Indiana's 4th congressional district

"IN-4" redirects here. For the state road, see Indiana State Road 4.

Indiana's 4th congressional district
The 4th congressional district of Indiana
Representative	Steve Buyer R
Area	4,016.44 sq mi (10,402.5 km2)
Population (2000)	675,617
Median household income	45,947
Ethnicity	94.8% White 2.6% Hispanic 1.5% Asian 1.3% Black 1.2% other 0.2% Native American
Cook PVI	R+14

The Fourth Congressional District of Indiana was created in its current form after the 2000 United States census. According to the Cook PVI, it is one of the most Republican districts in the country.

Geography

It consists of the counties of Boone, Clinton, Hendricks, Lawrence, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, and parts of Fountain, Johnson, Marion, Monroe and White counties.

Prior to the 2000 census, most of the territory currently in the 4th was located in the 7th District; the old 4th was the Fort Wayne district, which is now the 3rd District.

Representation

The current representative of the district is Steve Buyer who defeated David Sanders in the 2004 and 2006 elections, and Nels Ackerson in the 2008 election. On January 29, 2010, Buyer announced he would not be seeking re-election. Buyer has been a U.S. Representative since 1993.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created March 4, 1833
Amos Lane	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1837
George H. Dunn	Whig	March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1839
Thomas Smith	Democratic	March 4, 1839 - March 3, 1841
James H. Cravens	Whig	March 4, 1841 - March 3, 1843
Caleb Smith	Whig	March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1849
George Julian	Free Soil	March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1851
Samuel W. Parker	Whig	March 4, 1851 - March 3, 1853		Redistricted to the 5th district
James H. Lane	Democratic	March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1855
William Cumback	Opposition	March 4, 1855 - March 3, 1857
James B. Foley	Democratic	March 4, 1857 - March 3, 1859
William S. Holman	Democratic	March 4, 1859 - March 3, 1865
John H. Farquhar	Republican	March 4, 1865 - March 3, 1867
William S. Holman	Democratic	March 4, 1867 - March 3, 1869		Redistricted to the 3rd district
George W. Julian	Republican	March 4, 1869 - March 3, 1871		Redistricted from the 5th district
Jeremiah M. Wilson	Republican	March 4, 1871 - March 3, 1875
Jeptha D. New	Democratic	March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1877
Leonidas Sexton	Republican	March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1879
Jeptha D. New	Democratic	March 4, 1879 - March 3, 1881
William S. Holman	Democratic	March 4, 1881 - March 3, 1895
James E. Watson	Republican	March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1897
William S. Holman	Democratic	March 4, 1897 - April 22, 1897		Died
Vacant		April 22, 1897 - December 6, 1897
Francis M. Griffith	Democratic	December 6, 1897 - March 3, 1905
Lincoln Dixon	Democratic	March 4, 1905 - March 3, 1919
John S. Benham	Republican	March 4, 1919 - March 3, 1923
Harry C. Canfield	Democratic	March 4, 1923 - March 3, 1933
James I. Farley	Democratic	March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1939
George W. Gillie	Republican	January 3, 1939 - January 3, 1949
Edward H. Kruse	Democratic	January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1951
E. Ross Adair	Republican	January 3, 1951 - January 3, 1971
J. Edward Roush	Democratic	January 3, 1971 - January 3, 1977
Dan Quayle	Republican	January 3, 1977 - January 3, 1981
Dan Coats	Republican	January 3, 1981 - January 3, 1989
Jill Long	Democratic	January 3, 1989 - January 3, 1995
Mark Souder	Republican	January 3, 1995 - January 3, 2003		Redistricted to the 3rd district
Steve Buyer	Republican	January 3, 2003 - January 3, 2011		Redistricted from the 5th district, Incumbent

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

• Congressmen Steve Buyer Official House site
• Nels Ackerson Ackerson for Congress Campaign site