Indiana House of Representatives

Indiana General Assembly
Indiana General Assembly
Indiana General Assembly
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 3, 2019
Leadership
Speaker	Todd Huston (R) ; since March 9, 2020
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 (71); Minority Democratic (29);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article 4, Indiana Constitution
Salary	$22,616.46/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 3, 2020; (100 seats)
Next election	November 8, 2022; (100 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
	House of Representatives Chamber; Indiana Statehouse; Indianapolis, Indiana
Website
	Indiana General Assembly

Coordinates: 38°46′7.54″N 86°9′45.54″W / 38.7687611°N 86.1626500°W / 38.7687611; -86.1626500

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.

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.^[1]

Representatives serve terms of two years, and there is no limit on how many terms a representative may serve.^[1]

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
Latest voting share	71%	29%

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	Terri Austin	Dem	Anderson	2002

Standing Committees[]

As of 25 July 2018.^[2]

Committee	Chair	Vice Chair
Agriculture and Rural Development	(R-25)	(R-42)
Commerce, Small Business, and Economic Development	(R-84)	(R-48)
Committee on Joint Rules	Brian Bosma (R-88)	Jerry Torr (R-39)
Committee of the Whole	Brian Bosma (R-88)
Courts and Criminal Code	Thomas Washburne (R-64)	Sharon Negele (R-13)
Education	Robert Behning (R-91)	(R-32)
Elections and Apportionment	Milo Smith (R-59)	Kathy Richardson (R-29)
Employment, Labor and Pensions	(R-38)	Randy Lyness (R-68)
Environmental Affairs	David Wolkins (R-18)	Greg Beumer (R-33)
Family, Children and Human Affairs	David Frizzell (R-93)	Cindy Ziemke (R-55)
Financial Institutions	Woody Burton (R-58)	Robert Heaton (R-46)
Government and Regulatory Reform	Kevin Mahan (R-31)	(R-69)
Insurance	Martin Carbaugh (R-81)	(R-56)
Judiciary	(R-40)	Wendy McNamara (R-76)
Local Government	Dennis Zent (R-51)	Bruce Borders (R-45)
Natural Resources	Sean Eberhart (R-57)	(R-62)
Public Health	Cindy Kirchhofer (R-89)	Ronald Bacon (R-75)
Public Policy	Ben Smaltz (R-52)	Timothy Wesco (R-21)
Roads and Transportation	Edmond Soliday (R-4)	Mike Speedy (R-90)
Rules and Legislative Procedures	Jerry Torr (R-39)	(R-40)
Select Government on Government Reduction	(R-16)	(R-11)
Statutory Committee on Ethics	(R-40)	Clyde Kersey (R-43)
Statutory Committee on Interstate and International Cooperation	(R-49)	Thomas Saunders (R-54)
Utilities, Energy, and Telecommunications	David Ober (R)	(R-5)
Veterans Affairs and Public Safety	(R-67)	(R-83)
Ways and Means	Timothy Brown (R-41)	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		Rep	South Bend	2020
8	Ryan Dvorak	Dem	South Bend	2002
9		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	Douglas Gutwein	Rep	Francesville	2008
17		Rep	Bremen	2016
18		Rep	Warsaw	2020
19	Julie Olthoff	Rep	Crown Point	2020 (2014–2018)
20	Jim Pressel	Rep	LaPorte	2016
21	Timothy Wesco	Rep	Mishawaka	2010
22	Curt Nisly	Rep	Milford	2014
23		Rep	Macy	2018
24	Donna Schaibley	Rep	Carmel	2014
25	Donald Lehe	Rep	Brookston	2002
26		Dem	West Lafayette	2018
27	Sheila Klinker	Dem	Lafayette	1982
28	Jeff Thompson	Rep	Lizton	1998
29		Rep	Noblesville	2018
30	Michael Karickhoff	Rep	Kokomo	2010
31	Ann Vermilion	Rep	Marion	2019†
32		Rep	Cicero	2014
33		Rep	Winchester	2018
34	Sue Errington	Dem	Muncie	2012
35	Elizabeth Rowray	Rep	Yorktown	2020
36	Terri Austin	Dem	Anderson	2002
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	Tim Brown	Rep	Crawfordsville	1994
42		Rep	Terre Haute	2012
43		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		Rep	Franklin	2016
48		Rep	Elkhart	2014
49		Rep	Middlebury	2020†
50	Dan Leonard	Rep	Huntington	2002
51	Dennis Zent	Rep	Angola	2012
52	Ben Smaltz	Rep	Auburn	2012
53	Bob Cherry	Rep	Greenfield	1998
54	Thomas E. Saunders	Rep	Lewisville	1996
55	Cindy Ziemke	Rep	Batesville	2012
56		Rep	Richmond	2018
57	Sean Eberhart	Rep	Shelbyville	2006
58		Rep		2020
59		Rep	Columbus	2018
60	Peggy Mayfield	Rep	Martinsville	2012
61	Matt Pierce	Dem	Bloomington	2002
62		Rep	Bloomington	2015†
63	Shane Lindauer	Rep	Jasper	2017†
64	Matt Hostettler	Rep	Fort Branch	2018
65		Rep	Bedford	2016
66		Rep	Charlestown	2020
67	Randy Frye	Rep	Greensburg	2010
68	Randy Lyness	Rep	West Harrison	2015†
69		Rep	Seymour	2012
70	Karen Engleman	Rep		2016
71		Dem	Jeffersonville	2018
72	Edward Clere	Rep	New Albany	2008
73		Rep	Salem	2010
74		Rep	Eckerty	2017†
75		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		Rep	Rome City	2018†
83	Christopher Judy	Rep	Aboite	2014
84		Rep	Fort Wayne	2010
85	Dave Heine	Rep	Fort Wayne	2016
86	Ed DeLaney	Dem	Indianapolis	2008
87	Carey Hamilton	Dem	Indianapolis	2016
88		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		Rep	Indianapolis	2020
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		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 years 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.^[3] 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.

Past composition of the House of Representatives[]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Assembly, Indiana General. "Indiana Code 2016 - Indiana General Assembly, 2017 Session". iga.in.gov. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
^ "Committees". Indiana General Assembly. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
^ "Indiana Once Tried to Change Pi to 3.2". www.mentalfloss.com. March 14, 2016.

External links[]

Indiana General Assembly
Indiana House of Representatives at Ballotpedia
State House of Indiana at Project Vote Smart
Indiana House Democrats
Indiana House Republicans
2015 Indiana Candidate Guide - Qualifications

[inc4-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Assembly, Indiana General. "Indiana Code 2016 - Indiana General Assembly, 2017 Session". iga.in.gov. Retrieved June 3, 2017.

[2] "Committees". Indiana General Assembly. Retrieved July 25, 2018.

[3] "Indiana Once Tried to Change Pi to 3.2". www.mentalfloss.com. March 14, 2016.

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