Edward H. Kruse
Edward Herman Kruse (October 22, 1918 – January 4, 2000) was an American lawyer, World War II veteran, and politician who served one term as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1949 to 1951. Early life and career Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Kruse attended South Side High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana), South Side High School in his hometown. He graduated in 1942 from the predecessor of the now Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law after attending Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. He became a lawyer in private practice. World War II served in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1945, where he attained the rank of lieutenant commander. Congress Kruse was elected as a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat to the 81st United States Congress, Eighty-first Congress (January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the 82nd United States Congress, Eighty-second Congress ...
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Indiana's 4th Congressional District
Indiana's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. From 2003 to 2013 the district was based primarily in the central part of the state, and consisted of all of Boone, Clinton, Hendricks, Morgan, Lawrence, Montgomery, and Tippecanoe counties and parts of Fountain, Johnson, Marion, Monroe, and White counties. The district surrounded Indianapolis including the suburban area of Greenwood and encompassed the more exurban areas of Crawfordsville and Bedford, as well as the college town of Lafayette- West Lafayette, containing Purdue University. From the 2012 redistricting, the district shifted slightly north and west to include the Illinois border, while losing the eastern Indianapolis suburbs. It currently includes Crawfordsville, Lafayette, the western Indianapolis suburbs, and portions of Kokomo. The district is currently represented by Republican Jim Baird, who succeeded Todd Rokita, who vacated his House seat to run f ...
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