Father,
Husband, Attorney, Community
Leader.....
Born
and raised in Ohio
County, Lane’s
lifelong ties to
Indiana give him
insight into the
challenges facing
Sixth District
residents and
businesses. After
graduating from Rising
Sun High School, Lane
attended Ball State
University and earned
his Bachelor of
Science degree in
finance and economics.
He then began his
professional career by
working in the banking
industry in Vevay,
Indiana. Lane later
went on to receive his
Juris Doctorate from
Indiana University in
1990. He continued
with his education and
completed the
University of Oklahoma
Economic Development
Course in 2010.
While finishing law
school, Lane ran for
State Senate (District
43) in 1990. Although
this bid for office
was unsuccessful, the
experience left a
lasting impression on
him. As a result, Lane
remained active in the
local Democratic party
and has volunteered
his time to several
candidates.
Today, Lane runs his
own successful law
firm in Ohio County.
He has served as the
City Attorney for
Rising Sun, and as an
adjunct instructor at
Ivy Tech Community
College. In addition,
Lane serves as legal
counsel to several
government agencies.
An
active member in his
community, Lane is the
past president of the
Rising Sun-Ohio County
Chamber of Commerce,
secretary of the
Southeastern Indiana
Regional Growth
Alliance, a member of
the Southeastern
Indiana Regional Plan
Commission, and is the
Executive Director of
the Ohio County
Economic Development
Corporation. He is
also a member of
Rising Sun Lodge #6
and the Rising Sun
Rotary Club, where he
has previously served
as president. From
2000 to 2005, Lane sat
on the board of
directors for the
Dearborn County
Hospital Foundation.
While attending Ball
State University, Lane
met his wife, Robin
Bingham. Robin
graduated with a
Bachelor of Science
degree in nursing and
is a neonatal nurse in
the Regional Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit at
Childrens's Hospital
in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Married for 29 years,
Lane and Robin have
three children. The
oldest, Allison and
Brenden, are fraternal
twins and entering
their senior year of
college. Allison is at
Ball State University
in Muncie and Brenden
is at the United
States Military
Academy at West Point,
New York. Caroline,
their youngest,
attends Ohio County
Middle School. The
family resides in
Rising Sun and belongs
to the First United
Church of Christ,
where Lane has served
as a former Elder,
Deacon, lay speaker,
and Consistory
President.
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