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Evansville Republican Tim O'Brien Becomes Newest State Lawmaker

89.1 WBOI | By Brandon Smith
Published March 30, 2021 at 1:04 PM EDT
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Republican precinct committeepeople chose Indiana’s newest state lawmaker Monday.

Evansville realtor Tim O’Brien was elected in a private caucus to replace former Rep. Holli Sullivan (R-Evansville), who left the legislature earlier this month to become secretary of state.

O’Brien, who’s an officer in the Vanderburgh County GOP, said he will be a “fresh face of positive leadership” at the Statehouse.

O’Brien is the 15th lawmaker in the last four years initially sent to Indianapolis via private caucus.

Every person who has represented his southern Indiana district for the last 40 years was first elected in one of those caucuses and not in a general election.

Contact reporter Brandon at bsmith@ipbs.org or follow him on Twitter at @brandonjsmith5.
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Brandon Smith
Brandon Smith is excited to be working for public radio in Indiana. He has previously worked in public radio as a reporter and anchor in mid-Missouri for KBIA Radio out of Columbia. Prior to that, he worked for WSPY Radio in Plano, Illinois as a show host, reporter, producer and anchor. His first job in radio was in another state capitol, in Jefferson City, Missouri, 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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