Justin Busch (born 1980) is an American politician 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 terms ...

from Senate District 16. He assumed office on November 6, 2018.

Early life and education

Busch was born and raised in

Fort Wayne, Indiana Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 as of the 2020 Censu ...

. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in organizational communication and history from

Purdue University Fort Wayne Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW) is a public university in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. A campus of Purdue University, Purdue Fort Wayne was founded on July 1, 2018, when its predecessor university, Indiana University–Purdue University ...

in 2003.

Career

Busch began his career as a human resources assistant for PRO Resources. In 2002 and 2003, he was an assistant property manager for the

General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) is an independent agency of the United States government established in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies. GSA supplies products and communications for U.S. gover ...

. In 2003, he served as an intern in the

White House Office The White House Office is an entity within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP). The White House Office is headed by the White House chief of staff, who is also the head of the Executive Office of the President. The s ...

. Busch was also a field director for the

George W. Bush 2004 presidential campaign The 2004 presidential campaign of George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States, announced his candidacy for re-election as president on May 16, 2003. On September 2, 2004, he again became the nominee of the Republican Party for the ...

and a deputy site manager for the

second inauguration of George W. Bush The second inauguration of George W. Bush as the 43rd president of the United States took place on Thursday, January 20, 2005, at the West Front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 55th inauguration and marked the be ...

. From 2005 to 2007, Busch served as director of external affairs at the General Services Administration. From 2007 to 2009, Busch served as a senior advisor in the

Natural Resources Conservation Service Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), formerly known as the Soil Conservation Service (SCS), is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that provides technical assistance to farmers and other private landowners an ...

. Busch then worked on

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's successful campaign during the

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. He served as the Northeast Indiana regional director for Senator

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from 2011 to 2013 and director of alumni relations at

Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) was a public university in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Founded in 1964, IPFW was a cooperatively-managed regional campus of two state university systems: Indiana University and Purdue University. ...

in 2013 and 2014. He has served as district director for Senator

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since 2017. Busch was appointed to the

in November 2018.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Busch, Justin Living people Republican Party Indiana state senators People from Allen County, Indiana George W. Bush administration personnel United States Department of Agriculture officials Purdue University Fort Wayne people 1980 births Politicians from Fort Wayne, Indiana