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Michael Crider

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200 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 800-382-9467 
or 317-232-9400
Email: Senator.Crider@iga.in.gov

Legislative Assistant:
Jim Johnson
Phone: 317-234-9054
Email: Jim.Johnson@iga.in.gov

Media Contact:
Kristen Gorski
Phone: 317-232-9539
Email: Kristen.Gorski@iga.in.gov

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Michael Crider

Majority Whip

State Senator - District 28


Elected

Indiana State Senate, 2012 - present

Political Affiliation

Republican

Standing Committees

Homeland Security and Transportation, Chair
Veterans Affairs and The Military, Ranking Member
Appropriations
Health and Provider Services
Joint Rules
Rules and Legislative Procedure

Additional Committees:
Council of State Governments Transportation and Infrastructure Public Policy
Midwestern Legislative Conference of the Council of State Governments Criminal Justice and Public Safety
National Conference of State Legislatures Committee on Natural Resources and Infrastructure

Education

Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, 1981
FBI National Academy, 2003

Activities

Neighborhoods Against Substance Abuse, member - served seven years as president

Occupation

Previous director of the DNR Division of Law Enforcement

Personal

Wife: Sherri
Sons: Bryce and Adam
Grandchildren: Bella, Austin, Carson, Nolan, Kai and Myles

Counties Served

Hancock County and portions of Shelby and Marion counties

Michael Crider

Majority Whip

State Senator - District 28

Sen. Crider welcomes local students to Statehouse 3.14.24

STATEHOUSE (March 14, 2024) – State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) welcomed the following local students to the Statehouse who served as Senate pages in February. more »

Sen. Crider welcomes local students to Statehouse 2.16.24

STATEHOUSE (Feb 16, 2024) – State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) welcomed the following local students to the Statehouse who served as Senate pages in January. more »

Mount Vernon High School graduate gains experience at Indiana Statehouse

Mount Vernon High School graduate gains experience at Indiana Statehouse

STATEHOUSE (Feb. 16, 2024) – Rex Snow is serving as an intern for the Indiana Senate Majority Caucus during the 2024 legislative session, said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »

Crider: General Assembly marks the halfway point of session

STATEHOUSE (Feb. 7, 2024) — The Indiana General Assembly recently completed the first half of the 2024 legislative session. more »

2024 Crider: Applications open for Indiana Senate Page Program

STATEHOUSE (Dec. 7, 2023) — The Indiana Senate is now accepting applications for the 2024 Senate Page Program, said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »

Crider: General Assembly kicks off 2024 session

STATEHOUSE (Nov. 21, 2023) — State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) gathered with fellow legislators today at the Statehouse for Organization Day – the ceremonial start of the Indiana General Assembly. more »

Crider: Communities in Senate District 28 receive nearly $3 million in road-funding grants

STATEHOUSE (Nov. 3, 2023) — Communities in Senate District 28 will receive nearly $3 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »

2023 State Sen. Michael Crider to chair roads and transportation study committee

STATEHOUSE (July 13, 2023) — State Sen. Michael Crider (R- Greenfield) will serve as chair of the Interim Study Committee on Roads and Transportation and as a member of several other study committees in preparation for the 2024 legislative session. more »

Crider's bills to protect Hoosiers signed into law

Crider's bills to protect Hoosiers signed into law

STATEHOUSE (May 22, 2023) — Bills authored by State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) that will protect victims of domestic violence and those who are electronically tracked by bad actors were ceremonially signed into law today. more »

Crider's bill to build a better mental-health care system signed into law

Crider's bill to build a better mental-health care system signed into law

STATEHOUSE (May 16, 2023) — A Senate Republican Caucus priority bill authored by State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) that will improve access to mental-health care for Hoosiers was ceremonially signed into law today at the Indiana Roundtable on Mental Health Summit. more »

Sen. Crider welcomes local students to Statehouse 4/21/23

STATEHOUSE (April 21, 2023) – State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) welcomed the following local students to the Statehouse who served as Senate pages in March and April. more »

