Hon. Joseph Donnelly

Hon. Joseph Donnelly

Senator Joe Donnelly is honored to represent the State of Indiana in the U.S. Senate. Previously, he served the 2nd Congressional District of Indiana in the House of Representatives, and was first elected in 2006. After being reelected to the House in 2008 and 2010, he was elected to the Senate in 2012. Joe is committed to a moderate and common sense agenda that includes creating and preserving jobs, a strong national defense, reducing the debt and deficit, fighting for our veterans, and promoting an all-in energy plan. In the Senate, he serves on the Armed Services Committee, Agriculture Committee, and Aging Committee. In the Armed Services Committee, he serves on the following subcommittees: Airland, Readiness, and Strategic Forces. On the Agriculture Committee, he serves on the following subcommittees: Commodities, Markets, Trade and Risk Management, of which he is the chairman; Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation; and Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Marketing and Agriculture Security. Joe lives with his wife Jill in north central Indiana. Joe met Jill in South Bend while students at the University of Notre Dame and they have two children, Molly and Joe Jr. From coaching his kids’ basketball and baseball teams years ago to being a member of St. Anthony de Padua Parish, Joe has fully invested himself in his community and is proud to call Indiana home.