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Bob HeatonREPRepublican State Representative, District 46
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INResidence (state)

Robert Heaton (born September 28, 1956) is an American politician and basketball player who is a Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives since 2010. While at Indiana State University, Heaton was a prominent member of the college's varsity basketball team that famously reached the final of the 1979 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament. Heaton averaged 9 points during the NCAA Tournament, including a buzzer-beating game-winner against Arkansas which propelled the Sycamores to the Final Four.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
Indiana State University
BS Business Administration
1980
University of Denver
Attended
1975 - 1977
Past Positions1 - 5 of 5
Majority Whip
State of Indiana House of Representatives
2014 - Current
Representative
State of Indiana House of Representatives
2010 - Current
President
Heaton Financial Services, Incorporated
2003 - Current
Former Employee
Forrest-Sherer Insurance
Former Financial Representative
Northwestern Mutual
Other Experience1 - 11 of 11
Board Member
Terre Haute Boys and Girls Club
Current
Deacon
Cory Zion Church
Current
Member
Terre Haute Downtown Rotary Club
Current
Member
Leadership Terre Haute
Current
Member
Wabash Valley Youth for Christ
Current
Member
Terre Haute Convention and Visitors Bureau
Current
Chair of Higher Education Subcommittee
Ways and Means Committee
Former Member
Natural Resources Committee, Indiana State House of Representatives
Former Member
Insurance Committee, Indiana State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair
Financial Institutions Committee, Indiana State House of Representatives
Majority Member
Financial Institutions Committee