Indiana State Senate, 2004 - present
Indiana House of Representatives, 1989 - 2004 (15 years)
DeKalb County Jackson Township Trustee, 1983 - 1989 (7 years)
Republican
Education & Career Development
Local Government
Pensions & Labor
Rules & Legislative Procedure
Leo Schools, 1953 -1962
Auburn High School, 1965 Graduate
Purdue University Life Insurance Institute, 1966
Anderson University, 1967 - 1968
State of Indiana License Teacher, 1970 - 1975
Indiana Realtors Institute Graduate, GRI 1972 - 1974
Indiana University School of Education, 1970
Indiana University: B.S. 1970, GRI 1974, CAI 1978
Trine University Board of Trustee’s, 2010 - present
The Gideons International, member 1996 - present
American Family Association of DeKalb County, member 1995 - present
Indiana Conservative Assembly, Chairman 1994 - present
Indiana Family Institute, 1994 - present
DeKalb County Council on Pregnancy, member 1989 - present
Right to Life, member 1989 - present
Advance America, 1984 - present
Northeast Indiana Youth for Christ Board, chairman 1989 - 2014, member 1968 - present
County Line Church of God, 1946 - 2014
Indiana Congress of Parents and Teachers Life Membership, 2010
National Auctioneers Foundation Board of Trustee’s, 2009 - 2011
Indiana Pensions Management Oversight Commission, chairman 2007 and 2009
Child Evangelism Fellowship of Northeastern Indiana, member 1985 - 1997
Indiana University Certified Auctioneers Institute Charter Member, CAI 1976 - 1978
Auburn Bi-Centennial Celebration chairman, 1976
Indiana Dual Credit Advisory Council Member, 2009 - 2012
Indiana Education Roundtable, member 2009 - 2015
Indiana Motor Vehicle Advisory Board Member, 2011 - present
National Commission on Teaching & America’s Future, commissioner 2009 - 2010
United States Education Commission of the States, commissioner 2009 - present
American Conservation Union, Defender of Liberty, 2012
Professional Firefighters Union of Indiana, 2007 - 2008
Honorary Doctorate of Public Service Recipient, Harrison College
Distinguished Alumni Award, Anderson University, 2011
Future of Education’s Golden Apple Award, Indiana Virtual School Families, 2011
Certificate of Appreciation, Indiana Speech-Language and Hearing Association, 2011
Guardian of the Year, Indiana Chamber of Commerce Small Business, 2005
Legislator of the Year, Indiana Aviation Association, 2006
Realtor of the Year, Northeastern Indiana Board of Realtors, 1975
Legislator of the Year, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, 1996
Defender of Liberty, American Conservation Union, 2012
Award Winner, Indiana Section of American Water Works Association, 2009
Legislator of the Year, National Federation Independent Business, 2010
Collector Car Auctions, Auctioneer 1971 - present
Dennis Kruse & Associates, Auctioneering and Real
Estate, Owner/President 1968 - present
Indiana Real Estate Broker, Licensed 1968 - present
Reppert School of Auctioneering, Owner 1996 - 2011
Ambassador Steel Corporation Executive Offices, 1982 - 1996
WIFF & WAC Radio Stations, Disc Jockey 1966 - 1969
Avilla Motor Speedway Race, Announcer 1966 - 1968
WIFF Radio, Sport Broadcaster 1966 - 1967
Reppert School of Auctioneering, Graduate 1964
Married: Kay Adele Kruse 1968 - present
Children: Matthew (wife: Michelle), John (wife: Abby), Timothy (wife: Marybeth) and Daniel (wife:
Beth Ellen)
Grandchildren: Caleb, Michael, Jackson, Charlotte, Goldie and Samuel.
Portions of Allen and DeKalb counties
STATEHOUSE (April 10, 2019) – A bill sponsored by State Sen. Dennis Kruse (R-Auburn) that would work to improve school environments by engaging the senior citizen community today passed the House of Representatives unanimously. more »
STATEHOUSE (April 9, 2019) – A bill authored by State Sen. Dennis Kruse (R-Auburn) that would require Indiana public high schools to administer a civics test to students as part of the required high school curriculum recently passed the Senate by a vote of 40 to 8. more »
STATEHOUSE (April 2, 2019) – A bill authored by State Sen. Dennis Kruse (R-Auburn) that would require Indiana public high schools to administer a civics test to students as part of the required high school curriculum today passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 93 to 3. more »
STATEHOUSE (March 27, 2019) – A bill authored by State Sen. Dennis Kruse (R-Auburn) that would require Indiana public high schools to administer a civics test to students as part of the required high school curriculum today passed the House Committee on Education unanimously. more »
STATEHOUSE (March 27, 2019) – A bill sponsored by State Sen. Dennis Kruse (R-Auburn) that would work to improve school environments by engaging the senior citizen community passed the Senate by a vote of 46-2. more »
STATEHOUSE (March 20, 2019) – A bill sponsored by State Sen. Dennis Kruse (R-Auburn) that would work to improve school environments, while engaging the senior citizen community passed the Senate Committee on Education and Career Development today by a vote of 10 to 0. more »
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 19, 2018) – State Sen. Dennis Kruse (R-Auburn) was recently named as one of the recipients of the 2018 Central States Simon Award. more »
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 7, 2018) – A bill authored by State Sen. Dennis Kruse (R-Auburn) to require the Indiana State Board of Education (SBOE) to establish one Indiana diploma for individuals who successfully complete high school graduation requirements recently passed the Senate unanimously. more »
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 1, 2018) – A bill authored by State Sen. Dennis Kruse (R-Auburn) to require the Indiana State Board of Education (SBOE) to establish one Indiana diploma for individuals who successfully complete high school graduation requirements recently passed the Senate Committee on Education and Career Development by a vote of 10 to 0. more »
STATEHOUSE (Jan. 31, 2018) – A bill co-authored by State Sen. Dennis Kruse (R-Auburn) to require public and charter schools to offer a computer science course as a one-semester elective course at least once each school year to high school students recently passed the Senate. more »
STATEHOUSE (Jan. 23, 2018) – A bill authored by State Sen. Dennis Kruse (R-Auburn) to allow the Auctioneer Commission to approve and offer online courses recently passed the full Senate by a vote of 49-0. more »
Members of the Indiana Senate Republican Caucus today announced their agenda for the 2018 legislative session. more »
STATEHOUSE (June 29, 2017) — State Sen. Dennis Kruse (R-Auburn) has been appointed by Senate President Pro Tem David Long (R-Fort Wayne) to serve as the Chair of the Interim Study Committee on Education and as a member of the Education Commission of the States. more »
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 »
