State Senator, District 21
The Indiana Senate has broad powers to pass laws that affect the daily lives of Indiana citizens. It decides the type of taxes and rates that will be levied on citizens and businesses for State purposes. It an create and abolish agencies of state government. It determines how much will be spent for each of the many government services. It sets the rules for operation of Indiana's local governments. It determines the amount of state-collected tax funds to be distributed to the units of local government for schools, highways and other purposes, and designates the basis on which these funds are to be distributed. The 50 Senators are elected to four-year terms, with half being elected every two years. The Senate dictates the procedures for the election of state and local government officials including drawing the voting districts.
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James Buck
(Rep)
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Tracey Powell
(Rep)
What skills will you bring to this office?
If elected, what is your top priority when in office?
What role should the state play in supporting the health of Hoosiers, especially in rural areas?
Campaign Phone
765-438-5852
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Jim Buck for State Senate
Describe your background.
Graduate degrees in business administration; journeyman tool & die mold maker; Indiana real estate broker's license
Occupation
Indiana State Senator; Retired from Delphi Electronics (General Motors); small farmer
I am currently serving as the State Senator for District 21, previously served as State Representative, House District 38. Recent National Chairman and current Board Member of the conservative legislative organization, American Legislative Exchange Council, Precinct Committeeman, Harrison B. Vice President of Non-Profit, We Care.
Making sure that Indiana has a well-trained and educated workforce in order to provide employees for the growing employment market; making sure that parents are in charge of the education of their children; making sure that we have well-paid and superior teachers and administrators within our school systems.
Establishing a significant and proper property tax reform system complying with local government implementation.
Indiana, through a balanced budget process, is able to allocate monies for rural hospitals through our Medicaid waiver program. The reimbursement for Medicare is totally a federal program. The federal government, in the Big Beautiful Bill, has allocated significant monies for rural hospitals. The Indiana Legislature has mirrored much of that program, especially Medicaid reimbursement.
Indiana is making a concentrated effort to attract healthcare providers to our rural hospitals by restructuring the "do not compete" clause that some of the major hospitals require healthcare providers to sign when employed. This clause often traps and prevents healthcare providers from going o rural hospitals.
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