Indiana House of Representatives


The Indiana House of Representatives is the lower house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the United States 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 census, each State House district contains an average of 64,838 people.
The House convenes at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis.

Terms & 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.
Representatives serve terms of two years, and there is no limit on how many terms a representative may serve.

Composition of the House

Officers

Members of the Indiana House of Representatives

DistrictRepresentativePartyResidenceFirst elected
1Carolyn JacksonDemHammond2018
2Earl Harris Jr.DemEast Chicago2016
3Ragen HatcherDemGary2018
4Edmond SolidayRepValparaiso2006
5Dale DeVonRepGranger2012
6B. Patrick BauerDemSouth Bend1970
7Ross DealDemMishawaka2018†
8Ryan DvorakDemSouth Bend2002
9Patricia BoyDemMichigan City2018
10Charles MoseleyDemPortage2008
11Michael AylesworthRepHebron2014
12Mara Candelaria ReardonDemMunster2016
13Sharon NegeleRepAttica2012
14Vernon SmithDemGary1990
15Chris ChyungDemDyer2018
16Douglas GutweinRepFrancesville2008
17Jack JordanRepBremen2016
18David WolkinsRepWinona Lake1988
19Lisa BeckDemHebron2018
20Jim PresselRepLaPorte2016
21Timothy WescoRepMishawaka2010
22Curt NislyRepMilford2014
23Ethan ManningRepMacy2018
24Donna SchaibleyRepCarmel2014
25Donald LeheRepBrookston2002
26Chris CampbellDemWest Lafayette2018
27Sheila KlinkerDemLafayette1982
28Jeff ThompsonRepLizton1998
29Chuck GoodrichRepNoblesville2018
30Michael KarickhoffRepKokomo2010
31Ann VermilionRepMarion2019†
32Tony CookRepCicero2014
33J. D. PrescottRepWinchester2018
34Sue ErringtonDemMuncie2012
35Melanie WrightDemYorktown2014
36Terri AustinDemAnderson2002
37Todd HustonRepFishers2012
38Heath VanNatterRepFrankfort2010
39Jerry TorrRepCarmel1996
40Greg SteuerwaldRepBrownsburg2007†
41Tim BrownRepCrawfordsville1994
42Alan MorrisonRepTerre Haute2012
43Tonya PfaffDemTerre Haute2018
44Beau BairdRepGreencastle2018
45Bruce BordersRepJasonville2014
46Bob HeatonRepRiley2010
47John YoungRepFranklin2016
48Douglas MillerRepElkhart2014
49Christy StutzmanRepMiddlebury2018
50Dan LeonardRepHuntington2002
51Dennis ZentRepAngola2012
52Ben SmaltzRepAuburn2012
53Bob CherryRepGreenfield1998
54Thomas E. SaundersRepLewisville1996
55Cindy ZiemkeRepBatesville2012
56Bradford BarrettRepRichmond2018
57Sean EberhartRepShelbyville2006
58Woody BurtonRepWhiteland1988
59Ryan LauerRepColumbus2018
60Peggy MayfieldRepMartinsville2012
61Matt PierceDemBloomington2002
62Jeff EllingtonRepBloomington2015†
63Shane LindauerRepJasper2017†
64Matt HostettlerRepFort Branch2018
65Christopher MayRepBedford2016
66Terry GoodinDemAustin2000
67Randy FryeRepGreensburg2010
68Randy LynessRepWest Harrison2015†
69Jim LucasRepSeymour2012
70Karen EnglemanRepGeorgetown2016
71Rita FlemingDemJeffersonville2018
72Edward ClereRepNew Albany2008
73Steve DavissonRepSalem2010
74Stephen BartelsRepEckerty2017†
75Ronald BaconRepBoonville2010
76Wendy McNamaraRepMount Vernon2010
77Ryan HatfieldDemEvansville2016
78Holli SullivanRepEvansville2014†
79Matt LehmanRepBerne2008
80Phil GiaQuintaDemFort Wayne2006
81Martin CarbaughRepFort Wayne2012
82David AbbottRepRome City2018†
83Christopher JudyRepAboite2014
84Robert MorrisRepFort Wayne2010
85Dave HeineRepFort Wayne2016
86Ed DeLaneyDemIndianapolis2008
87Carey HamiltonDemIndianapolis2016
88Brian BosmaRepIndianapolis1986
89Cindy KirchhoferRepIndianapolis2010
90Mike SpeedyRepIndianapolis2010
91Robert BehningRepIndianapolis1992
92Karlee MacerDemIndianapolis2012
93Dollyne ShermanRepIndianapolis2019†
94Cherrish PryorDemIndianapolis2008
95John BartlettDemIndianapolis2008
96Greg PorterDemIndianapolis1992
97Justin MoedDemIndianapolis2012
98Robin ShacklefordDemIndianapolis2012
99Vanessa SummersDemIndianapolis1991†
100Blake JohnsonDemIndianapolis2020†

†Member was initially appointed to the seat.

Standing Committees

CommitteeChairVice Chair
Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentDon Lehe Alan Morrison
Commerce, Small Business, and Economic DevelopmentRobert Morris Doug Miller
Committee on Joint RulesBrian Bosma Jerry Torr
Committee of the WholeBrian Bosma
Courts and Criminal CodeThomas Washburne Sharon Negele
EducationRobert Behning Anthony Cook
Elections and ApportionmentMilo Smith Kathy Richardson
Employment, Labor and PensionsHeath VanHatter Randy Lyness
Environmental AffairsDavid Wolkins Greg Beumer
Family, Children and Human AffairsDavid Frizzell Cindy Ziemke
Financial InstitutionsWoody Burton Robert Heaton
Government and Regulatory ReformKevin Mahan Jim Lucas
InsuranceMartin Carbaugh Richard Hamm
JudiciaryGregory Steuerwald Wendy McNamara
Local GovernmentDennis Zent Bruce Borders
Natural ResourcesSean Eberhart Jeff Ellington
Public HealthCindy Kirchhofer Ronald Bacon
Public PolicyBen Smaltz Timothy Wesco
Roads and TransportationEdmond Soliday Mike Speedy
Rules and Legislative ProceduresJerry Torr Gregory Steuerwald
Select Government on Government ReductionDoug Gutwein Mike Aylesworth
Statutory Committee on EthicsGregory Steuerwald Clyde Kersey
Statutory Committee on Interstate and International CooperationWes Culver Thomas Saunders
Utilities, Energy, and TelecommunicationsDavid Ober Dale Deon
Veterans Affairs and Public SafetyRandall Frye Chris Judy
Ways and MeansTimothy Brown Robert Cherry

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 determing the value of Pi to exactly 3.2. The bill was never voted upon in the State Senate, however.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 represented Indiana's 21st district from 2005 to 2011 and Congressman Luke Messer represented Indiana's 57th district from 2003 to 2007. Congressman Marlin Stutzman 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