Randy Head

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Randy Head

| office = Chair of the Indiana Republican Party

| term_start = June 24, 2024

| term_end = December 2, 2024

| preceded = Anne Hathaway

| succeeded = Erin Lucas (acting)

| state_senate1 = Indiana

| district1 = 18th

| term_start1 = November 5, 2008

| term_end1 = August 12, 2019

| predecessor1 = Thomas Weatherwax

| successor1 = Stacey Donato

| birth_name = Randall Head

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|11|18}}

| birth_place = Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Republican

| spouse = Lisa

| education = Wabash College (BA)
Indiana University Bloomington (JD)

}}

Randall "Randy" Head (born November 18, 1968) was a Republican member of the Indiana Senate, representing the 18th District since 2008.{{cite web |url=https://www.capitolandwashington.com/offices/office/218 |title=Offices |date=3 March 2015}} He used to be Deputy Prosecutor for Cass County.{{cite news|title=Senate tax chairman wins; two House incumbents lose|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u8JJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sxANAAAAIBAJ&pg=4321,2861684&dq=randall-head+indiana&hl=en|newspaper=The Madison Courier|date=May 7, 2008}} He resigned from the State Senate on August 12, 2019, to become Chief Deputy Prosecutor of Pulaski County.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wndu.com/content/news/Senator-Randy-Head-resigning-from-seat-in-August-513379561.html|title = State Senator Randy Head resigning from seat in August| date=30 July 2019 }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/story/40849400/head-to-retire-from-indiana-senate-randy-head|title = Head to Retire from Indiana Senate}} He was replaced by Stacey Donato.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pharostribune.com/news/article_4f316b9a-d36a-11e9-9d63-5799135080e5.html|title=Donato named to take Head's senate seat|date=9 September 2019 }} In 2024, Head was elected as the new chair of the Indiana Republican Party.{{cite web |last=Smith|first=Brandon |title=Former state senator Randy Head unanimously elected new Indiana Republican Party chair|url=https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/former-state-senator-randy-head-unanimously-elected-new-indiana-republican-party-chair|work=WFYI |date=June 24, 2024}} However, five months later he resigned from the position.{{cite web |last=Bonilla Muñiz|first=Leslie|title=Indiana GOP head resigns after five months|url=https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/briefs/indiana-gop-head-resigns-after-five-months/|work=Indiana Capital Chronicle |date=December 2, 2024}}