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Brian Kerns
Brian Kerns
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Indiana's 7th district
	In office; January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003
Preceded by	Edward A. Pease
Succeeded by	Julia Carson
Personal details
Born	May 22, 1957 (age 67); Terre Haute, Indiana
Political party	Republican

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Brian Douglas Kerns (born May 22, 1957) served as a Republican Representative from Indiana's 7th Congressional District from January 3, 2001 to January 3, 2003.

Kerns was born in Terre Haute, Indiana. He has both a B.A. and an M.P.A. from Indiana State University. He is the son-in-law of Representative John T. Myers. He is married and has five children.

Prior to serving in Congress, Kerns was an administrator at St. Joseph's College, and a television journalist. Kerns also was an aide to Representative Edward A. Pease and served as his chief of staff.

Congressional career

In 2000, when Pease retired, Kerns won a 12-way Republican Primary. Kerns went on to win the general election with close to 65% of the vote.

During his term in Congress, Kerns took up many social issues including gun rights and working to ban human cloning. He is also responsible for bringing closure to the Lafayette Railroad Relocation Project. Kerns served on the International Relations and Transportation and Infrastructure Committees. During his time in congress, Kerns never missed a single vote.^[1]

After the 2000 United States Census, Indiana lost a district. A majority of Kerns' old district was placed in the newly created 4th district, but Kerns' home in Terre Haute was placed in the 8th.^[2] Rather than face 8th District Congressman John Hostettler in a primary on Hostettler's home turf, Kerns moved to Hendricks County to face Congressman Steve Buyer, part of whose district had been folded into the 4th. Brian Kerns lost the primary to Buyer.

References

^ "Brian Kerns". Retrieved May 27, 2012.
^ "Kerns may move to retain seat". journalreview.com. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

External links

Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Edward A. Pease	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 7th congressional district January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003	Succeeded by Julia Carson

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[kerns-1] "Brian Kerns". Retrieved May 27, 2012.

[2] "Kerns may move to retain seat". journalreview.com. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

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 In [[United States House elections, 2000|2000]], when Pease retired, Kerns won a 12-way Republican Primary. Kerns went on to win the general election with close to 65% of the vote.
-During his term in Congress, Kerns took up many social issues including gun rights and working to ban human cloning. He is also responsible for bringing closure to the Lafayette Railroad Relocation Project.  Kerns served on the [[United States House Committee on International Relations|International Relations]] and [[United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure|Transportation and Infrastructure]] Committees. During his time in congress, Kerns never missed a single vote.<ref name=kerns>{{cite news |url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/brian_kerns/400521 |accessdate=May 27, 2012}}</ref>
+During his term in Congress, Kerns took up many social issues including gun rights and working to ban human cloning. He is also responsible for bringing closure to the Lafayette Railroad Relocation Project.  Kerns served on the [[United States House Committee on International Relations|International Relations]] and [[United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure|Transportation and Infrastructure]] Committees. During his time in congress, Kerns never missed a single vote.<ref name=kerns>{{cite news|title=Brian Kerns |url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/brian_kerns/400521 |accessdate=May 27, 2012}}</ref>
 After the [[2000 United States Census]], Indiana lost a district.  A majority of Kerns' old district was placed in the newly created {{ushr|Indiana|4|4th district}}, but Kerns' home in Terre Haute was placed in the [[Indiana's 8th congressional district|8th]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.journalreview.com/news/local/article_cd6bbe03-ae41-598a-a86e-4885284b11f5.html|title=Kerns may move to retain seat|work=journalreview.com|accessdate=30 January 2015}}</ref> Rather than face 8th District Congressman [[John Hostettler]] in a primary on Hostettler's home turf, Kerns moved to Hendricks County to face Congressman [[Steve Buyer]], part of whose district had been folded into the 4th. Brian Kerns lost the primary to Buyer.