TERRE HAUTE , Ind. ) Today, Terre Haute resident Bob Heaton announced his candidacy for State Representative in House District 46 against incumbent Vern Tincher.

Speaking to a crowd of supporters at the newly constructed Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Terre Haute, Heaton said, “If the Indiana General Assembly is a citizen legislature, then I certainly feel qualified…There have been changes in my life that convinced me to look at this opportunity. I am self-employed and I know from regular interaction with my clients that they are concerned about the issues that face our state and country.”

Heaton graduated Indiana State University with Bachelor of Science Degree 1980 and played basketball for Indiana State University . In 1979, Heaton, along with teammate Larry Bird, made it to the Championship game in the NCAA Final Four.

“I seek to serve and to be a representative committed to learning the issues, hearing the opposing views of constituents, advocating for the people of Vigo , Owen, Clay and Monroe counties. I will do my best to assure that Indiana serves its citizens well,” Heaton said.

Heaton has been married to his wife Jane Ann for 27 years and have two children Allison, 24, a Pharmacist at Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis and Travis, 21, a student at Purdue University .

Heaton’s message was clear on Thursday, it was time to give back to the place that offered him so much. “The Wabash Valley has given me so much and been so good to me over the years,” Heaton said. “Now it is my intention to give back to the community.

Community involvement has been paramount in Heaton’s life. He is a Board Member of the Terre Haute Boys and Girls Club, the Wabash Valley Youth for Christ and of the Terre Haute Convention and Visitors Bureau. Heaton is also a member of the Terre Haute Downtown Rotary Club and a Deacon of the Cory Zion Church .

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