Sheila Klinker

Sheila Klinker DEMDemocrat

State Representative, District 27

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Sheila KlinkerDEMDemocrat State Representative, District 27
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Sheila Ann Klinker (born December 20, 1938) is a Democratic politician who is currently a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing House District 27 since 1982. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Klinker graduated from Purdue University with her Bachelor of Education in elementary education in 1961. Klinker later received her Master of Science from Purdue in 1970. Klinker worked her entire teaching career for the Lafayette School Corporation. She began her teaching career in 1961 at Klondike Elementary School in West Lafayette, Indiana while also teaching at Edgelea Elementary School. In 1963, Klinker began teaching at Miami Elementary School in Lafayette, Indiana, until 1985. Klinker was also the outreach liaison at the Purdue University College of Education. Klinker currently serves on the House Committees for Agriculture and Rural Development, Education, and Ways and Means.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
Purdue University
MS Administration and Supervision
1978 - 1982
Purdue University
BS Elementary Education
1961
Purdue University
MS Elementary Education
Past Positions1 - 13 of 13
Assistant Minority Whip
Indiana State House of Representatives
2012 - 2014
Speaker
Indiana State House of Representatives
1982 - 2012
Assistant Majority Leader
Indiana State House of Representatives
1985 - 1990
Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore
Indiana State House of Representatives
1985 - 1990
Representative
Indiana State House of Representatives
1982 - Current
Delegate
State Delegate to Democratic Convention
1980 - Current
Former Assistant Majority Floor Leader
Indiana State House of Representatives
Civics Teacher
Lafayette Adult Resource Academy
2012
Outreach Liaison
College of Education, Purdue University
1995
Teacher
Tecumseh Middle School
1985 - Current
Coach
Miami Elementary School
1964 - 1985
Teacher
Edgelea Elementary School
1961 - 1963
Teacher
Klondike Elementary School
1961
Other Experience1 - 34 of 34
Board Member
Opera de Lafayette
2000 - 2006
Member
Hanna Community Center Board
2004 - Current
Board Member
Purdue Musical Organization
1990 - 2002
President
Kiwanis Club Harrison
2000 - 2001
Member
Education Committee, Chamber of Commerce
2000 - Current
Member
Board of Directors Bach Chorale
1998 - Current
Member
Delta Kappa Gamma Honorary
1988 - Current
Member
Phi Delta Kappa
1985 - Current
Member
Business and Professional Women's Association
Board Member
Food Finders Bank
Board Member
Greater Lafayette Art Museum Foundation
Board Member
Lafayette Symphony
Chair
Public Service Division, United Way Labor
Former President
Golden Bronc Club
Founder
Aktion Club for Disabled
Member
Saint Mary's Cathedral Parish
Member
President's Council and John Purdue Club
Member
Kappa Alpha Theta Advisory Board
Member
Lafayette Museum of Art
Member
Tippecanoe Child Care Board
Member
Tippecanoe Arts Federation Board
Participatory Board
United Way Labor
Member
Education Committee, Indiana State House of Representatives
Current
Member
Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee, Indiana State House of Representatives
Current
Chair
Relations and Agencies, Native American Commission
2010
Chair
Mental Retardation and Developmental Disability Commission
1990 - 2010
Minority Chair
Higher Education Committee, Indiana State House of Representatives
2000 - 2006
Member
Vice Precinct Committee
1976 - 2000
Chair
Indiana Advisory Committee, Intergovernmental Relations
1994 - Current
Member
Area Plan Commission
1974 - 1978
Former Member
Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee, Indiana State House of Representatives
Former Member
Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee, Indiana State House of Representatives
Minority Member
Agriculture and Rural Development House Committee
Minority Member
Ways and Means Committee
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