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Chip Perfect

Contact Information

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

Legislative Assistant:
Steven Bergsma
Phone: 317-232-9489
Email: Steven.Bergsma@iga.in.gov

Media Contact:
Kellyn Harrison
Phone: 317-232-9498
Email: Kellyn.Harrison@iga.in.gov

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Chip Perfect

State Senator - District 43


Elected

Indiana State Senate, 2014 – present

Political Affiliation

Republican

Standing Committees

Commerce and Technology, Chair
Utilities, Ranking Member
Agriculture
Natural Resources
Pensions and Labor

Education

Purdue University, BA in Agricultural Education

Activities

Dearborn County Hospital, Former Board Member
National Ski Area Association, Former Chairman of the Board
Dearborn County 4-H Fair, Former Board Member
Dearborn County Chamber of Commerce, Former Board Member
Dearborn County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Former Board Member
Natorp Inc., Former Board Member
Midwest Ski Areas Association, Former President 

Honors

Purdue Distinguished Agricultural Alumni Award, 2006
Purdue Old Masters Program

Occupation

President and CEO of Perfect North Slopes

Personal

Wife: Ellen
Children: Alex, Paige and Grace

Counties Served

Dearborn, Jefferson, Ohio, Scott and Switzerland counties, and portions of Jennings County

Chip Perfect

State Senator - District 43

Local students visit Statehouse

The following local students visited the Statehouse to serve as Senate pages in February. more »

Sen. Perfect welcomes local students to Statehouse

State Sen. Chip Perfect (R-Lawrenceburg) welcomed the following local students to the Statehouse who served as Senate pages in January. more »

Rising Sun High School graduate gains experience at Indiana Statehouse

Rising Sun High School graduate gains experience at Indiana Statehouse

Maxwell Bowne is serving as an intern for the Indiana Senate Majority Caucus during the 2023 legislative session, said State Sen. Chip Perfect (R-Lawrenceburg). more »

Perfect: Communities in Senate District 43 receive more than $5.2 million in road-funding grants

Communities in Senate District 43 will receive more than $5.2 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Chip Perfect (R-Lawrenceburg). more »

Perfect: Applications available for Indiana Senate Page Program

The Indiana Senate is now accepting applications for the 2023 Senate Page Program, said State Sen. Chip Perfect (R-Lawrenceburg). more »

Perfect: Indiana Senate Republicans offering paid internships

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. Chip Perfect (R-Lawrenceburg). more »

Perfect: $24 million in rural broadband grants awarded locally

STATEHOUSE (April 22, 2022) — Rural broadband projects in Senate District 43 will receive a total of $24,330,289.61 to improve broadband connectivity through the third round of the Next Level Connections Broadband Grant Program, said State Sen. Chip Perfect (R-Lawrenceburg). more »

Perfect: Communities in Senate District 43 receive more than $5.8 million in road-funding grants

STATEHOUSE (April 21, 2022) — Communities in Senate District 43 will receive more than $5.8 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Chip Perfect (R-Lawrenceburg). more »

Perfect: Local farms honored at the Statehouse

STATEHOUSE (April 6, 2022) – Area legislators today announced the latest recipients of the Hoosier Homestead Award, which recognizes farms that have been owned and maintained by the same family for 100 years or more. more »

Sen. Perfect welcomes local students to Statehouse

STATEHOUSE (Feb. 9, 2022) – State Sen. Chip Perfect (R-Lawrenceburg) welcomed the following local students to the Statehouse who served as Senate pages in January. more »

Perfect: General Assembly kicks off 2022 session

STATEHOUSE (Nov. 16, 2021) — State Sen. Chip Perfect (R-Lawrenceburg) gathered with fellow legislators today at the Statehouse for Organization Day – the ceremonial start of the Indiana General Assembly. 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 »

Perfect: Senate District 43 awarded additional COVID-19 response funding

STATEHOUSE (April 20, 2021) — Senate District 43 was recently awarded funds to help communities continue to address the impact of COVID-19, said State Sen. Chip Perfect (R-Lawrenceburg). more »

COLUMN: Career development opportunities for Hoosiers

As we continue to assess the impact COVID-19 has had on our state and communities across Senate District 43, Hoosiers should be aware of the many training programs and career improvement opportunities offered by the state. more »

Perfect: Senate District 43 awarded broadband funding

STATEHOUSE (Sept. 4, 2020) — Six rural broadband projects to improve internet service in Senate District 43 were recently awarded funding through the second round of the Next Level Connections Broadband Grant Program, said State Sen. Chip Perfect (R-Lawrenceburg). more »

Perfect: Senate District 43 awarded COVID-19 response funding

STATEHOUSE (Aug. 27, 2020) — Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) recently announced an additional 42 rural Hoosier communities, including three counties in Senate District 43, will receive more than $10.09 million in federal grant funding through the COVID-19 Response Program, said State Sen. Chip Perfect (R-Lawrenceburg). 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 »

Perfect Named Chair of Insurance and Financial Institutions Committee

Indiana Senate President Pro Tem David Long (R-Fort Wayne) today named State Sen. Chip Perfect (R-Lawrenceburg) chairman of the Senate Committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions. more »

Chip Perfect

State Senator - District 43

2022 Summary of New Laws - Sen. Perfect

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State Senator - District 43

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