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A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution

Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

IN Scorecard 2023

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Indiana Legislature in 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

House of Representatives

1. Behavioral Health

Good Vote: No

SB1 Behavioral Health (Passed 96 to 3 on 4/17/2023). Increases mental health aid and services to Hoosiers and assist people struggling during a mental crisis.

2. Public Health Commission

Good Vote: No

SB4 Public Health Commission (Passed 78 to 21 on 4/17/2023). Enhances the scope of the local health commission, stipulates that the state department can offer services to local health departments, mandates every local board of health to create a fund for local public health services to receive state funding, and grants authority to the state department for issuing guidance to local health departments.

3. Kinsey Budget Amendment

Good Vote: Yes

HB1001 Amendment 2 (Passed 53 to 34).  Prohibits state funding for the Kinsey Institute, a research institute at Indiana University that studies human sexuality and relationships through research, outreach, education, and historical preservation.

4. Gender Transition Procedures for Minors

Good Vote: Yes

SB480 Gender Transition Procedures for Minors (Passed 65 to 30 on 3/27/2023). Prohibits a physician or other practitioner from knowingly providing gender transition procedures to an individual who is less than 18 years of age and aiding or abetting another physician or practitioner in the provision of gender transition procedures to a minor.

5. Carbon Sequestration

Good Vote: No

SB451 Carbon Sequestration (Passed 73 to 22 on 3/21/2023). Introduces a carbon sequestration pilot project, allowing two carbon dioxide pipelines in Vigo and Vermillion counties.

6. Teacher Education Scholarships

Good Vote: No

HB1637 Teacher Education Scholarship (Passed 86 to 4 on 4/20/2023). Raises the annual scholarship awarded under the next generation Hoosier educators scholarship program to $10,000 from $7,500 and creates the next generation Hoosier minority educators scholarship program and fund.

Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
David Abbott R HD-082 33% --++--
Mike Andrade D HD-012 0% ------
Mike Aylesworth R HD-011 33% --++--
Beau Baird R HD-044 50% -+++--
Brad Barrett R HD-056 33% --++--
Steve Bartels R HD-074 50% -+++--
John Bartlett D HD-095 0% --..--
Maureen Bauer D HD-006 0% ------
Robert Behning R HD-091 33% --++--
Bruce Borders R HD-045 67% -+++-+
Pat Boy D HD-009 0% ------
Chris Campbell D HD-026 0% ------
Martin Carbaugh R HD-081 33% --++--
Becky Cash R HD-025 60% -+.++-
Robert Cherry R HD-053 20% --.+--
Edward Clere R HD-072 0% ------
Cory Criswell R HD-054 33% --++--
Kendell Culp R HD-016 50% --+++-
Michelle Davis R HD-058 50% --+++-
Edward DeLaney D HD-086 0% ------
Dale DeVon R HD-005 33% --++--
Ryan Dvorak D HD-008 17% ----+-
Karen Engleman R HD-070 33% --++--
Sue Errington D HD-034 0% ------
Rita Fleming D HD-071 0% ------
Randall Frye R HD-067 33% --++--
Victoria Garcia Wilburn D HD-032 0% ------
Mark Genda R HD-041 50% --+++-
Philip GiaQuinta D HD-080 0% ------
Chuck Goodrich R HD-029 33% --++--
Mitch Gore D HD-089 0% ------
Robb Greene R HD-047 67% -++++-
Craig Haggard R HD-057 83% -+++++
David Hall R HD-062 50% --+++-
Carey Hamilton D HD-087 0% ------
Earl Harris D HD-002 0% ------
Ragen Hatcher D HD-003 25% --.-+.
Ryan Hatfield D HD-077 0% ..----
Robert Heaton R HD-046 33% --++--
Dave Heine R HD-085 40% --++.-
Matt Hostettler R HD-064 80% -++++.
Todd Huston R HD-037 NA --....
Carolyn Jackson D HD-001 0% -----.
Chris Jeter R HD-088 83% +++++-
Blake Johnson D HD-100 0% ------
Jack Jordan R HD-017 50% -+++--
Chris Judy R HD-083 33% --++--
Michael Karickhoff R HD-030 17% ---+--
Joanna King R HD-049 40% --.++-
Sheila Klinker D HD-027 0% ------
Ryan Lauer R HD-059 33% --++--
Cindy Ledbetter R HD-075 40% --++-.
Matt Lehman R HD-079 33% --++--
Shane Lindauer R HD-063 50% -+++--
Jim Lucas R HD-069 60% -+++-.
Randy Lyness R HD-068 33% --++--
Ethan Manning R HD-023 40% --++.-
Chris May R HD-065 33% --++--
Peggy Mayfield R HD-060 50% -+-++-
Julie McGuire R HD-093 67% --++++
Wendy McNamara R HD-076 20% --.+--
Jennifer Meltzer R HD-073 50% --+++-
Doug Miller R HD-048 33% --++--
Kyle Miller D HD-082 0% ------
Justin Moed D HD-097 0% ------
Robert Morris R HD-084 50% -+++--
Alan Morrison R HD-042 67% ++++--
Chuck Moseley D HD-010 0% ------
Sharon Negele R HD-013 0% ---.--
Timothy O'Brien R HD-078 40% --++-.
Julie Olthoff R HD-019 17% ---+--
Renee Pack D HD-092 0% ------
Lindsay Patterson R HD-055 40% --.++-
Zach Payne R HD-066 80% ++++.-
Tonya Pfaff D HD-043 0% ------
Matt Pierce D HD-061 17% ----+-
Kyle Pierce R HD-036 50% --+++-
Gregory Porter D HD-096 20% --.-+-
J.D. Prescott R HD-033 67% -+++-+
Jim Pressel R HD-020 33% --++--
Cherrish Pryor D HD-094 0% ------
Elizabeth Rowray R HD-035 33% --++--
Donna Schaibley R HD-024 40% --++-.
Robin Shackleford D HD-098 0% ---.--
Harold Slager R HD-015 17% ---+--
Ben Smaltz R HD-052 33% --++--
Vernon Smith D HD-014 0% ------
Craig Snow R HD-018 40% --++-.
Edmond Soliday R HD-004 20% --.+--
Mike Speedy R HD-090 67% -++++-
Gregory Steuerwald R HD-040 20% --.+--
Vanessa Summers D HD-099 0% ------
Lorissa Sweet R HD-050 67% -++++-
Jake Teshka R HD-007 50% -+++--
Jeffrey Thompson R HD-028 40% --++-.
Jerry Torr R HD-039 0% ------
Heath VanNatter R HD-038 60% -+.++-
Ann Vermilion R HD-031 0% --...-
Timothy Wesco R HD-021 50% -+++--
Dennis Zent R HD-051 33% --++--

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Republican 41.4%
Democrat 2.6%