Bob Heaton

Bob Heaton
Bob Heaton Portrait
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives
from the 46th district
Assumed office
November 16, 2010
Preceded byVern Tincher
Personal details
Born (1956-09-28) September 28, 1956 (age 68)
Clay City, Indiana, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJane Ann
ResidenceTerre Haute, Indiana
Alma materIndiana State University
Bob Heaton
Personal information
Years active1976-1979
Sport
SportBasketball
University teamIndiana State University
University of Denver

Robert Heaton (born September 28, 1956) is an American politician and basketball player who is a Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives since 2010.

While at Indiana State University, Heaton was a prominent member of the college's varsity basketball team that famously reached 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 which propelled the Sycamores to the Final Four.