Martin Koons Edwards

Martin "Chip" Koons Edwards
President pro tempore of the Indiana Senate
In office
November 8, 1978 – November 5, 1980
Preceded byRobert James Fair
Succeeded byRobert D. Garton
Member of the Indiana Senate
from the 28th district
In office
November 8, 1972 – January 6, 1981
Preceded byEarl Wilson
Succeeded byMichael K Rogers
Member of the Indiana Senate
from the 15th district
In office
November 6, 1968 – November 8, 1972
Preceded byJoy Julian Bailey
Succeeded byThomas Joseph Teague
Personal details
Born(1938-06-21)June 21, 1938
DiedApril 3, 2017(2017-04-03) (aged 78)
PartyRepublican
Spouse(s)Jane Ann Brook
Kaye F. Froio
Elizabeth Miller
Children2
Alma materWabash College (AB)
Indiana University School of Law (LLB)

Martin "Chip" Koons Edwards (June 21, 1938 – April 3, 2017) was an American politician from the state of Indiana. A Republican, he served in the Indiana Senate from 1968 to 1981. Edwards served as President pro tempore of the Indiana Senate from 1978 to 1980. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1976. He resigned from the State Senate in 1981. In 1982, he went on trial for charges that he accepted a bribe in exchange to push railroad legislation. He died on April 3, 2017.