Hershman State Senator Brandt Hershman (R-Wheatfield) was one of 40 emerging state leaders from across the nation who recently participated in the prestigious Toll F e l l o w s h i p Program sponsored by The Council of State Governments (CSG).

The annual week-long seminar, named in honor of Henry Toll, a Colorado senator who founded CSG in 1933, seeks to develop the next generation of leaders from all three branches of state government. This year's program, held in Lexington, Ky., focused on trends analysis, policy development, crisis management and leadership and institutional changes. The experience exposes leaders to perspectives they would not ordinarily obtain during the course of their regular governmental service.

Hershman was nominated by Senate President Pro Tempore Robert Garton, with endorsements from Governor Mitch Daniels and Indiana Supreme Court Justice Frank Sullivan, Jr. Hershman was selected by a committee of state elected and appointed officials as one of the most promising leaders of state government.

Elected to the Indiana Senate in 2000, Hershman represents District 7, which includes Carroll, Clinton, Howard, Jasper,

Tippecanoe, and White counties.