A Hoosier through and through, Matt Colglazier brings a youthful enthusiasm and can-do attitude to his campaign.

An Indiana University graduate and employee, Colglazier grew up in Indiana, but moved with his family to Texas as a teenager. He graduated cum laude from Texas Christian University and then returned to Indiana to pursue graduate studies, earning his master’s degree in 2007.

Currently, Colglazier works as an academic advisor in the College of Arts and Sciences at IU. In his position he works closely with students, helping to guide them in their pursuit of a degree and a career. He previously worked as an associate instructor, teaching writing and composition. For his work as an instructor he was nominated for Outstanding First Year Composition Teacher in 2006.

The tradition of public service is alive and well in Colglazier’s family. His mother is a public school principal in Seymour and his grandparents served as both Salem City Councilman and a Washington County Clerk, respectively. He hopes to follow in these footsteps serving the people of District 44.

Colglazier and his wife Lauren, also an IU graduate and native Hoosier, were married in the fall of 2007. They have settled on his family’s 60 acre farm in Heltonville and plan to raise a family there.

Visit Colglazier’s website at www.colglazierforsenate.com.