Indiana House of Representatives

Indiana House of Representatives
Indiana House of Representatives
Indiana General Assembly
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 9, 2023
Leadership
Speaker	Todd Huston (R) ; since March 9, 2020
Speaker pro tempore	Michael Karickhoff (R) ; since January 3, 2019
Majority Leader	Matt Lehman (R) ; since October 6, 2015
Minority Leader	Phil GiaQuinta (D) ; since November 7, 2018
Structure
Seats	100
Political groups	Majority Republican (70); Minority Democratic (30);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article 4, Indiana Constitution
Salary	$28,791/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 8, 2022; (100 seats)
Next election	November 5, 2024; (100 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
	House of Representatives Chamber; Indiana Statehouse; Indianapolis, Indiana
Website
	Indiana General Assembly

The Indiana House of Representatives is the lower house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The House is composed of 100 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. House members serve two-year terms without term limits. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, each State House district contains an average of 64,838 people.

The House convenes at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis.

Districts in Indiana are among the most gerrymandered in the United States - analysis showing that if Hoosier Republicans receive at least 56 percent of the statewide vote they will likely hold around 70 percent of seats.^[1]

Terms and qualifications

In order to run for a seat for the Indiana House of Representatives one must be a citizen of the United States, has to be at least 21 years of age upon taking office, and should reside in the state of Indiana for 2 years and in the district to represent for at least 1 year at the time of the election.^[2]

Representatives serve terms of two years, and there is no limit on how many terms a representative may serve.^[2]

Composition of the House

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
End 2010 session	48	52	100	0

2011–2012	60	40	100	0

2013–2014	69	31	100	0

Begin 2015	71	29	100	0

Begin 2017	70	30	100	0

Begin 2019	67	33	100	0

Begin 2021	71	29	100	0

Begin 2023	70	30	100	0
Latest voting share	70%	30%

Officers

Office	Representative	Party	Residence	First Elected
Speaker of the House	Todd Huston	Rep	Fishers	2012
Speaker pro tempore	Michael Karickhoff	Rep	Kokomo	2010
Majority Floor Leader	Matt Lehman	Rep	Berne	2008
Majority Caucus Chair	Greg Steuerwald	Rep	Brownsburg	2007
Minority Leader	Phil GiaQuinta	Dem	Fort Wayne	2006
Minority Floor Leader	Cherrish Pryor	Dem	Indianapolis	2008
Minority Caucus Chair	Carey Hamilton	Dem	Indianapolis	2016

Standing committees

As of 24 October 2023^[update].^[3]

Committee	Chair	Vice Chair
Agriculture and Rural Development	Michael Aylesworth (R-11)	Beau Baird (R-44)
Commerce, Small Business, and Economic Development	Robert Morris (R-84)	Julie Olthoff (R-19)
Courts and Criminal Code	Wendy McNamara (R-76)	Jennifer Meltzer (R-73)
Education	Robert Behning (R-91)	Michelle Davis (R-58)
Elections and Apportionment	Timothy Wesco (R-21)	Zach Payne (R-66)
Employment, Labor and Pensions	Heath VanNatter (R-38)	Mark Genda (R-41)
Environmental Affairs	Alan Morrison (R-42)	Kendell Culp (R-16)
Family, Children and Human Affairs	Dale DeVon (R-5)	Christopher Judy (R-83)
Financial Institutions and Insurance	Mike Speedy (R-90)	Jake Teshka (R-7)
Government and Regulatory Reform	Doug Miller (R-48)	Tim O'Brien (R-78)
Insurance	Martin Carbaugh (R-81)	Craig Snow (R-22)
Judiciary	Chris Jeter (R-88)	Jerry Torr (R-39)
Joint Rules	Todd Huston (R-37)	Jerry Torr (R-39)
Local Government	Chris May (R-65)	Randy Lyness (R-68)
Natural Resources	Shane Lindauer (R-63)	David Abbott (R-82)
Public Health	Brad Barrett (R-56)	Donna Schaibley (R-24)
Public Policy	Ethan Manning (R-23)	Peggy Mayfield (R-60)
Roads and Transportation	Jim Pressel (R-20)	Ryan Lauer (R-59)
Rules and Legislative Procedures	Ben Smaltz (R-52)	Sharon Negele (R-13)
Statutory Committee on Ethics	Karen Engleman (R-70)	Sue Errington (R-34)
Utilities, Energy, and Telecommunications	Edmond Soliday (R-4)	Dave Hall (R-62)
Veterans Affairs and Public Safety	Stephen Bartels (R-74)	Joanna King (R-49)
Ways and Means	Jeff Thompson (R-28)	Robert Cherry (R-53)

