A strong voice for taxpayers and an advocate of property tax caps, government efficiency and personal responsibility, State Sen. Scott Schneider was elected to represent Senate District 30 in July 2009.

Schneider, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Mister Ice of Indianapolis Inc., served two terms on the Indianapolis City-County Council from 1999 to 2007, where he advocated smaller government and lower taxes. Active in the local Republican party, he serves as Ward Chairman for Washington Township in Marion County. Schneider was a member of the Citizens’ Police Complaint Board under former Indianapolis Mayor Stephen Goldsmith and the Marion County Sheriff’s Merit Board from 1997 to 1999.

Volunteering in the community is also a priority for Schneider, who worked as a youth soccer coach for First Baptist Church in Indianapolis and as a volunteer assistant basketball coach for Arlington High School. In addition, Schneider has worked on local “Sack Hunger” and “Golf for the Cure” events.

He is a graduate of Heritage Christian School and Indiana Wesleyan University, where he majored in business and political science with a minor in economics.

Schneider and his wife Kristine have five children: Lauren, Hannah, Zachary, Luke and Emma. They are members of College Park Church.