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Indiana State
Representative
District # 75
Dennis Avery
serving
the people of southern INDIANA
Candidate Bio
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Dennis was raised in Warrick county on a
family farm. He served in Vietnam with the U.S.
Army. He graduated from the University of Evansville,
with a Bachelor's Science degree in business with a major in
marketing. Dennis then completed a tour of duty in Vietnam, serving
with the U.S. Army First Aviation Brigade. He currently serves as
Coordinator of Adult Marketing and Recruitment for the University of
Southern Indiana. He lives in Evansville with his wife, Patty, the
Employee Communications Director for Old National Bank.
He was first elected in 1974 and serves as a member of the key
budget-developing panel, the House Ways and Means Committee. He is
also an alternate member of the Indiana Budget Committee. Among the
other committees Dennis has served on are: Education, Courts and
Criminal Code, Employment and Labor, Environmental Affairs, Sunset
Evaluation, Ethics, Cities and Towns, Urban Affairs, Aged and Aging,
and the Insurance and Corporations committees.
Previous service has included work on the following panels:
Education Reform, Welfare Reform, Interstate Rail Passenger Compact
(vice-chairman), Corrections Reform (chairman), Child Abuse and
Neglect (chairman), Crime Victims Compensation, Drug and Alcohol
Abuse, Coal Use Study, Health Planning, Social Services Reform, Law
Enforcement Training, Problems of Mentally Retarded, Enterprise Zone
Study, Economic Development Bonds, Child Support Commission,
Administrative Rules Oversight, Child Care Regulations Board,
Children's Health Issues, the Family Law Study Committees, State
Administrative Issues Committee, Evansville State Hospital Advisory
Committee, Interstate Rail Passenger Compact and the Midwest Higher
Education Compact.
Representative Avery is a member of V.F.W. Post 1114, Haubstadt
Chamber of Commerce, and Master Gardeners of Southwestern Indiana.
He also serves on the boards of the Beacon Group and Sustainable
Communities. Dennis previously served on the boards of the Indiana
Advocates for Children, Pigeon Creek Greenway, Evansville
Association for Retarded Citizens, Headstart of Evansville, Foster
Grandparents Program, Indiana Committee to Prevent Child Abuse,
Evansville Youth Services Bureau, Indiana Juvenile Justice Task
Force, Youth Resources of Evansville, Reitz Speech and Debate
Booster Club (vice-chairman), Valley Watch, Ohio Valley Common
Ground, the Indiana Family and Social Responsibilities Commission
and the Vanderburgh County Arts Council.
He has been recognized as "One of the ten Outstanding State
Legislators in the Nation" by Indiana State Employees Association and
their National Affiliate Assembly of Governmental Employees. Dennis
has also received commendation from the Indiana Committee for the
Prevention of Child Abuse, the "Distinguished Legislator Award"
by the Indiana Council of Churches, the "Citizen of the Year"
Award by the Indiana and Tri State Chapter of the National Association of
Social Workers, the "Human Rights Award" by the Indiana State
Teachers Association, the Indiana Foster Care Association Award, S.W.
Indiana Psychological Association Award and the Indiana State Nurses
Association Honorary Recognition Award.
Goals
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Dennis has pioneered legislation that
provides for a common sense, humane approach to this ever-increasing
problem of child abuse. His legislation has been called one of the
strongest, most efficient laws in the nation. He will continue to
lead in this area.
The future of Indiana's next generation
depends on the quality of public schools and higher education and we must
invest our resources now to secure that future. He will work to provide
this for Hoosier families.
Avery believes that a crucial task
facing Southern Indiana is the preservation of a clean, healthy
environment and he will work to see that this is provided for all of
Indiana's citizens.
A legislator's job is not just to spend
money, but to see that it is spent wisely and carefully. To do this,
Representative Avery has worked diligently on the Sunset Evaluation
Committee to eliminate waste, duplication and inefficiency. Through these
efforts and his work on the Government Reorganization Committee, many
millions of tax dollars have been saved.
After years of decay, the highway and
road systems in Indiana continue to deteriorate. In spite of the failures
of the past, Indiana must take the bold steps necessary to maintain and
improve our highway system.
- “I believe the people of
Indiana House District 75 deserve the best possible
representation in Indianapolis. I will listen to their concerns
and voice them in the halls of the Statehouse.”
His goal now just as it was when he was
first elected is "Serving The People of Southern Indiana."
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serving
the people of southern INDIANA
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