Jim Banks has represented Indiana in the U.S. Senate since 2025, after serving in the House from 2017 to 2025. Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety.
Banks served on the Whitley County Council and in the Indiana Senate from 2010 to 2016, then represented Indiana’s 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House from 2017 to 2025.
Banks earned a Bachelor of Arts from Indiana University Bloomington in 2004 and a Master of Business Administration from Grace College & Seminary in 2013. Before serving in Congress, Banks served on the Whitley County Council and in the Indiana Senate from 2010 to 2016, joining the Navy Reserve during the state legislative tenure. Elected to the U.S. House in 2016, Banks served from 2017 to 2025. Banks won election to the U.S. Senate in 2024 and began serving in 2025.Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
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MOST RATEDBanks joined a bipartisan resolution directing the FTC to investigate possible anticompetitive practices in fire-truck manufacturing.
Banks led colleagues in asking the Army to designate two Indiana facilities as Premier Test Ranges.
Jim Banks led a letter thanking federal officials after FEMA expanded disaster assistance to additional Indiana counties.
Banks co-introduced a bill intended to help state veterans’ homes cover high-cost medications.
Jim Banks promoted his bill as a way to reform the H-1B visa program and protect American workers.
MOST RATEDBanks argued that the Senate should forgo its recess and pass the SAVE America Act.
Jim Banks praised Indiana's $6.74 million workforce-training grant and said he had fought for the investment.
Banks praised Krueger’s nomination and said he would support his confirmation in the Senate.
Banks opposed Murphy’s proposal, arguing it could interfere with ICE enforcement and create places where people could avoid arrest.
Banks joined Senate colleagues in asking the Supreme Court to protect families’ use of religious homeschool curricula.
MOST RATEDBanks confused Bernie Sanders with Bernie Moreno while discussing allegations concerning Rep. Max Miller.
MOST RATEDBanks joined a bipartisan resolution directing the FTC to investigate possible anticompetitive practices in fire-truck manufacturing.
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