Crider: Communities in Senate District 28 receive more than $2 million in road-funding grants

STATEHOUSE (April 14, 2023) — Communities in Senate District 28 will receive more than $2 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »

Crider named 2023 Legislator of the Year by Mental Health America

STATEHOUSE (April 6, 2023) —Mental Health America of Indiana presented State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) with its 2023 Legislator of the Year Award on Wednesday, April 5. more »

Sen. Crider welcomes local students to Statehouse 3/13/23

STATEHOUSE (March 13, 2023) – State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) welcomed the following local students to the Statehouse who served as Senate pages in February. more »

Crider: Bill to address the use of tracking devices passes the Senate unanimously

STATEHOUSE (Feb. 28, 2023) — A bill authored by State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) that would address a need for protection and privacy from electronic tracking devices passed out of the Senate unanimously today. more »

Sen. Crider welcomes local students to Statehouse

STATEHOUSE (Feb. 21, 2023) – State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) welcomed the following local students to the Statehouse who served as Senate pages in January. more »

Crider: Welcomes Senate intern

Crider: Welcomes Senate intern

STATEHOUSE (Feb. 8, 2023) – Leon McGee is serving as an intern for the Indiana Senate Majority Caucus during the 2023 legislative session, said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »

Crider: Bill to build a better mental health care system for Indiana passes committee

STATEHOUSE (Feb. 2, 2023) — A Senate Republican Caucus priority bill authored by State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) that would improve access to mental health care for Hoosiers was amended and passed out of committee unanimously today. more »

Statement from State Sen. Michael Crider 1/18/2023

Statement from State Sen. Michael Crider 1/18/2023

State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) made the following statement today in response to local schools visiting the Statehouse: more »

Statement from State Sen. Michael Crider 1/10/23

State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) made the following statement today in response to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s 2023 State of the State address: more »

Crider Honors Indiana Veterans at the Statehouse

STATEHOUSE (Jan. 10, 2023) — Today, State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) honored Hoosier veterans with the ninth annual Indiana Military and Veterans Legislative Day event. more »

Crider: 2023 Applications available for Indiana Senate Page Program

STATEHOUSE (Dec. 1, 2022) — The Indiana Senate is now accepting applications for the 2023 Senate Page Program, said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »

Crider: General Assembly kicks off 2023 session

STATEHOUSE (Nov. 22, 2022) — State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) today gathered with fellow legislators at the Statehouse for Organization Day — the ceremonial start of the 123rd Indiana General Assembly. more »

Crider: Indiana Senate Republicans offering paid internships 2023

STATEHOUSE (Aug. 31, 2022) — 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. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »

Bills to curb violent crime pass Senate

Five bills aiming to curb violent crime in Marion County and the state as a whole passed the Senate today. more »

Marion County Republican senators unveil legislation to curb crime

Senate Republicans representing Marion County today announced a package of bills aimed at reducing crime in Marion County and the state as a whole. more »

Crider: Applications available for Indiana Senate Page Program 2022

STATEHOUSE (Dec. 2, 2021) — The Indiana Senate is now accepting applications for the 2022 Senate Page Program, said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »

State Sen. Michael Crider to chair Interim Study Committee on Roads and Transportation

STATEHOUSE (June 16, 2021) — State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) will serve as chair of the Interim Study Committee on Roads and Transportation during the summer and fall to help prepare lawmakers for the 2022 legislative session. more »

Indiana Senate Republicans urge IU to rescind mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy

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 »

Crider: Communities in Senate District 28 receive nearly $2.6 million in road-funding grants

STATEHOUSE (April 30, 2021) — Communities in Senate District 28 will receive nearly $2.6 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »

Crider: Communities in Senate District 28 receive more than $1.2 million in road-funding grants

STATEHOUSE (Dec. 10, 2020) — Communities in Senate District 28 will receive more than $1.2 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »

