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Bob Heaton
Personal information
Years active	1976-1979
Sport
Sport	Basketball
University team	Indiana State University; University of Denver

Bob Heaton
Bob Heaton
	Bob Heaton Portrait
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives; from the 46th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; November 16, 2010
Preceded by	Vern Tincher
Personal details
Born	September 28, 1956 (age 68); Clay City, Indiana, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Jane Ann
Residence	Terre Haute, Indiana
Alma mater	Indiana State University

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Robert Heaton (born September 28, 1956) is an American politician and basketball player who is a Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives since 2010.

While at Indiana State University, Heaton was a prominent member of the college's varsity basketball team that famously reached the final of the 1979 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament. Heaton averaged 9 points during the NCAA Tournament, including a buzzer-beating game-winner against Arkansas which propelled the Sycamores to the Final Four.

Basketball career

High school

Heaton led the Clay City Eels to the finals of the 1974 Evansville Semi-state and the finals of the 1975 Terre Haute Regional. During his junior and senior, the Eels had a record of 43–3.

College

Heaton spent two seasons (1975–76 and 1976–77) at the University of Denver, leading the Pioneers in scoring (averaging 11.7 points) as a sophomore. He transferred to Indiana State after the 1977 season as Denver had decided to transition its basketball program from Division I to Division II. Heaton spent the 1978–79 and 1979–80 seasons at Indiana State, helping the Sycamores reach the 1979 NCAA Division I Championship game.

While at Indiana State, Heaton was pictured on a 1979 Sports Illustrated cover with basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson. "I never expected my face to be on the cover," Heaton would later tell Sports Illustrated. "In fact, it wasn't. But friends say the picture shows my best side: my backside."^[1]

Political career

District 46

Heaton represents Indiana's House District 46, which includes the counties of Clay, Monroe, Owen, and Vigo. As of the 2010 census, a total of 64,836 people reside within the House district.^[2]

State representative

In 2010, Heaton defeated Bionca Gambill by over 4,000 votes. In 2012 and 2014, he defeated challenger James Mann II by a large margin.^[3] One of Heaton's greatest achievements during his tenure is securing state money to help renovate the Hulman Center in the 2015 General Assembly Session.^[4] Heaton ran for in reelection in 2016 and won. He defeated Bill Breeden by a margin of 17,300 to 9,369. Heaton ran for reelection in 2020 unopposed. Heaton co-authored Indiana HB 1041, a bill that prohibits transgender women from participating in women's sports. Governor Holcomb vetoed the bill, but it was overruled. Heaton ran for reelection in 2022 and won. He defeated Kurtis Cummings by 71%.

References

^ "Cover Foils: They Wuz Framed". Sports Illustrated. June 1, 2006. Archived from the original on July 19, 2006. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
^ "Indiana House of Representatives District 46". Ballotpedia.
^ "SOS: Election Results". www.in.gov.
^ Tribune-Star, Howard Greninger. "Terre Haute, Vigo County officials support Hulman Center renovation, expansion plan". Terre Haute Tribune-Star.

External links

[1] "Cover Foils: They Wuz Framed". Sports Illustrated. June 1, 2006. Archived from the original on July 19, 2006. Retrieved March 12, 2014.

[2] "Indiana House of Representatives District 46". Ballotpedia.

[3] "SOS: Election Results". www.in.gov.

[4] Tribune-Star, Howard Greninger. "Terre Haute, Vigo County officials support Hulman Center renovation, expansion plan". Terre Haute Tribune-Star.

