Statewide
Jim Banks pledges to be 'conservative fighter for Indiana' in U.S. Senate
By
Brandon Smith
Published November 12, 2024 at 12:00 AM EST
Screenshot of Zoom call
U.S. Sen.-elect Jim Banks said he hopes to serve on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
U.S. Sen.-elect Jim Banks said he wants to be a conservative fighter for Indiana in the Senate as he takes on his new position.
Banks said one of his first priorities as
Indiana’s newest U.S. senator
will be building a statewide team. Banks has spent his political career representing northeast Indiana, both in the state Senate and Congress.
“It’s a diverse state, so I have a lot to learn about local issues — from Evansville to the Region to Indianapolis and places that I haven’t represented before,” Banks said.
Join the conversation and sign up for the Indiana Two-Way. Text "Indiana" to 765-275-1120. Your comments and questions in response to our weekly text help us find the answers you need on statewide issues, including our project
Civically, Indiana
.
A military veteran, Banks served on the Armed Services Committee in the House. He said he hopes to continue that work in the Senate.
“A bigger role, a bigger platform on those national security issues — which affects every Hoosier, but we have a lot of employers in the state in the defense industry,” Banks said.
Banks said he looks forward to being the same kind of conservative lawmaker he was in the U.S. House.
Brandon is our Statehouse bureau chief. Contact him at
[email protected]
or follow him on Twitter at
@brandonjsmith5
.