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Rodney Pol Jr.
Rodney Pol Jr. (Democratic Party) is a member of the Indiana State Senate, representing District 4. He assumed office on November 1, 2021. His current term ends on November 4, 2026.
Pol (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Indiana State Senate to represent District 4. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Pol was appointed to the position by the local Democratic caucus to replace Karen Tallian (D), who resigned.[1]
Biography
Before joining the state Senate, Pol was the city attorney for the City of Gary in Indiana. Before that, he served as deputy public defender for the Indiana State Public Defender's Office. He received his B.A. and J.D. from Indiana University.[2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Pol was assigned to the following committees:
- Corrections and Criminal Law Committee
- Ethics Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Senate Local Government Committee
- Pensions and Labor Committee
- Rules and Legislative Procedures Committee
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Indiana State Senate District 4
Incumbent Rodney Pol Jr. defeated Jeff Larson in the general election for Indiana State Senate District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rodney Pol Jr. (D) | 52.3 | 20,295 |
| Jeff Larson (R) | 47.7 | 18,500 | ||
| Total votes: 38,795 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 4
Incumbent Rodney Pol Jr. defeated Todd Connor, Deb Chubb, and Ron Meer in the Democratic primary for Indiana State Senate District 4 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rodney Pol Jr. | 44.1 | 3,517 |
 | Todd Connor | 26.6 | 2,122 | |
 | Deb Chubb | 21.6 | 1,722 | |
 | Ron Meer | 7.8 | 620 | |
| Total votes: 7,981 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 4
Jeff Larson defeated Johannes Poulard in the Republican primary for Indiana State Senate District 4 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeff Larson | 78.8 | 4,356 | |
| Johannes Poulard | 21.2 | 1,174 | ||
| Total votes: 5,530 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 9 to April 28.
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2022
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In 2022, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 4 to March 8.
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2021
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In 2021, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 4 to November 15.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Indiana State Senate District 4 |
Officeholder Indiana State Senate District 4 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Karen Tallian (D) |
Indiana State Senate District 4 2021-Present |
Succeeded by - |
