Full Name:
Dennis K. Kruse
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Kay; 4 Children: Matthew, John, Timothy, Daniel
Birth Date:
10/07/1946
Birth Place:
Auburn, IN
Home City:
Auburn, IN
Religion:
Christian
CAI, Indiana University, 1976-1978
GRI, Indiana University, 1974
BS, United States & World History, Indiana University, 1965-1970
Attended, Anderson University, 1967-1968
Attended, Purdue University Life Insurance Institute, 1966
Graduate, Reppert School of Auctioneering, 1964
Senator, Indiana State Senate, District 14, 2004-2022
Candidate, Indiana State Senate, District 14, 2018
Member, Indiana Dual Credit Advisory Council, 2009 - 2012
Board Member, Indiana Motor Vehicle Advisory Board Member, 2011 - Present
Representative, Indiana State House of Representatives, 1989-2004
Appointed by Republican Delegates, Senator, Indiana State Senate, District 14, April 2004
Delegate, Indiana Republican Party Convention, 1990-2002
Vice-Chair, Dekalb County Republican Party, 1997-1999
Chairman, Indiana Conservative Assembly, 1994-Present
Chair, Legislative Coalition to Reduce Underage Drinking, 1999-present
Member, Public Finance Study Commission, 1997-present
Commissioner, Governor's Commission For a Drug Free Indiana, 1992-present
Member, Jackson Township Precinct Committee, 1992-present
Member, DeKalb County Council on Pregnancy, 1989-present
Chair, Education and Career Development
Former Chair, Education and Career Development Committee, Indiana State Senate
Former Member, Elections Committee, Indiana State Senate
Former Member, Family and Children Services Affairs Committee, Indiana State Senate
Former Member, Local Government Committee, Indiana State Senate
Former Member, Pensions and Labor Committee, Indiana State Senate
Former Member, Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee, Indiana State Senate
Member, Indiana Lakes Management Group, 1996-2002
Member, Indiana Public Finance Commission, 1996-2002
Member, Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress Plus (ISTEP+ ) Citizens Reviews Committee, 1998-2002
Member, Precinct Committee, 1970-2002
Trustee, Jackson Township of DeKalb County, 1983-1989
Member, DeKalb County Voter Absentee Board, 1980
Member, United States Electoral College, 1972
Auctioneer/Owner, Reppert School of Auctioneering, 1996-present
Auctioneer, Kruse International, Collector Car Auctioneers, 1971-present
Real Estate Broker, 1968-present
Owner/President, Dennis Kruse and Associates, Auctioneering and Real Estate, 1968-present
Assistant to Corporate Officers, Ambassador Steel
Trustee, Trine University, 2010-present
Member, American Family Association of DeKalb County, 1995-present
Chair, Indiana Conservative Assembly, 1994-present
Advisor, Indiana Family Institute, 1994-present
Member, Right to Life, 1989-present
Member, Advisory Board, Northeastern Indiana Child Evangelism Fellowship, 1985-present
Member, Advance America, 1984-present
Board Chair, Northeastern Indiana Youth for Christ, 1968-present
Member/Elder, County Line Church of God, 1964-present
Member, Indiana Education Roundtable, 2009 - 2015
Member, American Conservation Union, Defender of Liberty, 2012
Commissioner, National Commission on Teaching & Americas Future, 2009 - 2010
Commissioner, United States Education Commission of the States, 2009 - Present
Member, Professional Firefighters Union of Indiana, 2007 - 2008
President, Indiana Auctioneers Association, 2004-2005
President-Elect, National Auctioneers Association, 2004-2005
President-Elect, Indiana Auctioneers Association, 2003
Vice-President, National Auctioneers Association, 2003
Member, Board of Directors, Indiana Auctioneers Association, 1999-2002
National Director, National Auctioneers Association, 1999
State Director, Indiana Auctioneers Association, 1998
Member, The Gideons International, 1996 - Present