Timothy J. Berry (born August 1, 1961) is an American politician who served as the State Auditor of Indiana from 2007 to 2013 and as State Treasurer of Indiana from 1999 to 2007. He resigned as State Auditor after being elected Chairman of the

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on July 22, 2013. He left his post as State Party Chairman on April 30, 2015. He was replaced by Jeff Cardwell.

Education and early career

Born 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 ...

, Berry graduated from Wayne High School in 1980. Berry received his

Bachelor of Business Administration Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is a bachelor's degree in business administration awarded by colleges and universities after completion of undergraduate study in the fundamentals of business administration and usually including advanced ...

from

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, and his

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from the

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School of Business. Berry worked as an administrative assistant in the office of then- Fort Wayne Mayor

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before workings as a financial officer for

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. Berry was elected Treasurer of

Allen County, Indiana Allen County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 385,410, making it the third-most populous county in Indiana. The county seat and largest city is Fort Wayne, the second largest city in Indiana. ...

in 1990, being reelected to a total of two terms, serving in that position until 1999. During his time as Allen County Treasurer, Berry served as the President of the Indiana Association of County Treasurers in 1995.

State Treasurer

Berry served as state treasurer between 1999 and 2007.

State Auditor

He served in the position of Indiana State Auditor since January 1, 2007. He was re-elected in 2010 against Sam Locke by a large margin. He resigned the post effective August 13, 2013, after having become Chairman of the

Chairman of the Indiana Republican Party

He was elected as Chairman of the Indiana Republican on July 22, 2013. He was recommended for the post by Mike Pence on July 3, 2013. Under his leadership, Indiana Republicans swept the statewide races with an all-female ticket and expanded supermajorities in both chambers of the Statehouse in November 2014. The state's Republican incumbents also retained their seats in the

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. On March 12, 2015, Berry announced his resignation as State Party Chairman. He promised to serve until April 2015. He was replaced by Jeff Cardwell.

Personal life

Berry is married with two children and a member of the Trinity English Lutheran Church in

Fort Wayne 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 is a self described "hockey dad".

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Berry, Tim Indiana Republicans Indiana State Auditors State treasurers of Indiana Living people Bowling Green State University alumni Kelley School of Business alumni Politicians from Fort Wayne, Indiana 1961 births State political party chairs of Indiana Republican National Committee members