Scott Schneider Politician
Scott Schneider is a Republican member of the Indiana Senate, representing the 30th District since 2009. He attended the Heritage Christian School in Indianapolis and Indiana Wesleyan University. Schneider served two terms on the Indianapolis City–County Council. He authored a bill to stop federal money from going to Planned Parenthood of Indiana.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.Schneider supported a controversial bill that would have allowed creationism to be taught along with evolutionary biology in Indiana public schools.