Brian Kerns
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Brian Kerns | |
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Edward A. Pease | |
Succeeded by | Steve Buyer (Redistricting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. | May 22, 1957
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Lori Jan Kerns |
Alma mater | Indiana State University (BA, MPA) |
Brian Douglas Kerns (born May 22, 1957) is an American journalist and politician. He served as a Republican Representative from Indiana's 7th congressional district from January 3, 2001 to January 3, 2003.
Kerns was born in
John T. Myers
. He is married and has five children.
Prior to serving in Congress, Kerns was an administrator at
Edward A. Pease
and served as his chief of staff.
Congressional career
In
2000
, when Pease retired, Kerns won a 12-way Republican primary. Kerns went on to win the general election with close to 65% of the vote.
During his term in Congress, Kerns took up many social issues including gun rights and working to ban human cloning. He is also responsible for bringing closure to the Lafayette Railroad Relocation Project. Kerns served on the
International Relations and Transportation and Infrastructure committees. During his time in congress, Kerns never missed a single vote.[1]
After the
Evansville-based 8th district of another Republican, John Hostettler.[2] Rather than challenge Hostettler for the Republican nomination in the 8th, Kerns moved to Hendricks County
to face Buyer, and lost.
References
- ^ "Brian Kerns". Retrieved May 27, 2012.
- ^ "Kerns may move to retain seat". journalreview.com. Retrieved January 30, 2015.