Floyd Dale Grubb is a former member of the

Indiana House of Representatives The Indiana House of Representatives is the lower house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The House is composed of 100 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. House memb ...

, representing the 42nd District since 1988. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Born on June 26, 1949 in

Fountain County, Indiana Fountain County lies in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana on the east side of the Wabash River. The county was officially established in 1826 and was the 53rd in Indiana. The county seat is Covington. According to the 2000 United S ...

, Dale is the son of William H. Grubb, a farmer in Covington, Indiana and Laveda B. Davis. The family is descended from

John Grubb John Grubb (1652–1708) was a two-term member of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly and was one of the original settlers in a portion of Brandywine Hundred that became Claymont, Delaware. He founded a large tannery that continued in opera ...

who came to the Delaware Valley from

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in 1677 and served in the Pennsylvania Colonial Assembly. In 1965, Dale also demonstrated an early interest in politics when he became a page in the Indiana Assembly. Two years later, he was elected as a democratic precinct captain. He continued his interest in public issues while majoring in agricultural economics at Purdue. After graduation, he joined the Indiana Air Force Reserves and trained as a nurse. Dale started his business career at a bank in Michigan City, Indiana, but returned to the Covington farm in 1974. He also established a grain and commodity brokerage in 1980. In 1988, the local Assembly seat became vacant and Dale was elected that November. Dale has been a leading advocate for agricultural interests and was the prime sponsor of organ donor legislation. He is also noted for his strong opposition to eastern daylight saving time that causes serious problems in western Indiana because of its proximity to Illinois, which is in the central time zone. After only six years in office, Assembly democrats elected Grubb as their leader. While the registration in his district is evenly divided, Dale consistently receives over 60% of the votes. In 2012 Grubb retired.

Family

Grubb is married to his wife Phyllis and together they have 7 children.

Education

In 1971, Grubb received his BS from

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Professional experience

*Dale is currently a farmer *From 1971 to 1977, Grubb served in the United States Air Force Reserves *He also worked at Grub Grain as a farmer and agriculture economist

References

Indiana State Legislature – Representative F. Dale Grubb
Official government website
Project Vote Smart – Representative Floyd Dale 'Dale' Grubb (IN)
profile *''Follow the Money'' – F Dale Grubb
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