Indiana House of Representatives

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Indiana House of Representatives
Indiana General Assembly
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Type
Type Lower house
Term limits None
New session started January 5, 2011
Leadership
Speaker of the House Brian C. Bosma, (R)
since November 16, 2010
Majority Leader Bill Friend, (R)
since November 16, 2010
Minority Leader B. Patrick Bauer, (D)
since November 16, 2010
Structure
Members 100
Political groups Republican Party (60)
Democratic Party (40)
Length of term 2 years
Authority Article 4, Indiana Constitution
Salary $22,616.46/year + per diem
Elections
Last election November 2, 2010
(100 seats)
Next election November 6, 2012
(100 seats)
Redistricting Legislative Control
Meeting place
Indiana House of Representatives Chambers, Indiana Statehouse, Indianapolis, Indiana.jpg
House of Representatives Chamber
Indiana Statehouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
Website
Indiana General Assembly
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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 census, each State House district contains an average of 64,838 people.

The House convenes at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis.

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[edit] 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]

[edit] Composition of the House

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Republican Democratic Vacant
End of previous legislature 47 52 99 1
Begin 60 40 100 0
Latest voting share 60% 40%

[edit] Officers

Office Representative Party District
Speaker of the House Brian Bosma Rep 88
Majority Floor Leader Bill Friend Rep 23
Majority Whip David Frizzell Rep 93
Minority Leader B. Patrick Bauer Dem 6
Minority Floor Leader Linda Lawson Dem 1

[edit] Members of the Indiana House of Representatives

District Representative Party Residence
1 Linda Lawson Democratic Hammond
2 Earl Harris Democratic East Chicago
3 Charlie Brown Democratic Gary
4 Edmond Soliday Republican Valparaiso
5 Craig R. Fry Democratic Mishawaka
6 B. Patrick Bauer Democratic South Bend
7 David L. Niezgodski Democratic South Bend
8 Ryan Dvorak Democratic South Bend
9 Scott Pelath Democratic Michigan City
10 Charles Moseley Democratic Portage
11 Dan Stevenson Democratic Highland
12 Mara Candelaria Reardon Democratic Munster
13 Chet Dobis Democratic Merrillville
14 Vernon Smith Democratic Gary
15 Don Lehe Republican Brookston
16 Doug Gutwein Republican Francesville
17 Nancy Dembowski Democratic Knox
18 David Wolkins Republican Winona Lake
19 Shelli VanDenburgh Democratic Crown Point
20 Thomas Dermody Republican LaPorte
21 Timothy Wesco Republican Mishawaka
22 Rebecca Kubacki Republican Syracuse
23 William Friend Republican Macy
24 Richard McClain Republican Logansport
25 Jeb Bardon Democratic Indianapolis
26 Randy Truitt Republican West Lafayette
27 Sheila Klinker Democratic Lafayette
28 Jeff Thompson Republican Lizton
29 Kathy K. Richardson Republican Noblesville
30 Michael Karickhoff Republican Kokomo
31 Kevin Mahan Republican Hartford City
32 P. Eric Turner Republican Marion
33 Bill Davis Republican Portland
34 Mike White Democratic Muncie
35 L. Jack Lutz Republican Anderson
36 Terri Austin Democratic Anderson
37 Scott Reske Democratic Pendleton
38 Heath VanNatter Republican Frankfort
39 Jerry R. Torr Republican Carmel
40 Greg Steuerwald Republican Brownsburg
41 Tim Brown Republican Crawfordsville
42 Dale Grubb Democratic Covington
43 Clyde Kersey Democratic Terre Haute
44 James Baird Republican Greencastle
45 Bruce Borders Republican Jasonville
46 Bob Heaton Republican Riley
47 Ralph Foley Republican Martinsville
48 Tim Neese Republican Elkhart
49 Wes Culver Republican Goshen
50 Dan Leonard Republican Huntington
51 Richard Dodge Republican Pleasant Lake
52 David Yarde Republican Garrett
53 Bob Cherry Republican Greenfield
54 Thomas Saunders Republican Lewisville
55 Thomas Knollman Republican Liberty
56 Phil Pflum Democratic Milton
57 Sean Eberhart Republican Shelbyville
58 Woody Burton Republican Shelbyville
59 Milo E. Smith Republican Columbus
60 Peggy Welch Democratic Bloomington
61 Matt Pierce Democratic Bloomington
62 Matt Ubelhor Republican Bloomfield
63 Mark Messmer Republican Jasper
64 Kreg Battles Democratic Vincennes
65 Eric Allan Koch Republican Bedford
66 Terry Goodin Democratic Austin
67 Randy Frye Republican Greensburg
68 Judson McMillin Republican Brookville
69 Dave Cheatham Democratic North Vernon
70 Rhonda Rhoads Republican Corydon
71 Steven R. Stemler Democratic Jeffersonville
72 Edward Clere Republican New Albany
73 Steve Davisson Republican Salem
74 Sue Ellspermann Republican Ferdinand
75 Ronald Bacon Republican Boonville
76 Wendy McNamara Republican Mount Vernon
77 Gail Riecken Democratic Evansville
78 Suzanne Crouch Republican Evansville
79 Matthew Lehman Republican Berne
80 Phil GiaQuinta Democratic Fort Wayne
81 Winfield Moses Democratic Fort Wayne
82 Jeff Espich Republican Uniondale
83 Kathy Heuer Republican Avilla
84 Robert D. Morris Republican Fort Wayne
85 Phyllis Pond Republican New Haven
86 Edward DeLaney Democratic Indianapolis
87 Cindy Noe Republican Indianapolis
88 Brian Bosma Republican Indianapolis
89 Cindy Kirchhofer Republican Indianapolis
90 Mike Speedy Republican Indianapolis
91 Robert Behning Republican Indianapolis
92 Phillip Hinkle Republican Indianapolis
93 David Frizzell Republican Indianapolis
94 Cherrish Pryor Democratic Indianapolis
95 John Bartlett Democratic Indianapolis
96 Greg Porter Democratic Indianapolis
97 Mary Ann Sullivan Democratic Indianapolis
98 Bill Crawford Democratic Indianapolis
99 Vanessa Summers Democratic Indianapolis
100 John Day Democratic Indianapolis

