Mike Bohacek is a Republican state senator representing District 8 in the Indiana Senate, where he has served since November 9, 2016. A resident of Michiana Shores, he previously served on the Michiana Shores Town Council and the LaPorte County Board of Commissioners, entering public service after resolving local zoning issues and infrastructure concerns like a town bridge. Notable achievements include authoring a 2021 bill to ease Medicaid families' access to out-of-state hospitals and advocating against mid-decade redistricting in 2024 to protect people with disabilities, motivated by his daughter with Down Syndrome. He has focused on addressing the heroin epidemic in his district and serves on committees including Health and Provider Services, Local Government, and Education.

Education and Political Experience

Limited public details are available on Bohacek's formal education. His professional background includes roles as a sales manager for YRC Freight and enterprise consultant with Echo Global Logistics. Politically, his experience began at the local level with the Michiana Shores Town Council, where he reformed zoning codes for backyard sheds, followed by the LaPorte County Board of Commissioners to fix a town bridge issue, leading to his election to the Indiana Senate in 2016.