The Chamber

Current Office: Senator
First Elected:
Next Election: 2014
Party: Democratic

General

Gender: Female
Family: Divorced; 3 Children: Michael, Christopher, Aimee
Birth date: 12/02/1950
Birthplace: Streator, IL
Home City: Ogden Dunes IN
Religion:

Profession

Attorney, Karen Tallian Law Offices, 2007-present Attorney/Partner, Eberhard and Gastineau, 1998-2007 Attorney, Bruce Clark and Associates, 1993-1998 Attorney, Hilbnich Law, 1989-1993 Former Attorney, Board of Zoning Appeals Former Attorney, Porter County Plan Commission Former Attorney, Portage Fire Department Former Attorney, Portage Township Trustee Former Adjunct Professor, Valparaiso University Law School

Education

JD, Magna Cum Laude, Valparaiso University Law School, 1990 AA, Design, Harrington Institute of Design, 1982 BA, Philosophy/Psychology, University of Chicago, 1972

Committees

Appropriations
Commerce and Economic Development
Energy and Environmental Affairs
Pensions and Labor

HB 1149 Prohibits Smoking in Public Places
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1149 Prohibits Smoking in Public Places
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 1001 Prohibits Employers from Requiring Employees to Join a Labor Organization
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 89 Requiring the Instruction of Origin of Life Theories from Multiple Religions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 269 Prohibits Employers from Requiring Employees to Join or Pay Unions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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HB 1149 Prohibits Smoking in Public Places
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1149 Prohibits Smoking in Public Places
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 1001 Prohibits Employers from Requiring Employees to Join a Labor Organization
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 89 Requiring the Instruction of Origin of Life Theories from Multiple Religions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 269 Prohibits Employers from Requiring Employees to Join or Pay Unions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 170 Nepotism and Conflicts of Interest in Local Government
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1216 Public Works Projects
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 1601 Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1003 School Vouchers
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 1210 Repealing Medicaid Funding for Planned Parenthood
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 575 Collective Bargaining for School Employees
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 1210 Repealing Medicaid Funding for Planned Parenthood
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

S. Amdt. 5 State Appropriations and Abortion Facilities
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 1002 Charter School Amendments
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 192 Authorizing a Study of Marijuana
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 1 Evaluating and Licensing of Teachers
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 192 Authorizing a Study of Marijuana
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 1 Evaluating and Licensing of Teachers
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 575 Collective Bargaining for School Employees
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 47 Gambling Expansion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1065 Authorizing Firearms at Workplace
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 75 Legalizing Alcohol Sales on Election Day
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1367 Education Law Amendments
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 150 School Year Beginning and Ending Limitations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SJR 13 Defining Marriage as Being Between One Man and One Woman
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 23 Unemployment Tax Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SJR 1 Constitutional Property Tax Cap
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 23 Unemployment Tax Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SJR 1 Constitutional Property Tax Cap
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 23 Unemployment Tax Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1001 2010 Budget Bill
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 1491 St. Joseph Superior Court Judges
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 1604 Authorizing Local Tax Increases to Fund Sports and Convention Facilities
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 1607 West Lake Commuter Rail Project
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 1604 Authorizing Local Tax Increases to Fund Sports and Convention Facilities
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 1607 West Lake Commuter Rail Project
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 1379 Unemployment Benefit Amendments
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 512 Eliminating Township Boards in Counties Without a Consolidated City
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 90 Pre-Abortion Notification Requirement
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SJR 1 Constitutional Property Tax Cap
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1001 Property Tax Reduction
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

SJR 1 Constitutional Property Tax Cap
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 1001 Property Tax Reduction
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

SJR 1 Constitutional Property Tax Cap
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 1210 Teacher Certification
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1153 Low-Stakes Gambling
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 1001 Property Tax Reduction
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

Amnd. 17 Elimination of Township Assessors
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

Amnd. 19 Referendum on Township Assessors
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

Amnd. 17 Elimination of Township Assessors
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

Amnd. 19 Referendum on Township Assessors
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

Amnd. 17 Elimination of Township Assessors
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

Amnd. 19 Referendum on Township Assessors
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 3 Authorizing Physicians to Refuse Prescriptions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 146 Pre-Abortion Notification Requirement
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SJR 1 Constitutional Property Tax Cap
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 16 Change in Township Assessment
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 335 Immigration Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 143 Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 3 Authorizing Physicians to Refuse Prescriptions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 335 Immigration Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 16 Change in Township Assessment
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 3 Authorizing Physicians to Refuse Prescriptions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 143 Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SJR 1 Constitutional Property Tax Cap
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 143 Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 335 Immigration Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 143 Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 3 Authorizing Physicians to Refuse Prescriptions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 146 Pre-Abortion Notification Requirement
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SJR 7 Definition of Marriage
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 3 Authorizing Physicians to Refuse Prescriptions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 18 Allowing Referendum on Public Construction Projects
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1835 Slot Machines at Race Tracks
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1001 Operating Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1678 Employer Health Insurance Plans
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1835 Slot Machines at Race Tracks
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1678 Employer Health Insurance Plans
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1835 Slot Machines at Race Tracks
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1510 Charity Gambling and Illegal Gambling Enforcement
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 1678 Employer Health Insurance Plans
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1001 Operating Budget
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 1478 Property Tax Reduction
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 1510 Charity Gambling and Illegal Gambling Enforcement
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 1478 Property Tax Reduction
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 1835 Slot Machines at Race Tracks
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 1237 Seat Belt Requirement
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 401 Legislator Salary Adjustment
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 577 State Lottery Privatization
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 567 Full-Day Kindergarten
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 327 HPV Immunization
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SJR 7 Definition of Marriage
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 327 HPV Immunization
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SJR 7 Definition of Marriage
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 1 Indiana Commerce Connector and Illiana Expressway
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 327 HPV Immunization
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1099 Fireworks Sales, Regulations, Discharge, Public Safety Fees, and Injuries
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1008 Indiana Toll Road
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 1099 Fireworks Sales, Regulations, Discharge, Public Safety Fees, and Injuries
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1008 Indiana Toll Road
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 1099 Fireworks Sales, Regulations, Discharge, Public Safety Fees, and Injuries
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1008 Indiana Toll Road
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 1099 Fireworks Sales, Regulations, Discharge, Public Safety Fees, and Injuries
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1011 Miscellaneous Election Law Matters
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1028 Firearms and Self-Defense
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1006 Allocation of School Resources for Homeless Students
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 145 Vehicle Seizure and Driving While Intoxicated
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 354 Forestry Classifications
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 88 Seat Belt Requirement
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 60 Public School Transfer Program
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 88 Seat Belt Requirement
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 111 Student Nutrition and Physical Activity
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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