[edit] History

See also: Indiana General Assembly#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.

[edit] See also

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Constitution of Indiana, Article 4

[edit] External links

Members of the Indiana House of Representatives
   
  1.    Linda Lawson (D)
  2.    Earl Harris (D)
  3.    Charlie Brown (D)
  4.    Edmond Soliday (R)
  5.    Craig R. Fry (D)
  6.    B. Patrick Bauer (D)
  7.    David L. Niezgodski (D)
  8.    Ryan Dvorak (D)
  9.    Scott Pelath (D)
  10.    Charles Moseley (D)
  11.    Dan Stevenson (D)
  12.    Mara Candelaria Reardon (D)
  13.    Chet Dobis (D)
  14.    Vernon Smith (D)
  15.    Donald Lehe (R)
  16.    Douglas Gutwein (R)
  17.    Nancy Dembowski (D)
  18.    David Wolkins (R)
  19.    Shelli VanDenburgh (D)
  20.    Tom Dermody (R)
  21.    Timothy Wesco (R)
  22.    Rebecca Kubacki (R)
  23.    Bill Friend (R)
  24.    Richard McClain (R)
  25.    Jeb Bardon (D)
  1.    Randy Truitt (R)
  2.    Sheila Klinker (D)
  3.    Jeff Thompson (R)
  4.    Kathy K. Richardson (R)
  5.    Michael Karickhoff (R)
  6.    Kevin Mahan (R)
  7.    P. Eric Turner (R)
  8.    Bill Davis (R)
  9.    Dennis Tyler (D)
  10.    L. Jack Lutz (R)
  11.    Terri Austin (D)
  12.    Scott Reske (D)
  13.    Heath VanNatter (R)
  14.    Jerry Torr (R)
  15.    Greg Steuerwald (R)
  16.    Tim Brown (R)
  17.    Dale Grubb (D)
  18.    Clyde Kersey (D)
  19.    James Baird (R)
  20.    Bruce Borders (R)
  21.    Bob Heaton (R)
  22.    Ralph Foley (R)
  23.    Tim Neese (R)
  24.    Wes Culver (R)
  25.    Dan Leonard (R)
  1.    Richard Dodge (R)
  2.    David Yarde (R)
  3.    Robert Cherry (R)
  4.    Thomas E. Saunders (R)
  5.    Tom Knollman (R)
  6.    Phil Pflum (D)
  7.    Sean Eberhart (R)
  8.    Woody Burton (R)
  9.    Milo Smith (R)
  10.    Peggy Welch (D)
  11.    Matt Pierce (D)
  12.    Matt Ubelhor (R)
  13.    Mark Messmer (R)
  14.    Kreg Battles (D)
  15.    Eric Allan Koch (R)
  16.    Terry Goodin (D)
  17.    Randy Frye (R)
  18.    Jud McMillin (R)
  19.    David Cheatham (D)
  20.    Rhonda Rhoads (R)
  21.    Steven Stemler (D)
  22.    Edward Clere (R)
  23.    Steve Davisson (R)
  24.    Sue Ellspermann (R)
  25.    Ronald Bacon (R)
  1.    Wendy McNamara (R)
  2.    Gail Riecken (D)
  3.    Suzanne Crouch (R)
  4.    Matthew Lehman (R)
  5.    Phil GiaQuinta (D)
  6.    Winfield Moses (D)
  7.    Jeff Espich (R)
  8.    Kathy Heuer (R)
  9.    Bob Morris (R)
  10.    Phyllis Pond (R)
  11.    Edward DeLaney (D)
  12.    Cindy Noe (R)
  13.    Brian Bosma (R)
  14.    Cindy Kirchhofer (R)
  15.    Mike Speedy (R)
  16.    Robert Behning (R)
  17.    Phillip Hinkle (R)
  18.    David Frizzell (R)
  19.    Cherrish Pryor (D)
  20.    John Bartlett (D)
  21.    Greg Porter (D)
  22.    Mary Ann Sullivan (D)
  23.    Bill Crawford (D)
  24.    Vanessa Summers (D)
  25.    John Day (D)
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