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Todd Rokita

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Won the General, 2020 Indiana Attorney General

Won the General, 2016 Indiana U.S. House District 4

Won the General, 2012 Indiana U.S. House District 4

Quick Facts
  • Full Name:
    Todd Rokita
  • Gender:
    Male
  • Birth Date:
    02/09/1970
  • Birth Place:
    Chicago, IL
  • Home City:
    Munster, IN
  • Religion:
    Catholic
  • Family:
    Wife: Kathy; 2 Children: Teddy, Ryan
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Vice Chair, Budget Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Chair, Business Law Survey Commission

Member, Coal Caucus

Former Member, Education and the Workforce Committee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Board of Advisors, Election Assistance Commission

Member, General Aviation Caucus

Member, India Caucus

Member, Medical Technology Caucus

Member, Republican Study Committee

Former Member, Subcommittee on Aviation, United States House of Representatives

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Turkey Caucus

Education

  • JD, Indiana University School of Law, 1995
  • BA, Political Science, Wabash College, 1992

Professional Experience

  • JD, Indiana University School of Law, 1995
  • BA, Political Science, Wabash College, 1992
  • General Counsel/Vice President of External Affairs, Apex Benefits, 2019-present
  • Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Office of Indiana Secretary of State, 2000-2002
  • Attorney, Epstein & Frisch, 1995-2000
  • General Counsel, Office of the Indiana Secretary of State, 1997-2000

Political Experience

  • JD, Indiana University School of Law, 1995
  • BA, Political Science, Wabash College, 1992
  • General Counsel/Vice President of External Affairs, Apex Benefits, 2019-present
  • Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Office of Indiana Secretary of State, 2000-2002
  • Attorney, Epstein & Frisch, 1995-2000
  • General Counsel, Office of the Indiana Secretary of State, 1997-2000
  • Candidate, Indiana State Attorney General, 2020
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 2010-2019
  • Candidate, United States Senate, Indiana, 2018
  • Secretary of State, State of Indiana, 2002-2010
  • Deputy Secretary of State, State of Indiana, 2000-2002

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Vice Chair, Budget Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Chair, Business Law Survey Commission

Member, Coal Caucus

Former Member, Education and the Workforce Committee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Board of Advisors, Election Assistance Commission

Member, General Aviation Caucus

Member, India Caucus

Member, Medical Technology Caucus

Member, Republican Study Committee

Former Member, Subcommittee on Aviation, United States House of Representatives

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Turkey Caucus

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • JD, Indiana University School of Law, 1995
  • BA, Political Science, Wabash College, 1992
  • General Counsel/Vice President of External Affairs, Apex Benefits, 2019-present
  • Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Office of Indiana Secretary of State, 2000-2002
  • Attorney, Epstein & Frisch, 1995-2000
  • General Counsel, Office of the Indiana Secretary of State, 1997-2000
  • Candidate, Indiana State Attorney General, 2020
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 2010-2019
  • Candidate, United States Senate, Indiana, 2018
  • Secretary of State, State of Indiana, 2002-2010
  • Deputy Secretary of State, State of Indiana, 2000-2002
  • Member, Civil Air Patrol, present
  • Member, Council of State Governments, Toll Fellowship Program, present
  • Member, Saint Malachy Parish, present
  • Member, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
  • Volunteer Pilot, Angel Flight Program
  • Former Chair, Aviation Law Committee, Indiana State Bar Association
  • Member, Board, Saint Joseph's College of Indiana
  • Member, Director's Circle, Indiana Council for Economic Education
  • Member, Employers in Support of the Guard and Reserve
  • Founder, Indiana Investment Watch
  • Member, Indiana State Bar Association
  • Member, International Flying Farmers, Indiana Chapter
  • Member, Knights of Columbus
  • Member, National Rifle Association (NRA)
  • Member, Saint Thomas More Parish
  • Board Member, Saint Vincent Foundation
  • Vice Chair, Securities Regulation Committee, National Association of Secretaries of State
  • Volunteer Pilot, Veterans Airlift Command
  • Chair, Voter Participation Committee, National Association of Secretaries of State
  • President, National Association of Secretaries of State, 2007-2008
  • Chair, New Millennium Young Voters Summit, National Association of Secretaries of State, 2004

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Legislator of the Year, 2012, Motor Equipment & Manufacturers' Association
  • Chamber of Commerce Spirit of Enterprise
  • Paul Samuelson Enterprise Award for Community Leaders, Indiana Council for Economic Education
  • Indianapolis Choice Award, Indianapolis Chapter, National Association of Women Business Owners
  • Friend of Foreign Service Medal, Taiwanese Government
  • Merit Award, International Association of Commercial Administrators
  • 40 under 40, Indianapolis Business Journal
  • Eli Lilly Fellow, Wabash College
  • Aspen-Rodel Fellowship in Public Leadership, Board of Advisors, Election Assistance Commission
  • Small Business Statesman of the Year, National Federation of Independent Business

Policy Positions

2021

Abortion

Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

11 Quotes

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- No

6 Quotes

Campaign Finance

Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

1 Quotes

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

Education

Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No

6 Quotes

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- No

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No

6 Quotes

Guns

Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

5 Quotes

Health Care

Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes

6 Quotes

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes

1 Quotes

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position

Congress Bills
Speeches

House Members Commemorate One-Year Anniversary of President Donald Trump's Official Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel
Dec. 6, 2018Press Release
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Lawmakers Advocate for Pro-Life Principles on Fetal Tissue
Nov. 30, 2018Letter
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Letter to President Donald Trump - Lawmakers Voice Support for the President's Leadership on the INF Treaty and Russian Aggression
Nov. 29, 2018Letter
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Articles

Tested positive for coronavirus on November 3, 2020
Jan. 1, 1900

Coronavirus pandemic Select a topic from the dropdown below to learn more.Political responses overviewState reopening plansDocumenting America's Path to RecoveryDaily updatesElection changesChanges to vote-by-mail and absentee voting proceduresFederal responsesState responsesState executive ordersStay-at-home ordersMultistate agreementsNon-governmental reopening plansEvictions and foreclosures policiesTravel restrictionsEnacted state legislationState legislative session changesSchool closuresState court closuresInmate releasesLocal government responsesDiagnosed or quarantined politiciansBallot measure changesArguments about government responsesThe 1918 influenza pandemicPandemic Response Accountability CommitteeUnemployment filingsLawsuitsSubmit On November 3, 2020, Rokita announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.

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