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Vaneta Becker

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Vaneta Becker
Member of the Indiana Senate
from the 50th district
Assumed office
September 26, 2005
Preceded byGreg Server[1]
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives
from the 78th district
In office
November 4, 1992 – September 26, 2005
Preceded byConstituency established[1]
Succeeded bySuzanne Crouch
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives
from the 75th district
In office
November 3, 1982 – November 4, 1992
Preceded byConstituency established[1]
Succeeded byDennis Avery
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives
from the 72nd district
In office
September 22, 1981 – November 3, 1982
Preceded byGreg Server[1]
Succeeded byWilliam Cochran
Personal details
Born (1949-10-09) October 9, 1949 (age 74)[2]
Alton, Illinois
Political partyRepublican
Alma materUniversity of Southern Indiana

Vaneta Becker (October 9, 1949) is an American politician who serves as a Republican Senator in the Indiana Senate representing Senate District 50, which contains portions of Vanderburgh and Warrick County[3] in the southern part of the state. She sits on the Health and Provider Services Committee and chairs its Public Health Subcommittee[3] having moved on from the Chairmanship of the Provider Services Subcommittee.[4] She is the ranking member of the standing committee on Commerce, Public Policy and Interstate Cooperation.[3]

Becker graduated from North High School in Evansville and received her Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Southern Indiana. She has been a real estate broker in Southwestern Indiana since 1975. Her husband, Andy Guarino,[3] was a principal with Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation. He retired in 2013.

Becker was first elected to the Indiana House of Representatives in 1981 and served until 2005.[3] She replaced Greg Server who was elevated to the Indiana Senate.[5] She sits on numerous Interim Study Committees: the Evansville State Hospital Advisory Committee, Indiana Commission on Excellence in Health Care, Health and Child Care Issues Evaluation Committee, Health Finance Commission, Indiana Commission for Women, and the Prescription Drug Advisory Committee.

When Server was named to the Mitch Daniels administration, Becker was elected by a party caucus to replace him. Suzanne Crouch replaced her in the House.

When not in Indianapolis directly serving in the General Assembly, Senator Becker sits on the Board of Directors for the ARK Crisis Prevention Nursery and is involved with the Leadership Evansville Alumni.

She is a Co-Chair on the Advisory Board of the Office of Women's Health through the Indiana State Department of Health. Vaneta is also a member of the American Heart Association and the United Methodist Church.

Proposed national anthem legislation

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In December 2011, Becker made headlines when she proposed legislation that set standards for the performance of the national anthem, including a fine of $25 to be levied against any individual that makes deliberate changes to the song.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Offices". March 3, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Indiana Legislator Database". Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e "About Sen. Vaneta Becker". in.gov/legislative/. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
  4. ^ "Indiana Senate committees". The Indianapolis Star. December 27, 2006. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
  5. ^ "25 Aug 1981, Page 9 - The Indianapolis Star at Newspapers.com". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "National Anthem bill". fox59.com. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
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