Hoosier Banker 13 your key priorities or areas of focus moving through 2023 and into 2024? I am focused on taking a holistic view of Indiana’s current tax structure with the upcoming tax commission work. Another priority is to continue to pay down the Pre-1996 Teachers’ Retirement Fund, which is a major obligation. Each year, we have a standard payment of about $1 billion we make to the fund. Once this pension plan no longer has an unfunded liability, Indiana will have freed up nearly $2 billion in the state’s biennial budget. You were first elected to the state senate in 2008. What is one of the accomplishments you are most proud of from the past 15 years? A few years ago, I was elected by my majority colleagues to become the Senate Republican Caucus chair. Becoming a leader in the caucus was a goal of mine, and I was very pleased when I was able to achieve that accomplishment. Tell us a bit about your home life and favorite hobbies/pastimes. My wife Becky and I enjoy traveling around the country and the world. We love to stay involved with our two children and our three grandchildren, with one on the way. We attend and I am a member of the board for the Tower Life Center church. HB ABOVE: Sen. Travis Holdman, R-Adams, Allen, Blackford, Jay and Wells counties, addresses the Indiana State Senate. Holdman served as chair of the Community Bankers Association of Indiana in 2004 and is also a past chair of the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions. Sen. Holdman serves as Majority Caucus Chair for the Indiana State Senate as well as chair of the Tax & Fiscal Policy Committee. He is also a member of the Rules & Legislative Procedures Committee and the powerful Appropriations Committee.
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