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Indiana State Senate, 2007 - present
Republican
Health & Provider Services, Chair
Appropriations
Homeland Security and Transportation
Rules and Legislative Procedure
Veterans Affairs and The Military
Wabash College, Crawfordsville
Loyola University, Chicago, IL (MBA)
South Texas College of Law, Houston, TX (JD)
(Licensed to practice in Indiana, Texas and Pennsylvania, Federal District Court and the Supreme Court of the United States)
Chairman, Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus
Chairman, Council of State Governments – Midwest
Power Over Poverty Under Laws of America Restored (POPULAR) 2011 mid-year integrity award recipient
Board Member, Opportunity Enterprises
President, Home Field Advantage Foundation
Former Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, The Methodist Hospitals, Inc.
Former Board Vice Chairman, The Methodist Hospitals, Inc.
Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Northwest Indiana Forum
Former head of government and community affairs, U.S. Steel
Former member of the Indiana State Ethics Commission
Former Board Chairman, Porter County United Way
Former Board Chairman, Lake County United Way
Former Executive Board Member of the Northwest Indiana Quality of Life Council
Former Board Chairman, Tradewinds Rehabilitation Center
Former Board of Trustees member, Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center
Former member of the Indiana Steel Industry Advisory Commission
Sagamore of the Wabash award recipient
Tradewinds Rehabilitation Center Sempre Vivum award recipient
ABATE of Indiana, Region 2 Member
United States Army Reserves, 1966-1972
Attorney
Wife: Sharon
Two children; seven grandchildren
Pulaski and White counties, and portions of Jasper and Porter counties
State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) welcomed the following local students to the Statehouse who served as Senate pages in March. more »
Communities in Senate District 5 will receive more than $11.2 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso). more »
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 12, 2025) – Jovi Taylor is serving as an intern for the Indiana Senate Majority Caucus during the 2025 legislative session, said State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso). more »
State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) made the following statement today in response to Gov. Mike Braun's 2025 State of the State address: more »
STATEHOUSE (Dec. 4, 2024) – State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) has been reappointed by Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) to serve as chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Provider Services for the 124th Indiana General Assembly. more »
STATEHOUSE (Nov. 19, 2024) — State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) gathered with fellow legislators today at the Statehouse for Organization Day – the ceremonial start of the 124th Indiana General Assembly. more »
STATEHOUSE (Nov. 7, 2024) — Communities in Senate District 5 will receive nearly $3 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso). more »
STATEHOUSE (Sept. 25, 2024) – State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) is being honored by Lakeshore Public Media with a Champion of Early Childhood Development award for his efforts to improve child care in Indiana. more »
On Aug. 5, Indiana took a significant step forward in health care transparency with the launch of the Indiana All-Payer Claims Database (APCD). more »
STATEHOUSE (Aug. 16, 2024) — Two bills authored by State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) that work to improve child and health care throughout Indiana were ceremonially signed into law by the governor this week. more »
STATEHOUSE (Aug. 7, 2024) — A database website to help provide transparency for health care costs and price comparison for various health care services officially launched Monday, Aug. 5, said State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso). more »
STATEHOUSE (July 24, 2024) — The Indiana Senate Republican Caucus is offering paid spring-semester internships in its communications, information technology, legal, legislative, page and policy offices during the 2025 session of the Indiana General Assembly, said State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso). more »
STATEHOUSE (June 27, 2024) — State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) will serve as vice chair of the Interim Study Committee on Public Health, Behavioral Health, and Human Services and as a member of several other study committees in preparation for the 2025 legislative session. more »
STATEHOUSE (April 10, 2024) — Communities in Senate District 5 will receive nearly $9.1 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso). more »
State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) made the following statement regarding the conclusion of the 2024 legislative session: more »
STATEHOUSE (March 6, 2024) — A Senate Republican priority bill authored by State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) that would make child care more accessible and affordable for Hoosier families will now move to the governor's desk for final consideration. more »
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 21, 2024) – State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) welcomed the following local students to the Statehouse who served as Senate pages in January. more »
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 15, 2024) – Jacob Stewart is serving as an intern for the Indiana Senate Majority Caucus during the 2024 legislative session, said State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso). more »
STATEHOUSE (Jan. 30, 2024) — A Senate Republican priority bill authored by State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) that would make child care more accessible and affordable for Hoosier families passed the Senate with bipartisan support today. more »
The Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) recently announced their updated initiatives to help ensure Medicaid can continue providing Hoosiers with quality health care access. more »
STATEHOUSE (Jan. 11, 2024) — State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) joined Senate Republican leadership and other members of the Senate today to announce the caucus's 2024 legislative priorities, including a bill authored by Charbonneau to make child care more accessible and affordable for Hoosier families. more »
State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) made the following statement today in response to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s 2024 State of the State address: more »
STATEHOUSE (Jan. 9, 2024) – State Sens. Liz Brown (R-Fort Wayne) and Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) today detailed Senate Bill 132, which introduces various changes to insurance and health care administration with three goals: increasing access to health care services, increasing transparency in those health care services and reducing overall health regulations. more »
STATEHOUSE (Oct. 23, 2023) — A group of undergraduate students from Valparaiso University presented their research on mental health services for first responders to the Interim Study Committee on Public Health, Behavioral Health and Human Services Wednesday, Oct. 18. more »
STATEHOUSE (Aug. 25, 2023) — The Indiana Senate Republican Caucus is offering paid spring-semester internships in its communications, information technology, legal, legislative, page and policy offices during the 2024 session of the Indiana General Assembly, said State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso). more »
