He previously served as a policeman, a Trustee in Perry Township, Indiana, and a member of the Indianapolis City-County Council.
[6][7] In 2018, Sandlin sponsored a measure (which passed the state Senate) to allow churchgoers to carry guns while at worship services held on school property.
[4] In 2019, Sandlin introduced legislation to fund a new Indy Eleven soccer stadium.
Sandlin's legislation would have allowed the Capital Improvement Board (which oversees Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Lucas Oil Stadium, Victory Field, and the Indiana Convention Center) to collect taxes from a proposed Eleven Park mixed-use development to fund a $150 million soccer-specific stadium with a capacity of 20,000.
[9][10] A version of the legislation passed the Indiana General Assembly, but without language requiring that the stadium be home to a Major League Soccer team.