Members of the Indiana House of Representatives

District	Representative	Party	Residence	First elected
1	Carolyn Jackson	Dem	Hammond	2018
2	Earl Harris Jr.	Dem	East Chicago	2016
3	Ragen Hatcher	Dem	Gary	2018
4	Edmond Soliday	Rep	Valparaiso	2006
5	Dale DeVon	Rep	Granger	2012
6	Maureen Bauer	Dem	South Bend	2020
7	Jake Teshka	Rep	South Bend	2020
8	Ryan Dvorak	Dem	South Bend	2002
9	Patricia Boy	Dem	Michigan City	2018
10	Charles Moseley	Dem	Portage	2008
11	Michael Aylesworth	Rep	Hebron	2014
12	Mike Andrade	Dem	Munster	2020
13	Sharon Negele	Rep	Attica	2012
14	Vernon Smith	Dem	Gary	1990
15	Hal Slager	Rep	Schererville	2020 (2012–2018)
16	Kendell Culp	Rep	Rensselaer	2022
17	Jack Jordan	Rep	Bremen	2016
18	David Abbott	Rep	Rome City	2018
19	Julie Olthoff	Rep	Crown Point	2020 (2014–2018)
20	Jim Pressel	Rep	LaPorte	2016
21	Timothy Wesco	Rep	Mishawaka	2010
22	Craig Snow	Rep	Warsaw	2020
23	Ethan Manning	Rep	Macy	2018
24	Donna Schaibley	Rep	Carmel	2014
25	Becky Cash	Rep	Zionsville	2022
26	Chris Campbell	Dem	West Lafayette	2018
27	Sheila Klinker	Dem	Lafayette	1982
28	Jeff Thompson	Rep	Lizton	1998
29	Chuck Goodrich	Rep	Noblesville	2018
30	Michael Karickhoff	Rep	Kokomo	2010
31	Lori Goss-Reaves	Rep	Marion	2023†
32	Victoria Garcia Wilburn	Dem	Indianapolis	2022
33	J. D. Prescott	Rep	Winchester	2018
34	Sue Errington	Dem	Muncie	2012
35	Elizabeth Rowray	Rep	Yorktown	2020
36	Kyle Pierce	Rep	Anderson	2022
37	Todd Huston	Rep	Fishers	2012
38	Heath VanNatter	Rep	Frankfort	2010
39	Jerry Torr	Rep	Carmel	1996
40	Greg Steuerwald	Rep	Brownsburg	2007†
41	Mark Genda	Rep	Frankfort	2022
42	Alan Morrison	Rep	Terre Haute	2012
43	Tonya Pfaff	Dem	Terre Haute	2018
44	Beau Baird	Rep	Greencastle	2018
45	Bruce Borders	Rep	Jasonville	2014 (2004–2012)
46	Bob Heaton	Rep	Riley	2010
47	Robb Greene	Rep	Shelby	2022
48	Douglas Miller	Rep	Elkhart	2014
49	Joanna King	Rep	Middlebury	2020†
50	Lorissa Sweet	Rep	Wabash	2022
51	Dennis Zent	Rep	Angola	2012
52	Ben Smaltz	Rep	Auburn	2012
53	Bob Cherry	Rep	Greenfield	1998
54	Cory Criswell	Rep	Middletown	2022
55	Lindsay Patterson	Rep	Franklin	2022
56	Bradford Barrett	Rep	Richmond	2018
57	Craig Haggard	Rep	Mooresville	2022
58	Michelle Davis	Rep	Whiteland	2020
59	Ryan Lauer	Rep	Columbus	2018
60	Peggy Mayfield	Rep	Martinsville	2012
61	Matt Pierce	Dem	Bloomington	2002
62	Dave Hall	Rep	Norman	2022
63	Shane Lindauer	Rep	Jasper	2017†
64	Matt Hostettler	Rep	Fort Branch	2018
65	Christopher May	Rep	Bedford	2016
66	Zach Payne	Rep	Charlestown	2020
67	Alex Zimmerman	Rep	North Vernon	2023†
68	Randy Lyness	Rep	West Harrison	2015†
69	Jim Lucas	Rep	Seymour	2012
70	Karen Engleman	Rep	Georgetown	2016
71	Wendy Dant Chesser	Dem	Jeffersonville	2024†
72	Edward Clere	Rep	New Albany	2008
73	Jennifer Meltzer	Rep	Shelbyville	2022
74	Stephen Bartels	Rep	Eckerty	2017†
75	Cindy Ledbetter	Rep	Newburgh	2020
76	Wendy McNamara	Rep	Mount Vernon	2010
77	Ryan Hatfield	Dem	Evansville	2016
78	Tim O'Brien	Rep	Evansville	2021†
79	Matt Lehman	Rep	Berne	2008
80	Phil GiaQuinta	Dem	Fort Wayne	2006
81	Martin Carbaugh	Rep	Fort Wayne	2012
82	Kyle Miller	Dem	Fort Wayne	2022
83	Christopher Judy	Rep	Aboite	2014
84	Robert Morris	Rep	Fort Wayne	2010
85	Dave Heine	Rep	Fort Wayne	2016
86	Ed DeLaney	Dem	Indianapolis	2008
87	Carey Hamilton	Dem	Indianapolis	2016
88	Chris Jeter	Rep	Fishers	2020
89	Mitch Gore	Dem	Indianapolis	2020
90	Mike Speedy	Rep	Indianapolis	2010
91	Robert Behning	Rep	Indianapolis	1992
92	Renee Pack	Dem	Indianapolis	2020
93	Julie McGuire	Rep	Indianapolis	2022
94	Cherrish Pryor	Dem	Indianapolis	2008
95	John Bartlett	Dem	Indianapolis	2008
96	Greg Porter	Dem	Indianapolis	1992
97	Justin Moed	Dem	Indianapolis	2012
98	Robin Shackleford	Dem	Indianapolis	2012
99	Vanessa Summers	Dem	Indianapolis	1991†
100	Blake Johnson	Dem	Indianapolis	2020†

