Indiana House of Representatives

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

Indiana House of Representatives
Indiana General Assembly

Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 6, 2015
Leadership
Speaker of the House	Brian C. Bosma(R) Since November 16, 2010
Majority Leader	Judson McMillin(R) Since November 18, 2014
Minority Leader	Scott Pelath(D) Since November 8, 2012
Structure
Seats	100

Political groups	Governing party Republican (71) Opposition party Democratic (29)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article 4, Indiana Constitution
Salary	$22,616.46/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 4, 2014 (100 seats)
Next election	November 8, 2016 (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 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 at least 21 years of age upon taking office, be a citizen of the United States, have resided in the state of Indiana for 7 years, and in the district to represent for at least 1 year.^[1]

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

Composition of the House

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
End of previous legislature	60	40	100	0

Begin	69	31	100	0
End of previous legislature	69	31	100	0

Begin	71	29	100	0
March 23, 2015		28	99	1
April 18, 2015^[2]		29	100	0
Latest voting share	7001710000000000000♠71%	7001290000000000000♠29%

Officers

Office	Representative	Party	Residence	First Elected
Speaker of the House	Brian Bosma	Rep	Indianapolis	1986
Majority Floor Leader	Matthew Lehman	Rep	Berne	2008
Majority Caucus Chair	Kathy K. Richardson	Rep	Noblesville	1992
Speaker pro tempore	Bill Friend	Rep	Macy	1992
Minority Leader	Scott Pelath	Dem	Michigan City	1998
Minority Floor Leader	Linda Lawson	Dem	Hammond	1998
Minority Caucus Chair	John Bartlett	Dem	Indianapolis	2008

Members of the Indiana House of Representatives

District	Representative	Party	Residence	First elected
1	Linda Lawson	Dem	Hammond	1998
2	Donna Harris	Dem	East Chicago	2015†
3	Charlie Brown	Dem	Gary	1982
4	Edmond Soliday	Rep	Valparaiso	2006
5	Dale DeVon	Rep	Granger	2012
6	B. Patrick Bauer	Dem	South Bend	1970
7	David L. Niezgodski	Dem	South Bend	2006
8	Ryan Dvorak	Dem	South Bend	2002
9	Scott Pelath	Dem	Michigan City	1998
10	Charles Moseley	Dem	Portage	2008
11	Michael Aylesworth	Rep	Hebron	2014
12	William Fine	Rep	Munster	2014
13	Sharon Negele	Rep	Attica	2012
14	Vernon Smith	Dem	Gary	1990
15	Hal Slager	Rep	Schererville	2012
16	Douglas Gutwein	Rep	Francesville	2008
17	Tim Harman	Rep	Bremen	2012
18	David Wolkins	Rep	Winona Lake	1988
19	Julie Olthoff	Rep	Merrilville	2014
20	Tom Dermody	Rep	LaPorte	2006
21	Timothy Wesco	Rep	Mishawaka	2010
22	Curt Nisly	Rep	Elkhart	2014
23	Bill Friend	Rep	Macy	1992
24	Donna Schaibley	Rep	Carmel	2014
25	Don Lehe	Rep	Brookston	2002
26	Randy Truitt	Rep	West Lafayette	2008
27	Sheila Klinker	Dem	Lafayette	1982
28	Jeff Thompson	Rep	Lizton	1998
29	Kathy Kreag Richardson	Rep	Noblesville	1992
30	Michael Karickhoff	Rep	Kokomo	2010
31	Kevin Mahan	Rep	Hartford City	2010
32	Tony Cook	Rep	Cicero	2014
33	Greg Beumer	Rep	Modoc	2013†
34	Sue Errington	Dem	Muncie	2012
35	Melanie Wright	Dem	Yorktown	2014
36	Terri Austin	Dem	Anderson	2002
37	Todd Huston	Rep	Fishers	2012
38	Heath VanNatter	Rep	Frankfort	2010
39	Jerry R. Torr	Rep	Carmel	1996
40	Greg Steuerwald	Rep	Brownsburg	2007†
41	Tim Brown	Rep	Crawfordsville	1994
42	Alan Morrison	Rep	Terre Haute	2012
43	Clyde Kersey	Dem	Terre Haute	1996
44	James Baird	Rep	Greencastle	2010
45	Bruce Borders	Rep	Jasonville	2014
46	Bob Heaton	Rep	Riley	2010
47	John Price	Rep	Greenwood	2012
48	Douglas Miller	Rep	Elkhart	2014
49	Wes Culver	Rep	Goshen	2008
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 Saunders	Rep	Lewisville	1996
55	Cindy Ziemke	Rep	Batesville	2012
56	Dick Hamm	Rep	Richmond	2012
57	Sean Eberhart	Rep	Shelbyville	2006
58	Woody Burton	Rep	Shelbyville	1988
59	Milo E. Smith	Rep	Columbus	2006
60	Peggy Mayfield	Rep	Martinsville	2012
61	Matt Pierce	Dem	Bloomington	2002
62	Jeff Ellington	Rep	Bloomington	2015†
63	Mike Braun	Rep	Jasper	2014
64	Thomas Washburne	Rep	Evansville	2012
65	Eric Allan Koch	Rep	Bedford	2002
66	Terry Goodin	Dem	Austin	2000
67	Randy Frye	Rep	Greensburg	2010
68	Randy Lyness	Rep	West Harrison	2015†
69	Jim Lucas	Rep	Seymour	2012
70	Rhonda Rhoads	Rep	Corydon	2010
71	Steven R. Stemler	Dem	Jeffersonville	2006
72	Edward Clere	Rep	New Albany	2008
73	Steve Davisson	Rep	Salem	2010
74	Lloyd Arnold	Rep	Leavenworth	2012
75	Ronald Bacon	Rep	Boonville	2010
76	Wendy McNamara	Rep	Mount Vernon	2010
77	Gail Riecken	Dem	Evansville	2008
78	Holli Sullivan	Rep	Evansville	2014†
79	Matthew Lehman	Rep	Berne	2008
80	Phil GiaQuinta	Dem	Fort Wayne	2006
81	Martin Carbaugh	Rep	Fort Wayne	2012
82	David Ober	Rep	Albion	2012
83	Christopher Judy	Rep	Aboite	2014
84	Bob Morris	Rep	Fort Wayne	2010
85	Casey Cox	Rep	Fort Wayne	2013†
86	Edward DeLaney	Dem	Indianapolis	2008
87	Christina Hale	Dem	Indianapolis	2012
88	Brian Bosma	Rep	Indianapolis	1986
89	Cindy Kirchhofer	Rep	Indianapolis	2010
90	Mike Speedy	Rep	Indianapolis	2010
91	Robert Behning	Rep	Indianapolis	1992
92	Karlee Macer	Dem	Indianapolis	2012
93	David Frizzell	Rep	Indianapolis	1992
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	Dan Forestal	Dem	Indianapolis	2012

