Jim Merritt (politician)

Jim Merritt
Member of the Indiana Senate
from the 31st district
In office
November 7, 1990 – November 4, 2020
Preceded byWilliam Vobach
Succeeded byKyle Walker
Personal details
BornIndianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationIndiana University,
Bloomington
(BA)

James W. Merritt Jr. is an American politician and former Republican member of the Indiana Senate from 1991 to 2020, representing the 31st District. He was first elected to the Indiana Senate in 1990. He was reelected to the state Senate in the 2010 election, defeating then-Marion County Sheriff Frank J. Anderson by a margin of 52% to 44%.

Biography

Merritt received his Bachelor of Arts in political science from Indiana University in 1981. Professionally, Merritt is vice president of corporate affairs for the Indiana Railroad Company. He previously served as district assistant to representative Elwood Hillis. He is divorced and has two daughters and one son.

Merritt was elected chair of the Marion County Republican Party in March 2017. He replaced Mike McQuillen. He resigned as County Party Chair in December 2018. Bryce Carpenter took over as interim county GOP chair.

On January 10, 2019, Merritt announced that he was running for Mayor of Indianapolis in 2019. He won the primary on May 7, 2019. Merritt was soundly defeated by the incumbent Joe Hogsett.

In September 2020, Merritt announced that he would be retiring from the State Senate on November 4.

Committees

In the 2014 session, Merritt chaired the Utilities Committee. His was a majority member of these committees: Homeland Security, Transportation and Veterans Affairs; Joint Rules; Public Policy; Rules and Legislative Procedure; and also the Transportation sub-committee.


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