Wendy McNamara Has Spent Her Life Serving Others

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Hoosiers can do great things. We need leadership that will focus on individual liberty and a smaller more responsive government.

Wendy McNamara has spent her life serving others. Growing up, Wendy always knew she wanted to help others. As an educator, Wendy has made a positive impact on the lives of countless young people here in Southwest Indiana.

Now Wendy serves as our state representative and is once again making a positive impact for Southwest Indiana. Wendy has been an outspoken advocate for smaller and smarter government. Wendy believes a limited government focused on empowering the individual will lead to an economic recovery and create private sector jobs for our friends and neighbors. Wendy is the conservative leader we need for today and for the next generation.

Education & Occupation

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Occupation:

Director of Early College High School

Education:

Undergrad in Political Science – University of Indianapolis
Teacher Certification – Valparaiso
Masters in Educational Leadership – University of Southern Indiana

Experience:

Indiana Congressional District 8 We the People: Constitution, Coordinator
Executive Board Member for the Indiana Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (IASCD)
Committee Member for the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Program of Excellence

Member:

Association for School Administrators (ASA)
Indiana Association of Secondary School Principals (IASSP)
National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
Program of Excellence Committee Member
Posey County Republican Women’s Club

Policies

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HEA 1416: Credit time & discharge of life long-term inmates 2011
SEA 465: Department of Child Services 2011
SEA 286: Department of Child Services 2012
HEA 1108: Sentencing alternatives for youthful offenders 2013
HEA 1110: School capital project funds (CPF) 2013
HEA 1111: Tactical emergency medicine 2013
HEA 1151: Blue alert program 2013
HEA 1064: Study of career and technical education programs 2014
HEA 1141: Methamphetamine lab disclosure in property sales 2014
HEA 1213: Career and technical education; dual credit courses 2014
SEA 32: Public official bonding 2014
HEA 1196: CHINS and deliquent child dual determination 2015
SEA 289: Confidential victim services requests 2015
SEA 324: Various child support matters 2015
SEA 532: Human trafficking, promoting prostitution, and adult entertainment performers 2015
HEA 1199: Human trafficking 2016
HEA 1369: Juveile justice 2016
HEA 1370: Dual credit teachers 2016
SEA 17: Child abuse prevention fee and domestic violence prevention and treatment fee 2016
SEA 172: Regulation of private clubs 2016
SEA 187: Overdose intervention drugs 2016
SEA 271: Drug enforcement, treatment, and prevention 2016
HEA 1218: Juvenile justice 2017
HEA 1396: Teacher licensing for military spouses 2017
HEA 1535: Study of law enforcement training matters 2017
SEA 55: Drug or alcohol screening tests 2017
SEA 323: Animal protective orders and wireless service providers 2017
HEA 1228: Data concerning youth in adult court 2018
HEA 1230ss: School safety 2018
SEA 60: Out of state sex or violent offenders 2018
SEA 223: Information provided by health practioners 2018
SEA 233: Foster parent bill of rights 2018
SEA 402: Juvenile reports 2018
HEA 1004: School safety 2019
HEA 1053: Disabled Hoosier veteran license plate 2019
HEA 1057: Vanderburgh County magistrate 2019
SEA 110: Drug dealing 2019
SEA 114: Vanderburgh County magistrate 2019
SEA 186: Traffic crimes 2019
SEA 240: Terrorism 2019
SEA 380: Supported decision making 2019
SEA 519: Criminal law issues 2019
SEA 551: Victims of criminal acts 2019
SEA 631: Drug classifications and drug schedules 2019

Personal Life

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Wendy brings many years of experience, knowledge and leadership to the Indiana House of Representatives with her educational career spanning almost 30 years with the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation. She served as a Teacher and Department Chair at Benjamin Bosse High School and at Harrison High School, as the Supervisor of Social Studies and as the Assistant Principal at North High School.

Currently, she serves as the Director of Early College High School. This is a position she has truly been innovative in by developing a model for high school students who simultaneously earn both a high school diploma and an Associate’s degree or two years of college credit toward a Bachelor’s degree.

She has served as an adjunct professor for World History at the University of Southern Indiana and has taught Political Science and Social Studies Methods at the University of Evansville. Wendy served as Constitution Coordinator for the Indiana Congressional District 8 ‘We the People’ and as an Executive Board Member for the Indiana Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (IASCD).

Through her dedication and passion for education, she has earned many prestigious awards. In 2009, Wendy received the Lawrence Senesh Award for School Administrators from the Indiana Council for Economic Education. She has been the Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers for years, 2004, 2005 and 2006.

She was the nominee for the Evansville Courier and University Evansville High School Teacher of the Year for the 2004-2005 school year and as a finalist for the 2002-2003 school year. Wendy was the Bosse Teacher of the Year for the 2001-2002 school year and received the Indiana National Guard Nighthawk Educator Award in 2000 and in 2006.

Throughout her tenure as a representative, Wendy will continue to advocate for pro-business polices, education and the creation a better Hoosier state.