This task force will conduct a comprehensive review of Indiana's high health care costs in a number of ways, including examining the market share of Indiana's hospital and insurance space and hearing testimony from national experts and major stakeholders with extensive knowledge in this field. As we work toward a data-driven solution to lowering the price of high-quality health care, our state remains wholly committed to improving health care accessibility and affordability for Hoosiers. more »
STATEHOUSE (Aug. 10, 2023) — Three local businesses were honored for their longstanding dedication to their communities at the 2023 Governor's Century and Half Century Business Awards ceremony Wednesday, Aug. 9, said State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso). more »
Medicaid is the primary federal- and state-funded program providing comprehensive health care coverage to more than one in five low-income Americans nationwide. In fact, as of June 2023, 20% of Indiana's population is covered by Medicaid. more »
STATEHOUSE (July 13, 2023) — State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) will serve as chair of the Interim Study Committee on Public Health, Behavioral Health, and Human Services and as a member of several other study committees in preparation for the 2024 legislative session. more »
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 23, 2023) – A bill authored by State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) that would help modernize Indiana's public health services passed the Senate today by a vote of 41 – 7. more »
State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) made the following statement today in response to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s 2023 State of the State address: more »
STATEHOUSE (Dec. 8, 2022) – State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) has been reappointed by Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) to serve as chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Provider Services for the 123rd Indiana General Assembly. more »
STATEHOUSE (Dec. 6, 2022) — Communities in Senate District 5 will receive more than $1.9 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso). more »
STATEHOUSE (Dec. 1, 2022) — The Indiana Senate is now accepting applications for the 2023 Senate Page Program, said State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso). more »
STATEHOUSE (Nov. 22, 2022) — State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) today gathered with fellow legislators at the Statehouse for Organization Day — the ceremonial start of the 123rd Indiana General Assembly. more »
The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) recently designated two schools in Valparaiso as 2022 Blue Ribbon Schools, said State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso). more »
The Indiana Senate Republican Caucus is offering paid spring-semester internships in its communications, information technology, legal, legislative, page and policy offices during the 2023 session of the Indiana General Assembly, said State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso). more »
State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) will serve as vice chair of the Interim Study Committee on Public Health, Behavioral Health, and Human Services and as a member of several other study committees in preparation for the 2023 legislative session. more »
State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) made the following statement today regarding the passing of Congresswoman Jackie Walorski more »
A bill authored by State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) that would responsibly enable the end of the governor's public health emergency passed out of the Senate today by a vote of 34 to 11. more »
This week, the Indiana Economic Development Corporation announced Wednesday that over 100 businesses received the Governor's Century and Half Century Business Award, said State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso). more »
State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparasio) will serve as chair of the Interim Study Committee on Public Health, Behavioral Health and Human Services during the summer and fall to help prepare lawmakers for the 2022 legislative session. more »
Members of the Indiana Senate Republican Caucus today sent a letter to Indiana University President Michael McRobbie urging the University to reconsider and rescind the policy mandating all students and staff receive the COVID-19 vaccine. more »
State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) recently announced two locally owned farms received the Hoosier Homestead Award, which recognizes farms owned and maintained by the same family for 100 years or more. more »
A bill authored by State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) that would expand telehealth in Indiana recently passed out of the Senate with unanimous support. more »
State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) will serve as vice-chair of the Interim Study Committee on Public Health, Behavioral Health, and Human Services during the summer and fall to help prepare lawmakers for the 2021 legislative session. more »
Four County, the designated community mental health center for Cass, Miami, Fulton and Pulaski counties, was recently awarded a $4 million grant through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Certified Community Behavioral Health Center Expansion grant, said State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso). more »
Two local towns will receive funding through the new COVID-19 Response Program, said State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso). more »
Communities in Senate District 5 will receive more than $8 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso). more »
State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) welcomed the following students to the Statehouse who served as Senate pages in February. more »
This year, Hoosiers will celebrate Sept. 7 as Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Appreciation Day in Indiana, said State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso). more »
Gov. Eric Holcomb today announced a three-prong strategy to reduce vaping among Hoosier youth, said State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso). more »
State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) today joined Gov. Eric Holcomb at the Statehouse for the ceremonial signing of Senate Enrolled Act 4 and House Enrolled Act 1406. more »
State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) today joined Gov. Eric Holcomb for the ceremonial signing of House Enrolled Act 1007. more »
Senate Enrolled Act 360, authored by State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso), was signed into law today by Gov. Eric Holcomb. more »
Several water-related bills authored and sponsored by State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) were ceremonially signed into law today by Gov. Eric Holcomb. more »
STATEHOUSE (June 29, 2017) — State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) has been appointed by Senate President Pro Tem David Long (R-Fort Wayne) to serve as the Chairman of the Interim Study Committee on Public Health, Behavioral Health, and Human Services, and the Compliance Advisory Panel during the summer and fall months to help prepare for the 2018 session of the General Assembly. He has also been appointed to serve on the following study committees and authority: more »
STATEHOUSE (April 11, 2017) — Legislation authored by State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) to establish the Infrastructure Assistance Fund is now headed to the governor for final consideration. more »
