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200 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Indiana State Senate, 2012 - present
Republican
Homeland Security and Transportation, Chair
Veterans Affairs and The Military, Ranking Member
Appropriations
Health and Provider Services
Joint Rules
Rules and Legislative Procedure
Additional Committees:
Council of State Governments Transportation and Infrastructure Public Policy
Midwestern Legislative Conference of the Council of State Governments Criminal Justice and Public Safety
National Conference of State Legislatures Committee on Natural Resources and Infrastructure
Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, 1981
FBI National Academy, 2003
Neighborhoods Against Substance Abuse, member - served seven years as president
Previous director of the DNR Division of Law Enforcement
Wife: Sherri
Sons: Bryce and Adam
Grandchildren: Bella, Austin, Carson, Nolan, Kai and Myles
Hancock County and portions of Shelby and Marion counties
STATEHOUSE (March 6, 2025) — Communities in Senate District 28 will receive nearly $6 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 25, 2025) – State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) welcomed the following local students to the Statehouse who served as Senate pages in January and February. more »
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 17, 2025) – Caden Wildey is serving as an intern for the Indiana Senate Majority Caucus during the 2025 legislative session, said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »
STATEHOUSE (Dec. 4, 2024) – State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) has been reappointed by Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) to serve as chair of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation for the 124th Indiana General Assembly. more »
STATEHOUSE (Nov. 25, 2024) — The Indiana Senate will begin accepting applications for the 2025 Senate Page Program on Sunday, Dec. 1, said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »
STATEHOUSE (Nov. 19, 2024) — State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) gathered with fellow legislators today at the Statehouse for Organization Day – the ceremonial start of the 124th Indiana General Assembly. more »
STATEHOUSE (Oct. 29, 2024) — On Nov. 14 at the annual Rise & Shine for Hope breakfast fundraiser, the Hope Academy will honor State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) as the 2024 Faces of Hope Award recipient. Crider will also deliver a keynote speech to those in attendance. more »
STATEHOUSE (July 24, 2024) — The Indiana Senate Republican Caucus is offering paid spring-semester internships in its communications, information technology, legal, legislative, page and policy offices during the 2025 session of the Indiana General Assembly, said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »
STATEHOUSE (June 27, 2024) — State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) will serve as vice chair of the Interim Study Committee on Roads and Transportation and as a member of several other study committees in preparation for the 2025 legislative session. more »
STATEHOUSE (April 10, 2024) — Communities in Senate District 28 will receive nearly $3.4 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »
STATEHOUSE (March 25, 2024) – Area legislators are recognizing the latest local recipients of the Hoosier Homestead Award, which recognizes farms owned and maintained by the same family for 100 years or more. more »
STATEHOUSE (March 14, 2024) – State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) welcomed the following local students to the Statehouse who served as Senate pages in February. more »
STATEHOUSE (Feb 16, 2024) – State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) welcomed the following local students to the Statehouse who served as Senate pages in January. more »
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 16, 2024) – Rex Snow is serving as an intern for the Indiana Senate Majority Caucus during the 2024 legislative session, said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 7, 2024) — The Indiana General Assembly recently completed the first half of the 2024 legislative session. more »
STATEHOUSE (Dec. 7, 2023) — The Indiana Senate is now accepting applications for the 2024 Senate Page Program, said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »
STATEHOUSE (Nov. 21, 2023) — State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) gathered with fellow legislators today at the Statehouse for Organization Day – the ceremonial start of the Indiana General Assembly. more »
STATEHOUSE (Nov. 3, 2023) — Communities in Senate District 28 will receive nearly $3 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »
STATEHOUSE (July 13, 2023) — State Sen. Michael Crider (R- Greenfield) will serve as chair of the Interim Study Committee on Roads and Transportation and as a member of several other study committees in preparation for the 2024 legislative session. more »
STATEHOUSE (May 22, 2023) — Bills authored by State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) that will protect victims of domestic violence and those who are electronically tracked by bad actors were ceremonially signed into law today. more »
STATEHOUSE (May 16, 2023) — A Senate Republican Caucus priority bill authored by State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) that will improve access to mental-health care for Hoosiers was ceremonially signed into law today at the Indiana Roundtable on Mental Health Summit. more »
STATEHOUSE (April 21, 2023) – State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) welcomed the following local students to the Statehouse who served as Senate pages in March and April. more »
STATEHOUSE (April 14, 2023) — Communities in Senate District 28 will receive more than $2 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »
STATEHOUSE (April 6, 2023) —Mental Health America of Indiana presented State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) with its 2023 Legislator of the Year Award on Wednesday, April 5. more »
STATEHOUSE (March 13, 2023) – State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) welcomed the following local students to the Statehouse who served as Senate pages in February. more »
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 28, 2023) — A bill authored by State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) that would address a need for protection and privacy from electronic tracking devices passed out of the Senate unanimously today. more »
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 21, 2023) – State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) welcomed the following local students to the Statehouse who served as Senate pages in January. more »
