Rick Niemeyer is a
Republican member of the
Indiana State 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 ...
, elected in 2014. Representing the 6th district since November 14, 2014, Niemeyer also previously served one term in
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 ...
for district 11, from 2012 to 2014.
Niemeyer studied at
Indiana State University. He held office on the
Lake County, Indiana council before being elected to the state legislature. He is a member of the Environmental Affairs, Local Government, Homeland Security & Transportation, and Veterans Affairs & the Military committees.
He is the owner and operator of Lowell Livestock Auction, and a managing broker of Niemeyer Realty. He is also an auctioneer and owner of Niemeyer Auction Services.
After the retirement of 30-year incumbent
Sue Landske
Dorothy S. "Sue" Landske (September 3, 1937 – February 27, 2015) was a Republican member of the Indiana State Senate who represented the 6th district. Landske was Center Township Assessor from 1978 to 1984. She joined the Indiana State Senate ...
, Niemeyer opted to run for the Republican nomination for her old seat. After winning the Republican nomination, he went on to win on the November 4 general election.
Sources
Indiana House bioVote Smart bio of Niemeyer
*http://ballotpedia.org/Rick_Niemeyer
References
Indiana State University alumni
Republican Party members of the Indiana House of Representatives
Living people
People from Lake County, Indiana
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American legislators
21st-century Indiana politicians
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