Ind. Code § 4-15-1.5-2
The members of the commission shall be citizens of the state who are in sympathy with and have knowledge of the practice of professional personnel administration in public employment with particular appreciation for fairly and impartially determining the validity of employee appeals. No member of the commission shall be a member of any local, state, or national committee of a political party or an officer in any partisan political club or organization, or shall hold or be a candidate for, any elective public office, and upon acceptance of any such appointment or upon any such candidacy, the term of a member of the commission shall expire. Upon the acceptance of any other remunerative appointment to public office, the term of a member shall expire.
IC 4-15-1.5-2