[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5831]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATING INDIANA STATE SENATOR TRAVIS HOLDMAN ON THE OCCASION OF 
                            HIS SWEARING-IN

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                            HON. MIKE PENCE

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 10, 2008

  Mr. PENCE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the newest 
member of the Indiana State Senate. The sun has set on the long and 
proud legacy of one visionary leader, but a new dawn is rising in the 
Hoosier heartland.
  Tomorrow at the Indiana Statehouse, surrounded by family and friends, 
Travis Holdman will raise his right hand to be sworn in as State 
Senator for Indiana's 19th District.
  After his victory, Holdman said he had no acceptance speech prepared. 
He simply thanked the caucus and quoted Proverbs 15:22: ``Plans fail 
for lack of counsel, but with advisors they succeed.'' I'm sure he will 
receive a lot of counsel in the months and years ahead as he seeks to 
serve his constituents.
  I've known Travis and his wife Becky for years. He has a wealth of 
business and political experience that will serve his constituents 
well.
  Travis has been involved with banking for the past 15 years, serving 
as a bank CEO, bank holding CEO, and chairman of the board. Previously, 
he spent 6 years as a deputy prosecutor in Wells County.
  Travis has served as both chairman and vice chairman of the Wells 
County GOP for the past 12 years. Most recently he served on the Wells 
County Council.
  Travis and Becky are also leaders in a number of civic and community 
activities. At the Zanesville United Methodist Church, they volunteer 
for the UPWARD sports ministry. Travis serves on the board of trustees 
for Huntington University and has worked with Youth for Christ student 
ministry.
  Travis was the youngest of eight children and grew up in a poor but 
hard-working family of farmers. He will tell you that his parents 
instilled in him five core values: traditional family values, 
conservative political views, ``Hoosier common sense,'' a Judeo-
Christian worldview, and integrity.
  Madam Speaker, no one will ever fill Senator David Ford's shoes, but 
Indiana will be well served by Senator Travis Holdman.

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