Leadership - Assistant Floor Leader

• Jackie is currently serving as Assistant Floor Leader in her second term in office.

Biography - State Representative Jackie Walorski was first elected to office in 2004, vowing to represent the community in the same fashion as former Representative Dick Mangus. She has quickly become a leader in the Statehouse and is currently serving as Assistant Republican Floor Leader. She served as Vice-Chair to the Family, Children & Human Affairs Committee in the 2006 session. Representative Walorski's legislative work has included legislation ranging from the Voter ID law, requiring all voters to show picture ID, to the Stop Killing Cops Bill, which requires more severe sentencing for convicted cop-killers, to consumer protection initiatives that protect against identity theft. She has also been an advocate of more efficient government and a balance budget. Prior to her service as a State Representative, Jackie founded Impact International, an international relief agency. Impact International works extensively in Eastern Europe. As part of her work with Impact, Jackie lived in Romania for a few years. Representative Walorski is a Northern Indiana native. She graduated from Riley High School (South Bend) in 1981 and received a degree in Communications and Public Administration from Taylor University in 1985. She is married to Dean Swihart, who teaches in Mishawaka.

Committees:

• Public Policy

• Family, Children & Human Affairs

District 21:

• District 21 encompasses parts of southern St. Joseph and Elkhart Counties. It includes the towns of North Liberty, Lakeville, Walkerton, Nappanee, as well as parts of Mishawaka, Elkhart, and a great deal of Concord Township.

• Map of District 21 (PDF 118k)

Education:

• Riley High School- 1981

• Liberty Baptist College: 1981-83

• Taylor University: 1985, B.A. Communications & Public Administration

Experience:

• Missionary/Humanitarian Relief 1999- Present

• International Marketing 2000- Present

• Founder, Impact International 2000

• Director of Development, IUSB 1997-1999

• Director of Membership, Chamber of Commerce (St Joseph County) 1991-1996

• Director of Institutional Advancement, Ancilla College (Marshall County) 1991-1996

• Executive Director Humane Soc, (St. Joseph County) 1989-1991

• Television Reporter, WSBT-TV 1985-1989

Member:

• Calvary Temple, South Bend

• World Harvest Ministerial Network, LeSea Ministries

• Graduate St Joseph County Leadership Program