Senator Ed Charbonneau Contact information

State Sen. Ed Charbonneau represents Senate District 5, which includes Pulaski and White counties and portions of Jasper and Porter counties.

Charbonneau has been serving in the Senate since 2007 and currently holds the position of chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Provider Services. Additionally, he is a member of the Senate Committees on Appropriations; Rules and Legislative Procedure; and Tax and Fiscal Policy.

Before entering the political arena, Charbonneau held various significant roles, including president and CEO of The Methodist Hospitals, Inc., president and CEO of the Northwest Indiana Forum, and head of Government and Community Affairs for U.S. Steel. He also served as an administrative law judge for the Police Civil Service Commission in the City of Gary. Charbonneau has actively participated in civic activities, contributing to organizations such as the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus, the Council of State Governments – Midwest, the Porter County and Lake County chapters of United Way, the Northwest Indiana Quality of Life Council, Opportunity Enterprises, Home Field Advantage Foundation, and the Board of Trustees of the Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center.

Educationally, Charbonneau is a graduate of Wabash College (BA), Loyola University, Chicago, IL (MBA), and South Texas College of Law, Houston, TX (JD). He is licensed to practice law in Indiana, Texas, Pennsylvania, and Federal District Court, as well as before the Supreme Court of the United States. A former member of the U.S. Army Reserves (1966-1972), Charbonneau currently resides in Valparaiso with his wife, Sharon. They are proud parents of two children and enjoy the company of seven grandchildren.