Introduced Version
SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION No. _____
DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOLUTION
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Kevin Brinegar upon
his retirement from the Indiana Chamber.
HOLDMAN, CRIDER, BRAY
, read first time and referred to Committee on
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SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION No. _____
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Kevin
2 Brinegar upon his retirement from the Indiana Chamber.
3 Whereas, Kevin Brinegar was born and raised in
4 Bloomington, Indiana, where he became interested in business
5 operations while working on cars and tending the cash register
6 from the inside of his father's Union 76, and later Mobile,
7 gasoline service station;
8 Whereas, After graduating from high school, Kevin
9 remained in Bloomington, where he earned a bachelor's degree
10 in forensic studies from Indiana University (IU) in 1979 and a
11 master of public affairs from the IU School of Public and
12 Environmental Affairs (SPEA) in 1981;
13 Whereas, Upon graduating from IU, Kevin served for nine
14 years as a fiscal analyst for the Indiana Senate Finance
15 Committee, working with State Senators Larry Borst and
16 Morris Mills on various bills, including the A+ Program to
17 improve the state's education quality and standards and the
18 creation of the Indiana Tax Court, and later worked for three
19 years as a management analyst for the Legislative Services
20 Agency;
21 Whereas, While working within state government, Kevin
22 continued his education at Indiana University-Purdue
23 University Indianapolis, where he obtained a master's degree
24 in business administration with a major in corporate finance in
25 1992;
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1 Whereas, In November 1992, Kevin left state government
2 to join the government affairs team at the Indiana Chamber,
3 being promoted to senior vice president of government affairs
4 in 1997, and ultimately replaced Christopher LaMothe as
5 president and CEO in March 2002;
6 Whereas, As a leader at the Indiana Chamber, Kevin has
7 grown the organization to be a true champion of free enterprise
8 and the go-to resource to reach employers and help them
9 succeed, while expanding the Chamber to encompass eight
10 legal entities, including a political action committee,
11 foundation, two for-profit subsidiaries, and several 501(c)(3)
12 organizations, including the Wellness Council of Indiana and
13 the Institute for Workforce Excellence;
14 Whereas, Kevin was instrumental in producing a record
15 $4.1 billion return for businesses through lessening the
16 corporate tax rate and other business taxes while reducing
17 cumbersome regulations, pushing initiatives to improve our
18 state's standing across the national and global business
19 community, and developing a paper entitled "Indiana's Leaking
20 Talent Pipeline" to help better prepare and provide
21 opportunities for young students following high school;
22 Whereas, Kevin and the Indiana Chamber have worked to
23 produce multiple long-range strategic vision plans and
24 playbooks for the Hoosier state that have spanned the tenures
25 of several governors and various legislatures over multiple
26 decades, serving to provide consistency for elected officials and
27 stakeholders, and ultimately helping the Indiana Chamber be
28 named the 2023 State Chamber of the Year;
29 Whereas, Outside of his work with the Indiana Chamber,
30 Kevin has served on the Council of State Chambers Executive
31 Committee, the Indiana Legal Foundation Board, the
32 distinguished alumni councils for the IU Kelly School of
33 Business and SPEA, the Indiana Commerce Executives
34 Association, the Indiana Business Associations Executives
35 Coalition, as chairman of the board for Hoosier Voices for I-
36 69, and is a former three-term member and president of the
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1 Noblesville School Board;
2 Whereas, Kevin has also been appointed to multiple entities
3 including Indiana's Education Roundtable, the Revenue
4 Forecast Committee, the Indiana Career Council, the Citizens
5 Commission on Taxes, and the Government Efficiency
6 Commission;
7 Whereas, For his years of service and dedication, Kevin is
8 a two-time recipient of the Sagamore of the Wabash, the state's
9 highest public service honor;
10 Whereas, After spending more than 30 years promoting
11 prosperity and economic opportunities with the Indiana
12 Chamber, and 21 years at the helm, Kevin officially retired on
13 January 5, 2024; and
14 Whereas, Kevin's experience, expertise, and leadership
15 within the business sector will be greatly missed within the
16 Indiana Senate and across the Hoosier state: Therefore,
17 Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly
18 of the State of Indiana, the House of Representatives
19 concurring:
20 SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly honors
21 Kevin Brinegar upon his retirement from the Indiana Chamber.
22 SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed
23 to transmit copies of this Resolution to Kevin Brinegar.
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