Background
Kruse, Dennis K. was born on October 7, 1946 in Auburn, Indiana, United States. Son of Russell Wayne Kruse and Luella Marie Boger Kruse.
Kruse, Dennis K. was born on October 7, 1946 in Auburn, Indiana, United States. Son of Russell Wayne Kruse and Luella Marie Boger Kruse.
Student, Anderson U., 1967-1968; Bachelor of Science, Indiana U., 1985; postgraduate, Purdue University.
In 1979, Kruse left the collector car business to focus on local auctions and real estate. A 1964 graduate of the Reppert School of Auctioneering in Decatur, Indiana, Kruse served as president of the auction school, from his purchase of the school in 1996, until its sale to the Christy family in Indianapolis in 2011. Kruse graduated from the School of Education at Indiana University in 1970, and was a licensed teacher in Indiana from 1970 to 1975.
He currently serves on the board of trustees at Trine University in Angola, Indiana.
Kruse was an Indiana State Representative from 1989 to 2004, and is a current Indiana State Senator for the 14th District. Kruse was president of the National Auctioneers Association from 2005 to 2006, and was instrumental in advocating for industry research for the auction profession.
In 2013, Kruse was inducted into the National Auctioneers Association Hall of Fame. Kruse is a creationist and is attempting to allow intelligent design to be taught in Indiana schools in addition to evolution, despite concerns from groups such as the National Center for Science Education that such teaching is unconstitutional.
The senator also introduced a bill during the 2013 session that would allow reciting the Lord"s Prayer at the beginning of each school day.
Precinct committeeman Jackson Township S. DeKalb County, 1968-1972. Member United States Electoral Committee, Indiana, since 1972. Trustee Jackson Township, 1983-1989.
Delegate Indiana Republican State Convention, since 1990. Parade marshall Grabili County Fair, Indiana, since 1990. Board directors Northeastern Indiana Youth for Christ, since 1968, chairman,1986-.
Board directors Northeastern Indiana Child Evangelism, since 1986. Member DeKalb County Right to Life. Advisory board DeKalb County American Family Association, since 1988.
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Married Kay Adele Yerden, 1968. Children: Dennis K. II, John Mark, Timothy James, Daniel Webster.