Jim Banks was born in Columbia City, Indiana and graduated from Columbia City High School. He began serving in the U.S. Navy Reserve in 2012. He was the first Indiana state legislator to take an extended leave of absence to fulfill service as an active military member. He deployed to Afghanistan in 2014 and returned in 2015. Banks earned his bachelor's degree from Indiana University and his master's degree in business administration from Grace College. His career experience included working in the real estate and construction industries. Banks was previously president of the Columbia City Rotary Club, chairman of the Whitley County Republican Party, and served on the Whitley County Council and Northeast Indiana Workforce Development Board.
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