Rodney Pol | |
State Senate: | Indiana |
District: | 4th |
Term Start: | November 1, 2021 |
Predecessor: | Karen Tallian |
Party: | Democratic |
Birth Place: | East Chicago, Indiana, U.S. |
Education: | Indiana University, Bloomington (BA) Indiana University, Indianapolis (JD) |
Rodney Pol Jr. is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Indiana Senate from the 4th district. He assumed office on November 1, 2021.
Pol was born in East Chicago, Indiana, and graduated from Chesterton High School.[1] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology, political science, and music from Indiana University Bloomington and a Juris Doctor from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.[2]
In 2005 and 2006, Pol served as a legislative aide in the Indiana House of Representatives. As a college student, Pol worked as a flooring installer. Pol worked as a law clerk for the Lake County Circuit Court and Indiana Department of Education. Pol worked as the city attorney of Gary, Indiana from 2014 to 2021 and as a public defender in the Indiana State Public Defender's Office from 2010 to 2014.[3] He was appointed to the Indiana Senate in November 2021, succeeding Karen Tallian.[4]