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 8, 2023) – Leon McGee is serving as an intern for the Indiana Senate Majority Caucus during the 2023 legislative session, said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 2, 2023) — A Senate Republican Caucus priority bill authored by State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) that would improve access to mental health care for Hoosiers was amended and passed out of committee unanimously today. more »
State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) made the following statement today in response to local schools visiting the Statehouse: more »
State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) made the following statement today in response to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s 2023 State of the State address: more »
STATEHOUSE (Jan. 10, 2023) — Today, State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) honored Hoosier veterans with the ninth annual Indiana Military and Veterans Legislative Day event. more »
STATEHOUSE (Dec. 1, 2022) — The Indiana Senate is now accepting applications for the 2023 Senate Page Program, said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »
STATEHOUSE (Nov. 22, 2022) — State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) today gathered with fellow legislators at the Statehouse for Organization Day — the ceremonial start of the 123rd Indiana General Assembly. more »
STATEHOUSE (Aug. 31, 2022) — The Indiana Senate Republican Caucus is offering paid spring-semester internships in its communications, information technology, legal, legislative, page and policy offices during the 2023 session of the Indiana General Assembly, said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »
Five bills aiming to curb violent crime in Marion County and the state as a whole passed the Senate today. more »
Senate Republicans representing Marion County today announced a package of bills aimed at reducing crime in Marion County and the state as a whole. more »
STATEHOUSE (Dec. 2, 2021) — The Indiana Senate is now accepting applications for the 2022 Senate Page Program, said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »
STATEHOUSE (June 16, 2021) — State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) will serve as chair of the Interim Study Committee on Roads and Transportation during the summer and fall to help prepare lawmakers for the 2022 legislative session. more »
Members of the Indiana Senate Republican Caucus today sent a letter to Indiana University President Michael McRobbie urging the University to reconsider and rescind the policy mandating all students and staff receive the COVID-19 vaccine. more »
STATEHOUSE (April 30, 2021) — Communities in Senate District 28 will receive nearly $2.6 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »
STATEHOUSE (Dec. 10, 2020) — Communities in Senate District 28 will receive more than $1.2 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »
STATEHOUSE (Oct. 23, 2020) – Covering Kids & Families of Indiana and the Indiana School Health Network recently presented State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) with the 2020 Governor and Cheri Daniels School Health Award. more »
STATEHOUSE (Aug. 20, 2020) — The Indiana Senate Republican Caucus is offering paid spring-semester internships in its communications, information technology, legal, legislative and policy offices during the 2021 session of the Indiana General Assembly, said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »
STATEHOUSE (Aug. 7, 2020) – Area legislators recently announced the latest recipients of the Hoosier Homestead Award, which recognizes farms owned and maintained by the same family for 100 years or more. more »
STATEHOUSE (June 22, 2020) – State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) will serve as vice-chair of the Interim Study Committee on Roads and Transportation and co-chair of the Legislative Continuity Committee during the summer and fall to help prepare lawmakers for the 2021 legislative session. He will also serve on the: more »
STATEHOUSE (April 8, 2020) — Communities in Senate District 28 will receive more than $3.6 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »
State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) made the following statement today regarding the coronavirus, COVID-19: more »
The Indiana Senate is now accepting applications for the 2020 Senate Page Program, said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »
McCordsville will receive a total of $633,035.24 to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »
The Indiana Senate Republican Caucus is offering paid spring-semester internships in its communications, information technology, legal, legislative and policy offices during the 2020 session of the Indiana General Assembly, said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield). more »
State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) made the following statement today in response to the passing of Senate Bills 266 and 359: more »
Indiana Senate President Pro Tem David Long (R-Fort Wayne) today announced additional changes to Senate Republican leadership and committee assignments triggered by the retirement of Sen. Brandt Hershman. more »
STATEHOUSE (June 28, 2017) — State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) will serve as the Chair of the Interim Study Committee on Roads and Transportation during the summer and fall months to help prepare for the 2018 session of the General Assembly. more »
STATEHOUSE (April 22, 2017) ― The Indiana Senate concluded the 2017 legislative session today, completing work on a variety of key legislative priorities. “I applaud the Senate’s efforts to deliver on the priorities we laid out at the beginning of this session,” Long said. more »
STATEHOUSE (April 20, 2017) —A resolution authored by State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) urging the Indiana State Police (ISP) to conduct an audit of untested rape kits in evidence rooms, healthcare facilities and other entities that might be responsible for handling the kits across the state, recently passed the Senate. more »
STATEHOUSE (April 11, 2017) – Two bills authored by State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield) were approved by the Senate this week and will now move to Gov. Eric Holcomb for his consideration. more »
STATEHOUSE (March 28, 2017) – State Sens. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield), Luke Kenley (R-Noblesville) and Brandt Hershman (R-Buck Creek) released the following statements today on House Bill 1002, which was amended to include the Senate Republicans’ road-funding plan and passed out of the Senate Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy: more »
