Chris Garten announces run for Indiana state Senate president pro temporeINDIANAPOLIS — State Senator Chris Garten (R-Charlestown) has announced his candidacy for President Pro Tempore of the Indiana State Senate. He also plans to appoint Senator Eric Koch of Bedford as Majority Floor Leader. “Hoosiers don’t send us to Indianapolis to play defense or maintain the status quo — they send us to deliver results,” Garten said in his announcement. He added that his focus will be on a conservative, Indiana First agenda and protecting the GOP’s supermajority. The President Pro Tempore sets the Senate’s legislative agenda, appoints committee chairs, and assigns all bills to committee each session.