Jack Sandlin

Jack Sandlin is a Republican member of the Indiana Senate representing Senate District 36 where he has served since 2016. From 2010 to 2016, he was a member of the Indianapolis City-County Council for the 24th district.[2] He also served as a Perry Township, Indiana Trustee from November 1997 to December 2006.

Jack E. Sandlin
Member of the Indiana Senate
from the 36th district
Assumed office
2016
Preceded byBrent Waltz
Member of the Indianapolis City-County Council from the 24th district
In office
2010–2016
Preceded byMike Speedy[1]
Succeeded byJohn Wesseler
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
Children1
ResidenceIndianapolis, Indiana
Alma materIndiana Wesleyan University
University of Indianapolis

Career

Sandlin is a retired police officer.[3] From 2010 to 2016, he was a member of the Indianapolis City-County Council for the 24th district.[2] He also served as a Perry Township, Indiana Trustee from November 1997 to December 2006.

In 2017, he apologized for an offensive Facebook post on his account on the 2017 Women's March; he deleted the post, and said he did not post the message.[4][5] In 2018, Sandlin sponsored a measure (which passed the state Senate) to allow churchgoers to carry guns while at worship services held on school property.[6] He has called for consideration of the idea of regional jails in Indiana, rather than having a separate county jail in all of Indiana's 92 counties.[3]

In 2019, Sandlin introduced legislation to fund a new Indy Eleven soccer stadium. Sandlin's legislation would have allowed the Capital Improvement Board (which oversees Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Lucas Oil Stadium, Victory Field, and the Indiana Convention Center) to collect taxes from a proposed Eleven Park mixed-use development to fund a $150 million soccer-specific stadium with a capacity of 20,000.[7][8] A version of the legislation passed the Indiana General Assembly, but without language requiring that the stadium be home to a Major League Soccer team.[9]

In 2020, Sandlin criticized the Marion County prosecutor on their decision to stop prosecuting marijuana possession cases in the county, and supported legislation that would allow the Indiana Attorney General to override county prosecutors' authority and discretion.[10]

References
  1. "Our Campaigns - Indianapolis City-County Council 24 - Appointment Race - Nov 16, 2010".
  2. "Historical List of Councillors". www.indy.gov. Archived from the original on 2009-01-30.
  3. Many Indiana counties face jail crowding with inmate shift, Associated Press (October 6, 2018).
  4. Indiana lawmaker apologizes for "fat women" meme, Associated Press (January 23, 2017).
  5. 2 Indiana lawmakers under fire for posts after women's march, Indianapolis Star (January 23, 2017).
  6. Indiana Senate backs allowing guns in churches at schools, Associated Press (February 6, 2018).
  7. Samantha Horton, Indy Eleven Stadium Supporters Make Their Case To Lawmakers, Indiana Public Broadcasting News (February 15, 2019).
  8. v Indy Eleven soccer stadium: Owner takes proposal to Indiana lawmakers, Indianapolis Star (February 14, 2020).
  9. Zach Spedden, General Assembly Approves Indy Eleven Stadium Bill, Soccer Stadium Digest (April 24, 2019).
  10. Crystal Hill, Bill could undermine Marion County's new marijuana policy, Indianapolis Star (January 28, 2020).
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