Jim Banks
Republican · IN · U.S. Senate
Bio
James Edward Banks is an American politician and naval officer serving since 2025 as the junior United States senator from Indiana. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. representative for Indiana's 3rd congressional district from 2017 to 2025 and an Indiana state senator from 2010 to 2016.
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Issue profile
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Latest news
Jim Banks, GOP lawmakers rally behind DOJ probe into alleged CCP-linked funding networkCongress backs a federal grand jury probe into Neville Roy Singham over alleged financial crimes tied to CCP-aligned nonprofits like Code Pink.
Fox News · June 30, 2026
Republican Senator Gushes Over Clarence Thomas, Wishes He Would Live Forever: ‘Greatest Living Human Being’Sen. Jim Banks lavished intense praise on Clarence Thomas on Tuesday, saying that he wished the conservative Supreme Court Justice would "live forever." The post Republican Senator Gushes Over Clarence Thomas, Wishes He Would Live Forever: ‘Greatest Living Hu…
Mediaite · June 30, 2026- Max Engling wins GOP nod to replace Diego Morales (incumbent ousted, Indiana)
GOP delegates nominated Max Engling as their candidate for secretary of state June 20, capping off a messy convention season with the ousting of the current secretary of state for the second convention in a row. Engling, a staffer for U.S. Sen. Jim Banks, won…
Freerepublic.com · June 20, 2026 
Indiana Republican senator moves to block kids from accessing porn onlineSen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., introduced the SAFE for Kids Act requiring pornography websites to verify users' ages, citing data showing 73% of teens viewed porn.
Fox News · June 10, 2026
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