Teresa Lubbers | |
Office: | Indiana Commissioner for Higher Education |
Governor: | Mitch Daniels Mike Pence Eric Holcomb |
Term Start: | 2009 |
Term End: | 2020 |
Predecessor: | Stan Jones[1] |
State Senate1: | Indiana |
State1: | Indiana |
District1: | 30th |
Term Start1: | November 4, 1992 |
Term End1: | July 2, 2009[2] |
Preceded1: | Virginia Murphy Blankenbaker[3] |
Succeeded1: | Scott Schneider |
Party: | Republican |
Birth Date: | 5 July 1951 |
Birth Place: | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Alma Mater: | Indiana University Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government[4] |
Spouse: | Mark |
Residence: | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Blank1: | Religion |
Data1: | Christian |
Teresa S. Lubbers (born July 5, 1951) currently serves as president of Sagamore Institute, a think tank.[5] She was Indiana Commissioner for Higher Education from 2009 to 2020. She served from 1992 to 2009 as a Republican member of the Indiana Senate, representing the 30th District. She resigned in 2009 and was replaced by former Indianapolis City-County Councilman Scott Schneider, who served the rest of her term.
Lubbers was elected to represent the 30th District in the Indiana Senate in November 1992 with 73% of the vote. Lubbers was re-elected in 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008. She represents parts of Marion and Hamilton Counties. During her time in the Indiana Senate, she served on a number of committees, including Education, Judiciary (Courts and Juvenile Justice Subcommittee), Pensions & Labor, and Planning & Economic Development Committee.
Lubbers lives in Indianapolis with her husband Mark Lubbers and two daughters.