Gary Dillon

Gary Dillon
Indiana State Senate District 17
Former member
Term in office began 2002
Term in office ended 2010
Political party	Republican
Profession	Physician

Gary Dillon (b. May 16, 1943) was a Republican member of the Indiana State Senate, representing District 17.

Dillon is past President of the Whitley County Health Department. He was President of School Board Whitley County Consolidated from 1991 to 1998. He served in the Indiana State House from 1998 to 2002. He then joined the Indiana State Senate in 2002 and served in that position until 2010. He was Assistant Majority Caucus Chair.

Dillon did not running for re-election in 2010. Republican candidate Jim Banks ran in an uncontested election for the seat.

Background

Dillon earned his BA from Wabash College in 1968. He went on to receive his MD from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1972.

Dillon is a past Hospice Medical Director for Whitley County. He has also worked on "Ask the Physician" Radio Show. He served in the Indiana Air National Guard from 1964 to 1970. From 1976 to 1989 he worked as a private practice Physician. Dillon has been a Volunteer Physician/Dermatology Consultant for Mathew 25 Free Clinic since 1978. He has also been a teacher of Medical Students/Medical Residents since 1978. He has worked as a Physician for Fort Wayne Dermatology from 1989 to the present. He is currently a Physician and Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the Indiana University Medical Center.

Committee assignments

2009-2010

• Appropriations Committee, Indiana State Senate
• Energy and Environmental Affairs Committee, Indiana State Senate
• Ethics Committee, Indiana State Senate
• Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee, Indiana State Senate

Elections

2010

See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2010

Dillon did not run for re-election to the 15th District seat in the Indiana State Senate in 2010.

2006

On November 7, 2006, Republican Gary Dillon won re-election to the Indiana State Senate District 17. He ran unopposed receiving 25,585 votes.

Indiana State Senate, District 17 (2006)
Candidates		Votes
Gary Dillon (R)		25,585

Campaign donors

2006

In 2006, Dillon collected $51,657 in donations.

Listed below are those that contributed most to his campaign.

Donor	Amount
Senate Majority Campaign CMTE of Indiana	$2,500
AT&T	$2,000
Indiana Hospital Association	$1,850
Indiana Bankers Association	$1,500
Millers Health Systems	$1,000
Indiana Statewide Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives	$1,000
Indiana State Medical Association	$1,000
New Millennium Building Systems	$1,000
Insurance Institute of Indiana	$1,000

Personal

Dillon and his wife, Ann, have four children.

External links

Suggest a link

• Official Indiana State Senate website of Gary Dillon
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Project Vote Smart biography
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998

References

Political offices
Preceded by -	Indiana State Senate District 17 2002–2010	Succeeded by Jim Banks