Full Name:
Karen R. Tallian
Gender:
Female
Family:
Divorced; 3 Children: Michael, Christopher, Aimee
Birth Date:
12/02/1950
Birth Place:
Streator, IL
Home City:
Portage, IN
JD, Valparaiso University Law School, 1986-1990
AA, Design, Harrington Institute of Design, 1982
BA, Philosophy/Psychology, University of Chicago, 1968-1972
Senator, Indiana State Senate, District 4, 2005-2021
Minority Caucus Chair, Indiana State Senate, 2016-2021
Candidate, Indiana State Senate, District 4, 2018
Member, Purdue Commission on Agriculture, 2009-present
Member, Precinct Committee, Porter County Democrats, 1986-present
Member, Great Lakes Legislative Caucus, present
Former Ranking Minority Member, Appropriations Committee, Indiana State Senate
Member, Board of Zoning Appeals
Former Member, Corrections and Criminal Law Committee, Indiana State Senate
Committee Chair, Democratic Precinct
Former Member, Local Government Committee, Indiana State Senate
Member, Porter County Planning Commission
Former Member, Subcommittee on School Funding, Indiana State Senate
Former Member, Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee, Indiana State Senate
Attorney, Karen Tallian Law Offices, 2007-present
Former Attorney, Board of Zoning Appeals
Former Attorney, Portage Fire Department
Former Attorney, Portage Township Trustee
Former Attorney, Porter County Planning Commission
Former Adjunct Professor, Valparaiso University Law School
Attorney/Partner, Eberhard and Gastineau, 1998-2007
Attorney, Bruce Clark and Associates, 1993-1998
Attorney, Hilbnich Law, 1989-1993
Director, Portage Parks Foundation, 1999-present
Board Member, Portage Parks Foundation, 1999-present
Member, Lake County Bar Association, 1990-present
Member, Porter County Bar Association, 1990-present
Member, Ogden Dunes Home Association
Member, Portage County League of Women Voters
Member, Portage Fire Department Merit Board
Member, Portage Police Department Merit Board
Director, State Board of the League of Women Voters
President, Portage Parks Foundation, 2005
Director, Indiana League of Women Voters, 1987-1992
Member, Porter County League of Women Voters, 1982-1992
President, Porter County League of Women Voters, 1986-1988
Awards:
2010 Legislator of the Year Tommy Blalock Award, United Steel Workers
2008 Legislator of the Year, ACLU, Indiana
Priority Issues:
Past Significant Legislation: 2009 Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention statute (author); 2008 Great Lakes Compact; 2010: Due Process for Emergency Personnel; 2008: Automatic Deduction Property Taxes; Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund legislation;