Nancy Dembowki for Indiana's Dist. 17 Representative

IT’S “TIME” TO ELECT DEMBOWSKI

Nancy Dembowski has deep roots in Indiana’s 17th House District. Her parents lived in Knox their entire lives and her grandfather was a County Assessor and the longest-serving Fire Chief in Knox history.

Nancy was born and raised in Knox and has lived her entire life there. She graduated from Knox Community High School and married her husband Ed and they made the decision to stay in Knox and raise their family there. They have three children who live in Knox and eight grandchildren. Ed passed away in 1995. They have been married for 43 years.

While Ed worked as a union steelworker for 34 years, Nancy worked at W.K.V.I. Radio in Knox for 25 years. In 1984, Nancy was elected to the Starke County Council and received the highest number of votes among all county candidates. She was re-elected to serve on the County Council in 1988, again leading the county ticket. The County had a balanced budget all seven years Nancy served on the County Council. In 1990, Nancy received the Starke County Citizen of the Year Award. She served on the Council until 1991 when Nancy was elected Mayor of Knox. Nancy was re-elected to two additional terms and served a total of eleven years in the office of Mayor. She is one of the longest serving mayors in Knox history. As Mayor, Nancy led the effort to build the Knox Community Center and led the renovation of the Historic Gateway Depot. In addition, during her service as Mayor, the City of Knox received two prestigious Achievement Awards from the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns. Only four Indiana Cities receive these awards each year.

Nancy was elected to the Indiana Senate in December of 2002 by Democratic precinct committee people to fill the unexpired term of former Senator Bill Alexa. Nancy Dembowski is a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Knox. She is also a member of the Starke County Economic Development Foundation, having served on that board since it first began and currently serves as its Vice President. She has served as Chairman of Starke United and President of the Starke County Junior Achievement board and the Chamber of Commerce. She is a past member of the Kiwanis Club and also served as a member of the Knox High School Improvement Plan Committee, the Harvest Festival Committee, and the Starke County Workforce One Advisory Board.

She recently became a member of the Starke County Community Foundation and is a former member of the Starke County Coalition Against Domestic Abuse where she helped institute a plan to build the Phoenix House, a safe haven for families escaping abuse. Nancy also founded the Candy Cane Committee, a group of volunteers who built and designed Christmas decorations for the City of Knox.