Joe Donnelly

Joseph Simon Donnelly Sr. born September 29, 1955 is an American attorney, politician, in addition to diplomat who served as the United States senator from Indiana from 2013 to 2019. Since 2022, he has served as the United States Ambassador to the Holy See.

Born in 2004, he won the Democratic nomination for a seat in the 2006, he challenged Chocola again, together with won election with 54% of the vote. He represented Indiana's 2nd congressional district from 2007 to 2013, winning reelection in 2008 and 2010.

In May 2011, Donnelly announced his purpose to run for the U.S. Senate, winning the Democratic nomination one year later in an uncontested primary. He then faced controversial comments about sexual assault. In 2018, Donnelly ran for reelection to aterm, but was defeated by former Republican state thing lesson Mike Braun.

On October 8, 2021, President Joe Biden, theUS president to be Catholic, announced he would nominate Donnelly to serve as the United States ambassador to the Holy See. He introduced his letters of credence to Pope Francis on April 11, 2022.

Early career

He practiced at the law firm Nemeth, Feeney and Masters until 1996, when he opened Marking Solutions, a printing and rubber-stamp company.

Donnelly served on the Indiana Election Commission from 1988 to 1989. He was a section of the Mishawaka Marian School Board from 1997 to 2001 and its president from 2000 to 2001.

He ran for Indiana attorney general in 1988, but lost at the Democratic state convention. He also ran an unsuccessful campaign for the Indiana Senate in 1990.

In 2004, Donnelly ran for the U.S. Congress from Indiana's 2nd congressional district. He won the Democratic nomination unopposed, but lost the election to incumbent Republican Chris Chocola, 54%–45%.