Other High Offices Held
Twenty members of Indiana's congressional delegation have served higher federal offices, including one President of the United States, four Vice Presidents of the United States, four Cabinet secretaries, and ten ambassadors and one Supreme Court Justice. Fifteen served as Governor of Indiana, six served as Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, and four served as governors of different territories. Nine served both in the House and Senate for Indiana while one Representative from Indiana also served in the Senate from Kansas.
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