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A senatorial term lasts six years, beginning on January 3. In case of a vacancy, the governor of Indiana has the duty to appoint a new U.S. senator. Indiana's current U.S. senators are Republicans Todd Young (serving since 2017) and Jim Banks (serving since 2025). Richard Lugar was the state's longest serving senator (1977–2013).
On the 16th of February, 2022, the Indiana Senate officially recognized the innocence of George Johnson, Squire Taylor, and Charles Davis in Senate Resolution 36. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Senator Chris Garten has since expressed interest in installing a historical marker to commemorate the event, although one has yet to be created.
The first member of Congress to be killed or wounded in office was Henry Wharton Conway who was killed in a duel in 1827. The most recent death occurred in 1983 when Korean Air Lines Flight 007, carrying Larry McDonald, was shot down over the Pacific Ocean. The most recent member of Congress to be injured was Angie Craig who was assaulted in 2023.
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Sen. David Niezgodski speaks during special session Saturday, July 30, 2022, at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. The Senate voted to pass Senate Bill 1, 26-20.
The following is a list of United States senators and representatives who died of natural or accidental causes, or who killed themselves, while serving their terms between 1950 and 1999. For a list of members of Congress who were killed while in office, see List of United States Congress members killed or wounded in office.
“Please keep all affected in your prayers as we await more information,” U.S. Senator Todd Young of Indiana wrote on X. Elkhart, which has a population of about 53,000 people, is 15 miles east ...
Richard Allen, the man convicted of killing two teen girls in Delphi, Indiana seven years ago, was sentenced to 130 years in prison. Special Judge Fran Gull handed Allen, 52, the maximum 65-year ...