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Currently serving his fourth term on the Indianapolis-Marion County Council, Bob has served on six of the twelve standing committees of the Council, as well as several special committees. He also served on the Board of Directors for the Indianapolis-Scarborough Peace Games for 6 years including 3 years as chairman of the Board.

He graduated from Purdue University with a BS in Electrical Engineering and completed 27 hours of post-graduate courses in Business Administration at Butler University.

He is a retired Colonel from the United States Army Reserves and was inducted into the Purdue University ROTC Hall of Fame in 2003.

A retiree from General Motors Corporation, Cockrum has been heavily involved in community organizations since 1969.  He served two terms on the Decatur Township School Board from 1970 to 1979.  In 1994, he was awarded the City of Indianapolis "Outstanding Neighborhood Leader Award".  He has served as a volunteer on many boards, including the Marion County Tax Adjustment Board and former Mayor Stephen Goldsmith's Tax Increment Financing Task Force.  He represented the Council on the IMAGIS Board of Directors for 12 years and was the president of the board from 2003 through 2007.

Cockrum served as Council President in 2008 and 2009.  He currently serves as a member of the Rules and Public Policy Committee, the Administration and Finance Committee and the Parks and Recreation Committee. 

Cockrum represents District 22, located within Decatur, Perry, and Wayne Townships. He is married with four children and five grandchildren.