James E. Banks

Republican Representative of Indiana's 3rd district

Representative
Indiana, district 3
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Indiana, district 3
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Indiana, district 3
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Indiana, district 3
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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@RepJimBanks

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January 1, 1979 (45 years old)

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American politician, nominee for the 2024 U.S. Senate election in Indiana
Has been serving as a U.S. representative since 2017
Served in the Indiana Senate from 2010 to 2016
Born in Columbia City, Indiana
Holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Indiana University Bloomington and an MBA from Grace College & Seminary
Worked in real estate and construction before entering politics
Serves in the United States Navy Reserve as a Supply Corps officer and served in Afghanistan from 2014 to 2015
Served on the Whitley County Council from 2008 to 2010 and chaired the Whitley County Republican Party from 2007 to 2011
Supported right-to-work legislation in Indiana with assistance from the American Legislative Exchange Council
Addressed the 2014 Conservative Political Action Conference as one of their Top 10 Conservatives Under 40
His wife, Amanda Banks, temporarily replaced him in the Indiana State Senate during his military deployment
Won the 2016 primary for Congress with 34% of the vote, separating himself from five other conservative opponents
Unopposed in the Republican primary and won the general election in 2018 with 64.7% of the vote
Defeated opponents in the 2020 and 2022 general elections with significant margins
Member of the Republican Study Committee
Co-signed a letter in 2017 requesting the release of a classified counterterrorism agreement with Qatar
Faced backlash in 2020 for comments about Representative Ilhan Omar’s PTSD remarks
Signed an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit contesting the 2020 presidential election results and objected to the certification of the election results
Expressed initial support for a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6 Capitol attack but later changed his mind
Attended the Conservative Political Action Conference during scheduled vote times in 2021, citing the COVID-19 pandemic for his absence
Criticized for sending letters to federal agencies claiming to be the ranking member of the January 6 Select Committee after being rejected from it
Suspended from Twitter for misgendering Rachel Levine, a transgender admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Ran for the position of Majority Whip in the House of Representatives after the 2022 midterm elections but lost
Co-sponsored a resolution to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas in May 2023
Holds committee assignments in the 118th Congress including the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Education and the Workforce
Opposes student debt forgiveness, the Affordable Care Act, and single-payer healthcare
Criticizes Joe Biden’s immigration policy and supports reinstating Trump-era policies
Voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and against COVID-19 economic stimulus packages
Describes climate change as “leftist propaganda”
Opposes abortion and has a 100% lifetime rating from the National Right to Life Committee
Opposes same-sex marriage and the military paying for sex reassignment surgery
Voted for antitrust measures against Big Tech and supports foreign policy measures against Iran and in support of Israel
Voted for a moratorium on aid to Ukraine and a ban on cluster munitions to Ukraine
Endorsed by former President Donald Trump for his Senate campaign
Protestant, attends Trinity Evangelical Presbyterian Church