†Member was initially appointed to the seat.

History

The Indiana House of Representatives held its first session in the first statehouse in the original state capital of Corydon and the first speaker of the body was Isaac Blackford. Under the terms of the constitution of 1816, state representatives served one-year terms, meaning elections were held annually. In 1851, the constitution was replaced by the current constitution and terms were lengthened to two years, but sessions were held biennially. In 1897, it unanimously passed a bill determining the value of Pi to exactly 3.2. However, the bill was never voted upon in the State Senate.^[4] A 1972 constitutional amendment allowed for a short legislative session to be held in odd numbered years.

2012 Election

On November 6, 2012, the Republican Party in Indiana expanded their majority in the House of Representatives from 60 members in the 117th General Assembly to 69 members, a "quorum-proof" majority. The Republicans were able to take 69% of the seats, despite having only received approximately 54% of the votes for the state's House of Representatives.

Of the 3 newly elected members of the U.S. House elected to the 113th Congress from Indiana, two are former members of the Indiana House of Representatives. Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (IN-02) represented Indiana's 21st district from 2005 to 2011 and Congressman Luke Messer (IN-06) represented Indiana's 57th district from 2003 to 2007. Congressman Marlin Stutzman (IN-03) was re-elected to a second term, he is a former member of the Indiana House of Representatives where he served Indiana's 52nd district from 2003 to 2009.