IN HR0026

House Resolution honors State Representative Mara Candelaria Reardon, who has represented House District 12 since first being elected in 2006

First Latina elected to the Indiana House of Representatives

Served as vice chair of the Environmental Affairs Committee and held memberships on multiple committees including Roads and Transportation, Ways and Means, and Utilities, Energy, and Telecommunications

Elected Indiana House Democratic Caucus Chair in 2018 and currently chairs the Board of Hispanic Caucus Chairs, a national nonpartisan organization of elected Latino officials

Served on numerous state commissions including the Indiana Commission for Women, Hispanic/Latino Affairs Commission, and Indiana Commission to Combat Substance Abuse