Eric S. Bassler is a Republican state senator representing District 39 in the Indiana Senate, which includes Daviess, Greene, Knox, and Martin counties, and portions of Owen and Sullivan counties. He was elected in November 2014 and has served since then. A financial advisor at Edward Jones in Washington, Indiana, Bassler previously worked as a senior credit advisor at Bannock Consulting in England, Armenia, Russia, and Kazakhstan, and as a consultant on bank reform projects. He also volunteered with the Peace Corps in the Soviet Union, Albania, and Ukraine. Notable committee roles include chair of the Senate Committee on Ethics and the Senate Subcommittee on School Funding, member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure, and Senate Committee on Environmental Affairs. Previously, he chaired the Senate Insurance and Financial Institutions Committee and served as ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Committee . He served as Assistant Republican Caucus Chair from 2022 to 2024. In July 2025, Bassler announced he would not seek a fourth term in 2026. He resides in Washington with his wife, Julie, and their three daughters and two sons, and has been involved with the Daviess County Board and Purdue Extension 4-H Community Projects Board.

Education and Political Experience

Specific details on Bassler's formal education are not available in public records. His political experience includes election to the Indiana Senate for District 39 in 2014, with continuous service through multiple terms as a Republican legislator. He has held key leadership positions in various Senate committees focused on finance, insurance, appropriations, ethics, school funding, rules, and environmental affairs, demonstrating expertise in fiscal policy and legislative procedure.