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Randy Maxwell is Indiana's newest state senator, replacing Chip Perfect

WFIU | By Brandon Smith
Published September 15, 2023 at 6:49 PM EDT
Randy Maxwell, right, shakes hands with Indiana Republican Party chair Anne Hathaway after his election to the state Senate by a private Republican precinct caucus.
Randy Maxwell, right, shakes hands with Indiana Republican Party chair Anne Hathaway after his election to the state Senate by a private Republican precinct caucus.

Construction company CEO Randy Maxwell is Indiana’s newest state senator. Maxwell was chosen by a private Republican caucus this week to replace Chip Perfect, who  announced his resignation last month.

Maxwell is the owner and founder of Maxwell Construction in Guilford, in southeastern Indiana near the Ohio River.

He is set to serve out the remaining three years of Perfect’s four-year term. Perfect had endorsed Maxwell to replace him.

READ MORE: Indiana state Sen. Chip Perfect to resign less than a year into new term

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Since the end of the 2023 legislative session in April, four state lawmakers have announced their resignations from the General Assembly.

Brandon is our Statehouse bureau chief. Contact him at  bsmith@ipbs.org or follow him on Twitter at  @brandonjsmith5.
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Brandon Smith
Brandon J. Smith has previously worked as a reporter and anchor for KBIA Radio in Columbia, MO. Prior to that, he worked for WSPY Radio in Plano, IL as a show host, reporter, producer and anchor. His first job in radio was in another state capitol, in Jefferson City, as a reporter for three radio stations around Missouri. Brandon graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a Bachelor of Journalism in 2010, with minors in political science and history. He was born and raised in Chicago.
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