Brian Douglas Paasch (pronounced “posh”) is seeking the Republican nomination to the United States House of Representatives for Indiana's 4th Congressional District.

Brian was born September 14, 1960, the eldest of two children. He grew up in the greater Sacramento, California area attending public schools in the San Juan Unified School District. After graduating from high school in 1978, he attended American River Community College to complete lower division course work in preparation for transfer to the University of California, Davis. In 1980, Brian transferred to UC Davis where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry in 1983. From fourth grade and continuing into early college, Brian enjoyed competitive swimming on AAU teams.

Upon graduation in 1983, Brian embarked on a career in life sciences with his ultimate goal being to work in the pharmaceutical industry. He began work in pharmaceutical development in 1990. Through his industrial experience, Brian has demonstrated technical, leadership and teamwork skills. Brian has managed a scientific lab and staff, participated in or led many team efforts, lead or co-authored ten scientific papers and abstracts and been invited as a technical speaker to scientific conferences.

In 1984, Brian married Cara Hight whom he had met at UC Davis. Brian and Cara remained in Davis as Cara began working toward her professional degree at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. In 1988 Cara was awarded her DVM and the couple moved to the San Francisco Bay Area. After six years of working in a small animal, full service veterinary hospital in the city of San Francisco, Cara interrupted her professional career for the birth of their first child and began a new career as a full-time mom.

In the summer 2000, Brian and Cara moved their family to Avon, Indiana. Upon their arrival, the Paasch family quickly grew to appreciate the God and family friendly Hoosier culture and they quickly embraced Indiana as “home.” Brian and Cara now have four children and Cara is particularly busy, as they have chosen to home educate their children.

Brian accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior and Lord at the age of eight and has been actively involved in the church for most of his life. While in college, Brian led home Bible studies. In 1981 he spent three months living in an orphanage in Taiwan teaching evening classes in conversational English to college students as part of a missionary outreach program with OC Ministries (now OC International). As an adult, Brian has served in assorted formal church leadership roles in missions and adult Christian education. The Paasch family attends Grace Fellowship Church in Avon.

Public service was not a part of Brian’s career plan. However, due to his ever-increasing concern regarding the direction of the Federal Government, Brian felt led to run for a seat in the US House of Representatives. Brian believes that our Founding Fathers, guided firmly by the Hand of God, set in place an excellent government system subordinate to personal, individual liberty. However, today’s Federal Government is, bit by bit, taking that personal liberty away from the people. If elected, Brian will consider his first priority on every legislative matter to uphold his oath of office to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic.”