Indiana House of Representatives: 1992-Present

House District 47: Hendricks, Johnson, Morgan and Owen Counties

Committees:

Judiciary, Ranking Minority Member

Rules and Legislative Procedures, Ranking Minority Member

Address: P.O. Box 1435, Martinsville, IN 46151

Telephone: 800-382-9841 (State House) 317-342-8474 (In District)

Occupation: Attorney- Foley, Foley & Peden

Education: B.A., Indiana University ('62); J.D., Indiana University ('65)

Community Activities: Elks; Martinsville Chamber of Commerce; First United Methodist Church, Farm Bureau

Representative Ralph Foley has had the opportunity to serve the public in many capacities. He has served as an Indiana State Representative since 1992. As a member of the Indiana House, he has served on the Labor and Employment Committee, and is currently the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Vice Chairman of the Rules and Legislative Procedures Committee, and a member of the Courts and Criminal Code Committee, as well as the Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee. He also serves on several commissions, including the Code Revision, Indiana Public Defender, Probate Code Study and Juvenile Law Study. Previous to that, he was a Chair of the Morgan County Election Board, Vice Precinct Committeeman, Morgan County Deputy Prosecutor, and a delegate to the state convention.

Utilizing his undergraduate and law degrees from Indiana University, Representative Foley has been practicing law since 1965 as a partner in Foley, Foley and Peden. In addition to his law practice, he has been the President of the Morgan County Bar Association, Treasurer and a member of the Board of Governors for the Indiana State Bar Association (ISBA), and Counsel to the President of the ISBA. He also has been a Fellow and Master Fellow for the Indiana Bar Foundation as well as a Member of the IBF's Board of Directors. He has served on the Probate, Trust and Real Estate Council, and has served as a faculty member for the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum for Business.

Representative Foley is a Life Alumnus of Indiana University, a member of the Indiana Farm Bureau, Martinsville Chamber of Commerce, B.P.O.E. #1349, and a member of First United Methodist Church. He was formally a President for the Morgan County Sheriff's Merit Board and the Kiwanis. He was a Co-President of the East Middle School PTO, Co-Chair of Martinsville P.R.I.D.E., and a little league coach. He was also a trustee for the First United Methodist Church.

Representative Foley has received several awards throughout the years including two Presidential Citations from the Indiana State Bar Association, a Mayor's Award from the City of Martinsville, and the Indiana Chamber of Commerce "Champion of Small Business" award. He was also named the Martinsville Kiwanis Citizen of the Year.

Representative Foley was born on April 23, 1940 in Martinsville, Indiana. He and his wife, Ann, were married in 1962. They have three grown children, David, Brian, and Pete, and six grandchildren.