Edward A. Pease served as a Republican Representative of Indiana's 7th U.S. Congressional District from January 1st, 1997 to December 31st, 2000. This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Pease is an Eagle Scout and has been honored as an adult with the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award and Silver Buffalo Award and is a former Chairman of the National Order of the Arrow Committee; he was succeeded by Bradley Haddock. An Eagle Scout is a Boy Scout with the highest Scout rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). ... The Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, is a special award, awarded only to Eagle Scouts, for distinguished service in his profession or to the community for a period of at least 25 years after earning his Eagle Scout rank. ... The Silver Buffalo Award, created in 1925, is bestowed upon those adults who give truly noteworthy and extraordinary service to youth. ... The Order of the Arrow (OA) is a program of the Boy Scout division of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). ... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: non-notable If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. ...