†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. 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 2005-2011 and Congressman Luke Messer (IN-06) represented Indiana's 57th district from 2003-2007. 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 2003-2009.

References

1 2 Constitution of Indiana, Article 4
↑ Fmr. Rep. Earl Harris's (D) wife, Donna, was chosen to succeed him in the Legislature for the remainder of his term.

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

Members of the Indiana House of Representatives

118th General Assembly (2013-2014) Speaker of the House: Brian Bosma (R) Majority Floor Leader: Bill Friend (R) Minority Leader: Scott Pelath (D)

Linda Lawson (D) Earl Harris (D) Charlie Brown (D) Edmond Soliday (R) Dale DeVon (R) B. Patrick Bauer (D) David L. Niezgodski (D) Ryan Dvorak (D) Scott Pelath (D) Charles Moseley (D) Rick Niemeyer (R) Mara Candelaria Reardon (D) Sharon Negele (R) Vernon Smith (D) Hal Slager (R) Douglas Gutwein (R) Tim Harman (R) David Wolkins (R) Shelli VanDenburgh (D) Tom Dermody (R) Timothy Wesco (R) Rebecca Kubacki (R) Bill Friend (R) Steve Braun (R) Donald Lehe (R) Randy Truitt (R) Sheila Klinker (D) Jeff Thompson (R) Kathy Kreag Richardson (R) Michael Karickhoff (R) Kevin Mahan (R) P. Eric Turner (R) Bill Davis (R) Sue Errington (D) L. Jack Lutz (R) Terri Austin (D) Todd Huston (R) Heath VanNatter (R) Jerry Torr (R) Greg Steuerwald (R) Tim Brown (R) Alan Morrison (R) Clyde Kersey (D) James Baird (R) Kreg Battles (D) Bob Heaton (R) John Price (R) Tim Neese (R) Wes Culver (R) Dan Leonard (R) Dennis Zent (R) Ben Smaltz (R) Bob Cherry (R) Thomas E. Saunders (R) Cindy Ziemke (R) Dick Hamm (R) Sean Eberhart (R) Woody Burton (R) Milo Smith (R) Peggy Mayfield (R) Matt Pierce (D) Matt Ubelhor (R) Mark Messmer (R) Thomas Washburne (R) Eric Allan Koch (R) Terry Goodin (D) Randy Frye (R) Jud McMillin (R) Jim Lucas (R) Rhonda Rhoads (R) Steven Stemler (D) Edward Clere (R) Steve Davisson (R) Lloyd Arnold (R) Ronald Bacon (R) Wendy McNamara (R) Gail Riecken (D) Suzanne Crouch (R) Matthew Lehman (R) Phil GiaQuinta (D) Martin Carbaugh (R) David Ober (R) Kathy Heuer (R) Bob Morris (R) Phyllis Pond (R) Ed DeLaney (D) Christina Hale (D) Brian Bosma (R) Cindy Kirchhofer (R) Mike Speedy (R) Robert Behning (R) Karlee Macer (D) David Frizzell (R) Cherrish Pryor (D) John Bartlett (D) Greg Porter (D) Justin Moed (D) Robin Shackleford (D) Vanessa Summers (D) Dan Forestal (D)

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