Joe Pearson was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing the 31st District from 2009 to 2011. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Pearson farmed full-time until March 1995, when Governor Evan Bayh and Lieutenant Governor Frank O'Bannon named him Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture. He continued to serve in the same capacity after O’Bannon was elected to succeed Bayh, and, after O'Bannon's death in office, under Governor Joe Kernan, until 2005. He ran unsuccessfully for Secretary of State of Indiana in 2006.
External links Indiana State Legislature - Representative Joe Pearson official government website Profile at Project Vote Smart Follow the Money - Joe Pearson 2008 campaign contributions, State Representative 2006 campaign contributions, Indiana Secretary of State