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| name = Bob Heaton<br />
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| state_house = Indiana<br />
| state = Indiana<br />
| district = 46th<br />
| term_start = November 16, 2010<br />
| preceded = [[Vern Tincher]]<br />
| succeeded = Incumbent<br />
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|9|28|}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Clay City, Indiana]], U.S.<br />
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| alma_mater = [[Indiana State University]]<br />
| spouse = Jane Ann<br />
| residence = [[Terre Haute, Indiana]]<br />
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{{Infobox Athlete<br />
| years_active = 1976-1979<br />
| sport = Basketball<br />
| universityteam = [[Indiana State University]]<br/>[[University of Denver]]<br />
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'''Robert Heaton''' (born September 28, 1956) is an American politician and basketball player who is a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Indiana House of Representatives]] since 2010.<br />
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While at [[Indiana State University]], Heaton was a prominent member of the [[Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball|college's varsity basketball team]] that famously reached [[1979 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game|the final]] of the [[1979 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament]]. Heaton averaged 9 points during the NCAA Tournament, including a buzzer-beating game-winner against [[Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball|Arkansas]] which propelled the Sycamores to the Final Four.<br />
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==Basketball career==<br />
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=== High school ===<br />
Heaton led the [[Clay City Junior-Senior High School|Clay City Eels]] to the finals of the 1974 Evansville Semi-state and the finals of the 1975 Terre Haute Regional. During his junior and senior, the Eels had a record of 43–3.<br />
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=== College ===<br />
Heaton spent two seasons (1975–76 and 1976–77) at the University of Denver, leading the [[Denver Pioneers men's basketball|Pioneers]] in scoring (averaging 11.7 points) as a sophomore. He transferred to Indiana State after the 1977 season as Denver had decided to transition its basketball program from Division I to Division II. Heaton spent the 1978–79 and 1979–80 seasons at Indiana State, helping the [[1978–79 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team|Sycamores]] reach the 1979 NCAA Division I Championship game.<br />
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While at Indiana State, Heaton was pictured on a 1979 ''Sports Illustrated'' cover with basketball legend [[Magic Johnson|Earvin "Magic" Johnson]]. "I never expected my face to be on the cover," Heaton would later tell ''Sports Illustrated''. "In fact, it wasn't. But friends say the picture shows my best side: my backside."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0606/cover.foils/content.4.html | title = Cover Foils: They Wuz Framed | publisher = Sports Illustrated | date = June 1, 2006 | accessdate = March 12, 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Political career==<br />
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=== District 46===<br />
Heaton represents Indiana's House District 46, which includes the counties of Clay, Monroe, Owen, and Vigo. As of the 2010 census, a total of 64,836 people reside within the House district.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Indiana_House_of_Representatives_District_46|title=Indiana House of Representatives District 46|website=Ballotpedia}}</ref><br />
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=== State Representative===<br />
In 2010, Heaton defeated Bionca Gambill by over 4,000 votes. In 2012 and 2014, he defeated challenger James Mann II by a large margin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/2400.htm|title=SOS: Election Results|website=www.in.gov}}</ref> One of Heaton's greatest achievements during his tenure is securing state money to help renovate the [[Hulman Center]] in the 2015 General Assembly Session.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/terre-haute-vigo-county-officials-support-hulman-center-renovation-expansion/article_04176653-36f6-56ea-93c8-f0557c474bed.html|title=Terre Haute, Vigo County officials support Hulman Center renovation, expansion plan|first=Howard Greninger|last=Tribune-Star|website=Terre Haute Tribune-Star}}</ref> Heaton ran for in reelection in 2016 and won. He defeated Bill Breeden by a margin of 17,300 to 9,369. Heaton ran for reelection in 2020 unopposed. Heaton co-authored [[Indiana HB 1041]], a bill that prohibits transgender women from participating in women's sports. Governor [[Eric Holcomb|Holcomb]] vetoed the bill, but it was overruled. Heaton ran for reelection in 2022 and won. He defeated Kurtis Cummings by 71%.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.in.gov/legislative/house_republicans/homepages/r46/ Representative Bob Heaton Official website]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110208062644/http://www.bobheaton.com/ BobHeaton.com]<br />
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