February 21, 2008

State Legislators

State Legislators

State Senator David Ford, a Republican, was re-elected in 2006 to a fourth four-year term and he is in the second year of that term, which extends through the end of 2010. He serves all of Wells County as part of the 19th Senate District.
Home Address: 1023 N. Walnut St., Hartford City, Indiana 47348, home phone (765) 348-0812.
Statehouse Address: Senate, State of Indiana, 200 West Washington St., Indianapolis, Indiana 46204. Office phone (317) 232-9400. Toll-free phone number is (800) 382-9467. TDD lines for hearing or speech impaired are (800) 548-9517 (toll-free) or 317-232-0404.
Committees: Economic Dev. and Tech., Chr; Education & Career Dev.; Tax & Fiscal Policy; Judiciary-Courts & Juvenile Justice.
Ford’s home page at: http://www.in.gov/S19 E-mail: S19@in.gov

Representative Jeffrey Espich, a Republican, is in his 19th consecutive two-year term in the Indiana House of Representatives. He was re-elected in 2006. He serves all of Wells County except the Lancaster East and Jefferson East Precincts as part of the 82nd House District. Rep. Espich is the ranking minority member of the House Ways & Means Committee, the chief financial (taxes and budget) committee of the House of Representatives, and is a former Speaker Pro-Tem of the Indiana House.
Home Address: 1250 West Hancock Street, PO Box 158, Uniondale, Indiana 46791-0158. Home phone (260) 543-2546.
Statehouse Address: House of Representatives, 200 West Washington St., Room 401, Statehouse, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2786. Office phone (317) 232-9651. Toll-free phone number is (800) 382-9841.
Web page: www.IN.gov/H82
E-mail: H82@in.gov

Rerepsentative Michael Ripley, a Republican, in his 6th consecutive two-year term through 2008. He serves two precincts in Wells County: Lancaster East and Jefferson East, part of the 79th House District.
Home Address: 2990 S 650E, Monroe, Indiana 46772, home phone: (260) 592-7516
Statehouse Address: House of Representatives, 200 West Washington St., Statehouse, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2786. Office phone (317) 232-9678. Toll-free phone number is (800) 382-9841.
Committees: Insurance, Financial Institutions, Labor & Employment; Corporations & Small Business (chairman); Local Government; Tech., Research & Development.
Web page: www.IN.gov/H79
E-mail: H79@in.gov

LEGISLATURE ON-LINE INFORMATION:
Indiana General Assembly home page at:
http://www.ai.org/legislative
Access information on bills at:
http://www.law.indiana.edu/law/in.html