HR 1541 Summary

• Representative Jim Baird is retiring from the Indiana House of Representatives at the end of the 2018 legislative session after representing House District 44 since 2010

• Served on multiple committees including Agriculture and Rural Development, Ethics, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety, and as Health and Medicaid Subcommittee Chair of Ways and Means

• Received American Legion Distinguished Public Service Award in 2013 for expanding college opportunities for veterans and assisting veteran-owned small businesses, and received 2018 Civility in Government Award

• Vietnam War veteran decorated with Bronze Star with V device and two Purple Hearts; his unit, the 523rd Transportation Company, became the first company inducted into U.S. Army Transportation Corps Hall of Fame in 2012

• Holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Purdue University and Ph.D. from University of Kentucky; owns Baird Family Farms and a home health care agency; previously served as Putnam County Commissioner