Indiana's 1st Senate district is one of the fifty districts of the
Indiana Senate
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. The district was originally based around
Hammond and parts of surrounding areas. Redistricting passed by the Indiana General Assembly in 2011 shifted the district's boundaries, effective January 2013. The district was changed to include Hammond's 4th, 5th, 6th city districts, the town of
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, the town of
Highland
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, the west side of the town of
Griffith, the north side of the town of
Dyer, parts of the town of
Schererville, and part of the City of
Crown Point.
The district is currently represented by Dan Dernulc a member of the
Republican Party of Indiana
A single term is 4 years in length. Prior to 1970 State Senators only conducted legislative business every 2 years.
List of state senators
Historical election results
References
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Indiana General Assembly
Indiana State Senate districts