2025 IN Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Indiana General Assembly in 2025 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

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Senate Votes
House Votes

House Votes

1. Article V Convention: Term Limits

Applies to "call a convention" under Article V of the U.S. Constitution for the purpose of proposing an amendment to set term limits on members of Congress.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
SJR21 Roll Call 1518503 Passed 66 to 29 on Mar 17, 2025 See Article V

2. DNA Samples Without Due Process

Requires a sheriff to take a DNA sample of a person who is arrested for, not just charged with or convicted of, a felony.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
SB120 Roll Call 1522353 Passed 80 to 10 on Mar 20, 2025 See Fourth Amendment Fifth Amendment 14th Amendment

3. Carbon-capture Pipelines

Establishes certain guidelines for companies to receive a carbon sequestration project permit or a carbon dioxide transmission pipeline certificate of authority from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
SB457 Roll Call 1522407 Passed 55 to 37 on Mar 20, 2025 See Fifth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence 10th Amendment Article I Section 8

4. Tax Exemptions for the WNBA

Provides various tax exemptions for the Women's National Basketball Association All-State Game, and related events, when held in Indiana.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
SB314 Roll Call 1522386 Passed 83 to 5 on Mar 20, 2025 See Article I Section 8 Fifth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

5. Defunding \"Drag Queen Story Hour\"

Would prohibit a government entity from organizing, hosting, or funding an obscene performance.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB326 Roll Call 1530941 Passed 72 to 20 on Mar 31, 2025 See Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

6. Secure Voter ID Requirements

Specifies that student documents may not be used as "proof of identification" for voting purposes, and that county voter-registration offices must remove disenfranchised criminals and non-citizens from their voter lists within 48 hours.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB10 Roll Call 1532383 Passed 66 to 25 on Apr 1, 2025 See Article I Section 4 14th Amendment 26th Amendment

How did they vote?

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Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote
Name Party Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
David Abbott R 33%
Mike Andrade D 33%
Micheal Aylesworth R 50%
Beau Baird R N/A
Bradford J. Barrett R 33%
Steve Bartels R 33%
John L. Bartlett D 33%
Garrett Bascom R 40%
Maureen Bauer D 17%
Robert W. Behning R 20%
Bruce Alan Borders R 50%
Patricia A. Boy D 33%
Alex Burton D 0%
Chris Campbell D 33%
Martin Carbaugh R 50%
Becky Cash R 50%
Edward D. Clere R 33%
Matthew Commons R 50%
Cory Criswell R 33%
Kendell Culp R 60%
Wendy Dant Chesser D 33%
Michelle Davis R 33%
Edward O. DeLaney D 33%
Dale R. DeVon R 33%
Ryan Michael Dvorak D 33%
Karen Engleman R 33%
Sue E. Errington D 33%
Victoria Garcia Wilburn D 0%
Mark J. Genda R 33%
Philip GiaQuinta D 33%
Mitchell Alan Gore D N/A
Lori Goss-Reaves R 33%
Robb Greene R 50%
Craig Haggard R 67%
David Hall R 33%
Carey Hamilton D 50%
Earl L. Harris D 17%
Ragen H. Hatcher D 33%
Robert Heaton R 33%
Dave Heine R 33%
Matt Hostettler R 100%
Todd Huston R N/A
Andrew Ireland R 83%
Tony Isa R 33%
Carolyn B. Jackson D 40%
Christopher P. Jeter R 33%
Blake Johnson D 25%
Jack Jordan R 33%
Christopher N. Judy R 83%
Michael Karickhoff R 20%
Joanna King R 50%
Sheila J. Klinker D 33%
Ryan Lauer R 50%
Ethan Lawson R 20%
Cindy Ledbetter R 33%
Matthew S. Lehman R 33%
Shane Lindauer R 67%
Daniel R. Lopez R 40%
Jim Lucas R 50%
Ethan Manning R 50%
Chris D. May R 67%
Peggy Mayfield R 33%
Julie A. McGuire R 33%
Wendy McNamara R 33%
Jennifer Meltzer R 50%
Doug Miller R 67%
Kyle R. Miller D 33%
Justin Moed D 33%
Robert Morris R 60%
Charles A. Moseley D 33%
Timothy O'Brien R 33%
Julie Olthoff R 33%
Renee Pack D N/A
Lindsay Patterson R 20%
Zach Payne R 83%
Tonya Pfaff D 50%
Kyle Pierce R 40%
Matt Pierce D 33%
Gregory W. Porter D 33%
John Prescott R 50%
Jim Pressel R 33%
Cherrish S. Pryor D 33%
Elizabeth Rowray R 33%
Robin Shackleford D 33%
Alaina Shonkwiler R 33%
Harold Slager R 33%
Ben Smaltz R 33%
Hunter Smith R 33%
Vernon G. Smith D 33%
Craig Snow R 33%
Edmond Soliday R 50%
Gregory E. Steuerwald R 33%
Vanessa J. Summers D 50%
Lorissa Sweet R 83%
Jake Teshka R 40%
Jeffrey A. Thompson R 33%
Heath VanNatter R 60%
Timothy Wesco R 50%
Tim Yocum R 50%
Alex Zimmerman R 33%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat31.3%
Republican43.5%
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