Indiana House of Representatives

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Indiana House of Representatives
Indiana General Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type Lower house
Term limits None
History
New session started January 7, 2013
Leadership
Speaker of the House Brian C. Bosma, (R)
Since November 16, 2010
Majority Leader Bill Friend, (R)
Since November 16, 2010
Minority Leader Scott Pelath, (D)
Since November 8, 2012
Structure
Seats 100
Political groups Republican Party (69)
Democratic Party (31)
Length of term 2 years
Authority Article 4, Indiana Constitution
Salary $22,616.46/year + per diem
Elections
Last election November 6, 2012
(100 seats)
Next election November 4, 2014
(100 seats)
Redistricting Legislative Control
Meeting place
Indiana House of Representatives Chambers, Indiana Statehouse, Indianapolis, Indiana.jpg
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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 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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Terms & qualifications [edit]

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 [edit]

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Republican Democratic Vacant
End of previous legislature 60 40 100 0
Begin 69 31 100 0
Latest voting share 69% 31%

Officers [edit]

Office Representative Party Residence First Elected
Speaker of the House Brian Bosma Rep Indianapolis 1986
Majority Floor Leader Bill Friend Rep Macy 1992
Majority Caucus Chair Kathy K. Richardson Rep Noblesville 1992
Minority Leader Scott Pelath Dem Michigan City 1998
Minority Floor Leader Linda Lawson Dem Hammond 1998
Minority Caucus Chair Vanessa Summers Dem Indianapolis 1991†

Members of the Indiana House of Representatives [edit]

District Representative Party Residence First elected
1 Linda Lawson Dem Hammond 1998
2 Earl Harris Dem East Chicago 1982
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 Rick Niemeyer Rep Lowell 2012
12 Mara Candelaria Reardon Dem Munster 2006
13 Sharon Negele Rep Attica 2012
14 Vernon Smith Dem Gary 1990
15 Hal Slager Rep Schererville 2012
16 Doug Gutwein Rep Francesville 2008
17 Tim Harman Rep Bremen 2012
18 David Wolkins Rep Winona Lake 1988
19 Shelli VanDenburgh Dem Crown Point 2007†
20 Thomas Dermody Rep LaPorte 2006
21 Timothy Wesco Rep Mishawaka 2010
22 Rebecca Kubacki Rep Syracuse 2010
23 William Friend Rep Macy 1992
24 Steve Braun Rep Zionsville 2012
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 K. Richardson Rep Noblesville 1992
30 Michael Karickhoff Rep Kokomo 2010
31 Kevin Mahan Rep Hartford City 2010
32 P. Eric Turner Rep Cicero 1994
33 Bill Davis Rep Portland 2004
34 Sue Errington Dem Muncie 2012
35 L. Jack Lutz Rep Anderson 1991†
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 Kreg Battles Dem Vincennes 2006
46 Bob Heaton Rep Riley 2010
47 John Price Rep Greenwood 2012
48 Tim Neese Rep Elkhart 2002
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 Matt Ubelhor Rep Bloomfield 2010
63 Mark Messmer Rep Jasper 2008
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 Judson McMillin Rep Brookville 2010
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 Suzanne Crouch Rep Evansville 2005†
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 Kathy Heuer Rep Columbia City 2010
84 Bob Morris Rep Fort Wayne 2010
85 Phyllis Pond Rep New Haven 1978
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 [edit]

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.

2012 Election [edit]

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 Jacki 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.

See also [edit]

Portal icon Indiana portal

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b Constitution of Indiana, Article 4

External links [edit]

Members of the Indiana House of Representatives
   
  1.    Linda Lawson (D)
  2.    Earl Harris (D)
  3.    Charlie Brown (D)
  4.    Edmond Soliday (R)
  5.    Dale DeVon (R)
  6.    B. Patrick Bauer (D)
  7.    David L. Niezgodski (D)
  8.    Ryan Dvorak (D)
  9.    Scott Pelath (D)
  10.    Charles Moseley (D)
  11.    Rick Niemeyer (R)
  12.    Mara Candelaria Reardon (D)
  13.    Sharon Negele (R)
  14.    Vernon Smith (D)
  15.    Hal Slager (R)
  16.    Douglas Gutwein (R)
  17.    Tim Harman (R)
  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.    Steve Braun (R)
  25.    Donald Lehe (R)
  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.    Sue Errington (D)
  10.    L. Jack Lutz (R)
  11.    Terri Austin (D)
  12.    Todd Huston (R)
  13.    Heath VanNatter (R)
  14.    Jerry Torr (R)
  15.    Greg Steuerwald (R)
  16.    Tim Brown (R)
  17.    Alan Morrison (R)
  18.    Clyde Kersey (D)
  19.    James Baird (R)
  20.    Kreg Battles (D)
  21.    Bob Heaton (R)
  22.    John Price (R)
  23.    Tim Neese (R)
  24.    Wes Culver (R)
  25.    Dan Leonard (R)
  1.    Dennis Zent (R)
  2.    Ben Smaltz (R)
  3.    Robert Cherry (R)
  4.    Thomas E. Saunders (R)
  5.    Cindy Ziemke (R)
  6.    Dick Hamm (R)
  7.    Sean Eberhart (R)
  8.    Woody Burton (R)
  9.    Milo Smith (R)
  10.    Peggy Mayfield (R)
  11.    Matt Pierce (D)
  12.    Matt Ubelhor (R)
  13.    Mark Messmer (R)
  14.    Thomas Washburne (R)
  15.    Eric Allan Koch (R)
  16.    Terry Goodin (D)
  17.    Randy Frye (R)
  18.    Jud McMillin (R)
  19.    Jim Lucas (R)
  20.    Rhonda Rhoads (R)
  21.    Steven Stemler (D)
  22.    Edward Clere (R)
  23.    Steve Davisson (R)
  24.    Lloyd Arnold (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.    Martin Carbaugh (R)
  7.    David Ober (R)
  8.    Kathy Heuer (R)
  9.    Bob Morris (R)
  10.    Phyllis Pond (R)
  11.    Edward DeLaney (D)
  12.    Christina Hale (D)
  13.    Brian Bosma (R)
  14.    Cindy Kirchhofer (R)
  15.    Mike Speedy (R)
  16.    Robert Behning (R)
  17.    Karlee Macer (D)
  18.    David Frizzell (R)
  19.    Cherrish Pryor (D)
  20.    John Bartlett (D)
  21.    Greg Porter (D)
  22.    Justin Moed (D)
  23.    Robin Shackleford (D)
  24.    Vanessa Summers (D)
  25.    Dan Forestal (D)
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