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Indiana Democratic Party Staff
Meet the team that fights tirelessly for true Indiana values.
Karen Tallian
Chair
Karen Tallian is the Chair of the Indiana Democratic Party since March 2025, and has spent her career advancing the needs of labor and working Hoosiers.
Karen was first elected to the State Senate for District 4 in 2005, and served until 2021, winning four re-election campaigns in 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018. She represented portions of Lake, Porter, and LaPorte Counties during her time in the State Senate. She served as Caucus Chair for the Indiana Senate Democrats between 2016-2020.
She was named a, “Champion of Labor” during her time in the State Senate, fighting for working Hoosiers against attacks on the right to collectively bargain. Karen consistently fought to raise the state’s minimum wage and improve working conditions for Hoosiers. She was also the first Indiana legislator to push for the decriminalization of cannabis.
Karen resides at her home in Ogden Dunes.
Evan Robbins
Executive Director
Evan has extensive experience in political and communications strategy and has worked on numerous political campaigns as well as in the public sector and with nonprofits and labor unions. Evan is a graduate of IUPUI and an alumnus of the Emerging Leaders Project.
Sam Barloga
Communications Director
Sam Barloga serves as the Communications Director for the Indiana Democratic Party. A lifelong resident of The Region, he first was involved volunteering for local campaigns and working as a field organizer for John Gregg for Governor in 2016. Since then, Sam served as campaign manager for Chris Chyung for State Representative in 2018 and Michael Griffin for State Senate in 2022. Sam is a graduate of Ball State University.
Todd Grocki
Assistant for Event Organizing and Financial Matters
As Assistant for Event Organizing and Financial Matters, Todd Grocki has a wealth of experience as a Finance Director for Statewide & Congressional races. In his early work, he was a field organizer for Baron Hill for Congress. Since then, Todd was finance director for numerous statewide governor’s races and helped re-elect two Congressmen. He has also directed a number of challenger races including Coleman for Congress in South Bend, IN. Todd graduated with a Political Science degree from Bradley University in Peoria, IL
