FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Congressman-elect Jim Banks announced Thursday who will assist him as he takes office.

Banks will take office as the Third Congressional District’s representative in January. Casey Cox, a lawyer in Fort Wayne, will be the chair of the transition team, according to Jim Banks for congress. 

The other members of the transition team are below.

Jennifer Romano – Columbia City Councilwoman and Whitley County Chamber of Commerce Director 
 
Larry Buzzard – Huntington County Commissioner
 
Linda Buskirk – President of Accountable Solutions, Inc. in Fort Wayne
 
Byron Lamm – Local business and community leader, co-founder and president of the board of the Indiana Policy Review Foundation

The team will help Banks build his congressional organization.