Background
Buis, Tom was born on May 30, 1952 in Greencastle, Indiana, United States. Son of Lloyd Paul and Rose Hadley Buis.
Buis, Tom was born on May 30, 1952 in Greencastle, Indiana, United States. Son of Lloyd Paul and Rose Hadley Buis.
Attended, Indiana State University, 1972—1974.
Former grain and livestock farmer Putnam County Grain & Livestock Farm, Indiana, 1970—1987. Special assistant agricultural to Senator Birch Bayh United States Senate, 1979—1981. Legislation assistant, legislation director to Republican Jim Jontz United States Congress, 1989.
Senior agriculture policy advisor to Senator Tom Daschle United States Senate. Joined National Farmers Union, Washington, 1998, vice president government relations, president, 2006—2009, Growth Energy, Washington, since 2009.
President Putnam County Young Democratic, 1970—1974, 7th District Young Democratic, 1973—1975. Chairman Putnam County Democratic Central Committee. Member of Farm Union, Farm Bureau, International Federation Agricultural Producers (IFAP) (executive committee member), Kiwanis, Chamber of Commerce.
Married Margaret Sufana, 1981. Children: Nicholas, Andrew.