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-'''Robert "Bob" Heaton''' is a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Indiana House of Representatives]], representing the 46th District since 2010.
+| years_active = 1976-1979
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+}}
+'''Robert Heaton''' (born September 28, 1956) is an American politician and basketball player who is a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Indiana House of Representatives]] since 2010.
-While at [[Indiana State University]], Heaton was a prominent member of the [[Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball|college's varsity basketball team]] that famously reached the final of the [[1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament]].  Heaton averaged 9 points during the NCAA Tournament, including the game-winner vs. the Arkansas Razorbacks.
+While at [[Indiana State University]], Heaton was a prominent member of the [[Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball|college's varsity basketball team]] that famously reached [[1979 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game|the final]] of the [[1979 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament]]. Heaton averaged 9 points during the NCAA Tournament, including a buzzer-beating game-winner against [[Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball|Arkansas]] which propelled the Sycamores to the Final Four.
-From 1980 - 2003, he worked for Northwestern Mutual (in Terre Haute) as a financial representative and then for Forrest-Sherer Agency.  Since 2003, he has been president of his own financial service venture, Heaton Financial Services in Terre Haute.
 ==Basketball career==
-=== High School ===
+=== High school ===
-Heaton led the Clay City Eels to the finals of the 1974 Evansville Semi-state and the finals of the 1975 Terre Haute Regional.  During his junior and senior, the Eels had a record of 43-3.
+Heaton led the [[Clay City Junior-Senior High School|Clay City Eels]] to the finals of the 1974 Evansville Semi-state and the finals of the 1975 Terre Haute Regional.  During his junior and senior, the Eels had a record of 43–3.
 === College ===
-Heaton spent two seasons (1975–76 and 1976–77) at the University of Denver, leading the Pioneers in scoring (315 pts, 11.7 avg) as a sophomore.  He transferred to Indiana State after the 1977 season as Denver had decided to transition their basketball program from Division I to Division II.  Heaton spent the 1978-79 and 1979-80 seasons at Indiana State helping the Sycamores reach the 1979 NCAA Division I Championship game by hitting a buzzer-beating shot in the ISU Final Four matchup against DePaul.
+Heaton spent two seasons (1975–76 and 1976–77) at the University of Denver, leading the [[Denver Pioneers men's basketball|Pioneers]] in scoring (averaging 11.7 points) as a sophomore.  He transferred to Indiana State after the 1977 season as Denver had decided to transition its basketball program from Division I to Division II.  Heaton spent the 1978–79 and 1979–80 seasons at Indiana State, helping the [[1978–79 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team|Sycamores]] reach the 1979 NCAA Division I Championship game.
-While at Indiana State, Heaton was pictured on a 1979 ''Sports Illustrated'' cover with basketball legend [[Magic Johnson|Earvin "Magic" Johnson]]. "I never expected my face to be on the cover," Heaton would later tell ''Sports Illustrated''. "In fact, it wasn't. But friends say the picture shows my best side: my backside."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0606/cover.foils/content.4.html | title = Cover Foils: They Wuz Framed | publisher = Sports Illustrated | date = June 1, 2006 | accessdate = March 12, 2014}}</ref>
+While at Indiana State, Heaton was pictured on a 1979 ''Sports Illustrated'' cover with basketball legend [[Magic Johnson|Earvin "Magic" Johnson]]. "I never expected my face to be on the cover," Heaton would later tell ''Sports Illustrated''. "In fact, it wasn't. But friends say the picture shows my best side: my backside."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0606/cover.foils/content.4.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060719060511/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0606/cover.foils/content.4.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = July 19, 2006 | title = Cover Foils: They Wuz Framed | publisher = Sports Illustrated | date = June 1, 2006 | accessdate = March 12, 2014}}</ref>
+==Political career==
+=== District 46===
+Heaton represents Indiana's House District 46, which includes the counties of Clay, Monroe, Owen, and Vigo. As of the 2010 census, a total of 64,836 people reside within the House district.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Indiana_House_of_Representatives_District_46|title=Indiana House of Representatives District 46|website=Ballotpedia}}</ref>
+=== State representative===
+In 2010, Heaton defeated Bionca Gambill by over 4,000 votes. In 2012 and 2014, he defeated challenger James Mann II by a large margin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/2400.htm|title=SOS: Election Results|website=www.in.gov}}</ref> One of Heaton's greatest achievements during his tenure is securing state money to help renovate the [[Hulman Center]] in the 2015 General Assembly Session.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/terre-haute-vigo-county-officials-support-hulman-center-renovation-expansion/article_04176653-36f6-56ea-93c8-f0557c474bed.html|title=Terre Haute, Vigo County officials support Hulman Center renovation, expansion plan|first=Howard Greninger|last=Tribune-Star|website=Terre Haute Tribune-Star}}</ref> Heaton ran for in reelection in 2016 and won. He defeated Bill Breeden by a margin of 17,300 to 9,369. Heaton ran for reelection in 2020 unopposed. Heaton co-authored [[Indiana HB 1041]], a bill that prohibits transgender women from participating in women's sports. Governor [[Eric Holcomb|Holcomb]] vetoed the bill, but it was overruled. Heaton ran for reelection in 2022 and won. He defeated Kurtis Cummings by 71%.
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
 *[http://www.in.gov/legislative/house_republicans/homepages/r46/ Representative Bob Heaton Official website]
-*[http://www.bobheaton.com]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110208062644/http://www.bobheaton.com/ BobHeaton.com]
 {{Indiana House of Representatives}}
+{{Authority control}}
-==References==
-{{Reflist}}
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+[[Category:Republican Party members of the Indiana House of Representatives]]
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