Banks for Congress Launches Veterans Advisory Council

Press Release

In honor of Veterans Day today, candidate for Indiana's Third Congressional District State Senator Jim Banks announced the creation of his Veterans Advisory Council. The council will meet regularly to advise Banks on veterans issues and will work to organize and rally veterans throughout the Third District in support of Banks' campaign for Congress. Leadership of the council will consist of six co-chairmen:

Col (ret) Perry Collins, USAF
Robert Newman, USN (1965-69)
Jeremy Sorenson, USAF (1999 - present)
Darrick Hoopingarner, USAF, (2000-present)
Aaron Garofola, USA (2001-07)
Chad Banks, USAF (2002-10)

"With the decline of veterans serving in Congress, I am proud to support and advise Jim Banks in his campaign for Congress and beyond," said Aaron Garofola, a northeast Indiana health care executive and Afghanistan War Veteran. "We need more veterans like Jim Banks in Congress who understand the issues facing our nation's vets and service members. In particular, Jim is uniquely qualified to serve our generation of post 9/11 veterans who face unique challenges when returning from war."

Organizing of the Veterans Advisory Council is a testament to Jim Banks' commitment to represent Hoosier veterans in Congress. "I will fight on behalf of our veterans every day in Washington to make sure they are receiving the support and benefits they deserve," said Banks. "I frequently hear from veterans on the campaign trail who feel frustrated and underserved as they find it difficult or sometimes impossible to fight through the bureaucratic mess that is the VA. Serving our veterans will be a primary focus of mine in Washington if I am elected to Congress, just as it has been in Indianapolis at the Statehouse."

Senator Jim Banks is the newly appointed Chairman of the Indiana Senate Veterans Affairs and the Military Committee and is a recent Afghanistan War Veteran. He currently serves in the United State Navy Reserves as a Supply Corps Officer.

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