Crider awarded 2020 Governor and Cheri Daniels School Health Award

STATEHOUSE (Oct. 23, 2020) – Covering Kids & Families of Indiana and the Indiana School Health Network recently presented State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) with the 2020 Governor and Cheri Daniels School Health Award. more »

Crider: Indiana Senate Republicans offering paid 2021 internships

STATEHOUSE (Aug. 20, 2020) — The Indiana Senate Republican Caucus is offering paid spring-semester internships in its communications, information technology, legal, legislative and policy offices during the 2021 session of the Indiana General Assembly, said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »

Crider: Local farm honored with Hoosier Homestead Award

STATEHOUSE (Aug. 7, 2020) – Area legislators recently announced the latest recipients of the Hoosier Homestead Award, which recognizes farms owned and maintained by the same family for 100 years or more. more »

State Sen. Michael Crider to serve as vice-chair roads and transportation study committee

STATEHOUSE (June 22, 2020) – State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) will serve as vice-chair of the Interim Study Committee on Roads and Transportation and co-chair of the Legislative Continuity Committee during the summer and fall to help prepare lawmakers for the 2021 legislative session. He will also serve on the: more »

Crider: Communities in Senate District 28 receive more than $3.6 million in road-funding grants

STATEHOUSE (April 8, 2020) — Communities in Senate District 28 will receive more than $3.6 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »

Statement from State Sen. Michael Crider on COVID-19

State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) made the following statement today regarding the coronavirus, COVID-19: more »

Applications available for Indiana Senate Page Program

The Indiana Senate is now accepting applications for the 2020 Senate Page Program, said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »

McCordsville receives more than $600,000 from road-funding grant

McCordsville will receive a total of $633,035.24 to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »

Crider: Indiana Senate Republicans offering paid internships

The Indiana Senate Republican Caucus is offering paid spring-semester internships in its communications, information technology, legal, legislative and policy offices during the 2020 session of the Indiana General Assembly, said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »

Statement from State Sen. Michael Crider

State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) made the following statement today in response to the passing of Senate Bills 266 and 359: more »

Long Makes Additional Leadership, Committee Appointments

Indiana Senate President Pro Tem David Long (R-Fort Wayne) today announced additional changes to Senate Republican leadership and committee assignments triggered by the retirement of Sen. Brandt Hershman. more »

State Sen. Michael Crider to Serve as Chair of Roads and Transportation Study Committee

STATEHOUSE (June 28, 2017) — State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) will serve as the Chair of the Interim Study Committee on Roads and Transportation during the summer and fall months to help prepare for the 2018 session of the General Assembly. more »

Senate Republicans Conclude 2017 Session with Passage of Key Priorities

STATEHOUSE (April 22, 2017) ― The Indiana Senate concluded the 2017 legislative session today, completing work on a variety of key legislative priorities. “I applaud the Senate’s efforts to deliver on the priorities we laid out at the beginning of this session,” Long said. more »

Crider: Resolution Urging ISP to Audit Untested Rape Kits Passes Senate

STATEHOUSE (April 20, 2017) —A resolution authored by State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) urging the Indiana State Police (ISP) to conduct an audit of untested rape kits in evidence rooms, healthcare facilities and other entities that might be responsible for handling the kits across the state, recently passed the Senate. more »

Two Bills Authored by Sen. Crider Move to the Governor

STATEHOUSE (April 11, 2017) – Two bills authored by State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) were approved by the Senate this week and will now move to Gov. Eric Holcomb for his consideration. more »

Senate Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy Approves Road-Funding Plan

STATEHOUSE (March 28, 2017) – State Sens. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield), Luke Kenley (R-Noblesville) and Brandt Hershman (R-Buck Creek) released the following statements today on House Bill 1002, which was amended to include the Senate Republicans’ road-funding plan and passed out of the Senate Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy: more »

Michael Crider

State Senator - District 28

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