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IN SR0074
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AI Summary
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Honors Elmer Hoehn, a 95-year-old Clark County resident and oldest living former member of the Indiana House of Representatives, for his career in public service
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Recognizes Hoehn's education (MBA from Northwestern University in 1937, Juris Doctor from University of Louisville in 1940) and early career as a teacher at Jeffersonville High School and Indiana University Southeast
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Acknowledges his political service including election to the Indiana House of Representatives in 1945, service as Principal Clerk of the House in 1947, and leadership roles in the Democratic Party at county and congressional district levels
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Highlights his federal appointment by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 as Federal Oil Import Administrator, where he played a vital role during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War by restoring oil supplies to Britain and France within 12 days
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Notes his continued public service after 1994 as commissioner on the Ohio River Greenway Commission and chairman of the Clark County Redevelopment Commission, along with philanthropic contributions to Clark Memorial Hospital Foundation and the General Rogers Clark homestead cabin
Legislative Description
Honoring Elmer Hoehn from Clark County, for a remarkable public service career.
Last Action
Senators Alting, Arnold, Banks, Becker, Boots, Bray, Breaux, Broden, Buck, Charbonneau, Delph, Eckerty, Gard, Glick, Grooms, Head, Hershman, Holdman, Hume, Kenley, Kruse, Lanane, Landske, Lawson, Leising, Long, Merritt, Miller, Mishler, Mrvan, Nugent, Paul, Randolph, Rogers, Schneider, Simpson, Skinner, Steele, Tallian, Taylor, Tomes, Walker, Waltz, Waterman, Wyss, Yoder, R. Young, M. Young and Zakas added as coauthors
4/7/2011