Dan Dernulc is an American

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currently serving as a member of the

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, representing

Indiana's 1st Senate district Indiana's 1st Senate district is one of the fifty districts of the Indiana Senate. The district was originally based around Hammond and parts of surrounding areas. Redistricting passed by the Indiana General Assembly in 2011 shifted the district' ...

. He won in the general election defeating the incumbent

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and assumed office on November 9, 2022. He was the first Republican candidate to be elected in Indiana's 1st Senate district since 1999.

Biography

Dernulc is a graduate of

Purdue University Northwest Purdue University Northwest (PNW) is a public university with two campuses in Northwest Indiana; its main campus is in Hammond with a branch campus in Westville. It is part of the Purdue University system and offers more than 70 undergradu ...

and holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering technology. Prior to Dernulc's election to the senate, he was a Lake County Councilman. He serves on the Senate Committees on Education and Career Development; Environmental Affairs; Local Government; and Pensions and Labor.

Personal life

Dernulc and his wife, Cindy, live in Highland where they raised four children and now have three grandchildren.

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Highland, Lake County, Indiana Republican Party Indiana state senators 21st-century members of the Indiana General Assembly {{Indiana-politician-stub