Jim Banks formally announced his candidacy for Indiana State Senate District 17 seat Tuesday.
Banks, 30, is the first to file to succeed retiring Indiana State Senator Gary Dillon. A county councilman elected at-large in Whitley County, Banks also serves as the Whitley County Republican Chairman and Third District Republican vice chairman.
Banks is the director of business development at The Hagerman Group, a 101-year-old general contractor and construction management company, headquartered in Fort Wayne.
Before joining The Hagerman Group, Banks owned and managed a public affairs firm for five years. Prior to that, he worked in the Public Policy Department at Focus On The Family, Colorado Spring, Colo. where he helped advance pro-family values across the nation.
Banks served on several boards including Northeast Indiana Regional Workforce Development, Columbia City Chamber of Commerce, Fort Wayne Area Builders and Contractors Association Government Affairs Committee and the Columbia City Rotary Club.
Banks and his wife Amanda live in Columbia City where Jim was born and raised before attending and graduating from Indiana University.
