Chris Garten is an American politician, businessman, and retired military officer serving as a member of the

Indiana Senate The Indiana Senate is the upper house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The Senate is composed of 50 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. Senators serve four-year term ...

from the 45th district. He assumed office on November 7, 2018.

Early life and education

A native of

Scottsburg, Indiana Scottsburg is a city within Vienna Township and the county seat of Scott County, in the U.S. state of Indiana, about north of Louisville, Kentucky. The population of Scottsburg was 7,345 at the 2020 census. History Scottsburg was platted in ...

, Garten graduated from Scottsburg Senior High School in 2000. He attended

Marine Corps University Marine Corps University is a professional military education university system of the United States Marine Corps. It is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Master's Degrees. ...

and

Indiana University Southeast Indiana University Southeast (locally known as IUS or IU Southeast) is a public university in New Albany, Indiana. It is a regional campus of Indiana University. History The Indiana University Falls City Area Center was established by Floyd ...

, but did not earn a degree.

Career

Garten served as a gunnery sergeant in the

United States Marine Corps Reserves The Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES or MFR), also known as the United States Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) and the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve, is the reserve force of the United States Marine Corps. It is the largest command, by assigned pe ...

for 14 years, including two tours in

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...

. In 2007, Garten founded Signature Countertops Inc. in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Garten was elected to the

in November 2018. He also serves as the ranking member of the Senate Public Policy Committee.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Garten, Chris Living people People from Scott County, Indiana United States Marine Corps non-commissioned officers People from Jeffersonville, Indiana Republican Party Indiana state senators Year of birth missing (living people) United States Marine Corps personnel of the Iraq War Marine Corps University alumni Indiana University Southeast alumni