Rick Niemeyer is a
Republican member of the
Indiana State Senate
The Indiana State Senate is the upper house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The Senate is composed of 50 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. Senators serve four-yea ...
, elected in 2014. Representing the 6th district since November 14, 2014, Niemeyer also previously served one term in
Indiana House of Representatives
The Indiana House of Representatives is the lower house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The House is composed of 100 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. House mem ...
for district 11, from 2012 to 2014.
Niemeyer studied at
Indiana State University
Indiana State University (ISU) is a public university in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. It was founded in 1865 and offers over 100 undergraduate majors and more than 75 graduate and professional programs. Indiana State is classified ...
. He held office on the
Lake County, Indiana
Lake County is a county (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. In 2020, its population was 498,700, making it Indiana's List of counties in Indiana, second-most populous county. The county seat is Crown Point, Indiana, C ...
council before being elected to the state legislature. He is a member of the Environmental Affairs, Local Government, Homeland Security & Transportation, and Veterans Affairs & the Military committees.
He is the owner and operator of Lowell Livestock Auction, and a managing broker of Niemeyer Realty. He is also an auctioneer and owner of Niemeyer Auction Services.
After the retirement of 30-year incumbent
Sue Landske, Niemeyer opted to run for the Republican nomination for her old seat. After winning the Republican nomination, he went on to win on the November 4 general election.
Sources
Indiana House bioVote Smart bio of Niemeyer
*http://ballotpedia.org/Rick_Niemeyer
References
Indiana State University alumni
Republican Party members of the Indiana House of Representatives
21st-century members of the Indiana General Assembly
Living people
People from Lake County, Indiana
Year of birth missing (living people)
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