |archive-date=2021-09-23 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=53460|title=Hershman Assumes Floor Leader Duties|date=May 1, 2012|publisher=Inside Indiana Business|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716221452/http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=53460|archivedate=July 16, 2014}} He also served as chairman of the Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee. He co-authored the Major Moves transportation bill and has won numerous awards for his work with telecommunication deregulation and small business in Indiana.{{Cite news|url=http://www.indianachamberblogs.com/video-see-why-brandt-hershman-was-named-2015-government-leader-of-the-year/|title=VIDEO: See Why Brandt Hershman was Named 2015 Government Leader of the Year|date=2015-12-01|access-date=2018-01-24|language=en-US}}

On February 17, 2010, Hershman filed paperwork to run for Indiana's 4th congressional district.[http://www.wibc.com/news/Story.aspx?id=1197303 Hershman hopes to Fill Buyer's Seat], WIBC. He finished second after Todd Rokita in the 2010 primary election. On December 22, 2017, Hershman announced that he would resign from the Senate on January 2, 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://fox59.com/2017/12/22/sen-brandt-hershman-to-join-law-firm-after-resigning-from-indiana-senate-in-january/|title = Sen. Brandt Hershman to join law firm after resigning from Indiana Senate in January|date = December 22, 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2017/12/22/sen-brandt-hershman-resigns-take-job-law-firm/977252001/|title = Sen. Brandt Hershman resigns to take job with law firm}} He was succeeded by Rodric Bray as Senate majority floor leader.{{Cite web|title=Senate Republicans Make Leadership Changes|url=https://www.insideindianabusiness.com/story/37174773/senate-republicans-make-leadership-changes-senator-rodric-bray-brandt-hershman-travis-holdman|access-date=2021-09-23|website=www.insideindianabusiness.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=State Sen. Rodric Bray Named Senate Majority Floor Leader|url=https://www.indianasenaterepublicans.com//state-sen-rodric-bray-named-senate-majority-floor-leader|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Indiana Senate Republicans}} In 2018, it was reported that Hershman was being considered for a position in the Federal Communications Commission. He later accepted a job with Barnes & Thornburg in Washington, D.C.{{Cite web|last=Bangert|first=Dave|title=Hershman resigns from Senate, taking job with law, lobbying firm in Washington, D.C.|url=https://www.jconline.com/story/news/2017/12/22/hershman-resign-state-senate-take-job-washington-d-c/977192001/|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Journal and Courier|language=en-US}}

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• [http://www.in.gov/legislative/senate_republicans/homepages/s7/index.htm State Senator Brandt Hershman], official Indiana State Legislature site.
• [https://ballotpedia.org/Brandt_Hershman Brandt Hershman at Ballotpedia]
• [https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=40313 Our Campaigns – Senator Brandt Hershman (IN)] profile
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