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2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Indiana House, District 1

Indiana House of Representatives. 2-year term.

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What this office does

Members of the Indiana House of Representatives write and vote on state laws as part of the Indiana General Assembly. The House has 100 members, each representing one district for a two-year term [1].

The job in full — the duties the Indiana Code puts in it, the term, what it pays and who sets that, and what to ask a candidate.

Term
2 years [1]
Term limit
None [1]
Seats
100 [1]
On the 2026 ballot
All 100 [2]
What the law puts in this job (2)
  • Introduces and votes on state legislation as one of the two chambers of the Indiana General Assembly [1].
  • Must be at least 21 years old when taking office and have lived in the district for at least a year [1].

About this race

  • Carolyn Jackson (Democratic) is the only candidate for House District 1 [2].

Candidates on the ballot

Carolyn B. Jackson

DemocraticIncumbent

Work
Retired after 30 years with the Cook County Adult Probation Department, as a probation officer and supervisor [3]

Democrat Carolyn Jackson of Hammond has represented House District 1 since she was first elected on Nov. 6, 2018, according to her caucus biography [3].

Jackson's background

  • First elected to the Indiana House on Nov. 6, 2018; Assistant Democratic Whip [3].
  • Retired after 30 years with the Cook County Adult Probation Department as a probation officer and supervisor; trained as a sociologist and counselor [3].

How Jackson got on the ballot

  • Won the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary unopposed, with 3,820 votes [4].
  • Has no opponent on the November ballot [2].

What we could not find about Jackson

  • No opponent is on the ballot, so no candidate forum or questionnaire was expected; no 2026 campaign platform was reviewed.

Jackson's record in office

Indiana House record, District 1 (2023-2026) · compiled from the official record, Oct. 12-13, 2026

Authored
25
1 became law
Co-authored
36
18 became law
Co-sponsored
13
12 became law

Committees, 2026 session

  • Elections and Apportionment (Ranking Minority Member)
  • Environmental Affairs
  • Family, Children and Human Affairs
  • Natural Resources
  • Elections, Interim Study Committee on (House Minority Member)
  • Environmental Affairs, Interim Study Committee on (House Minority Member)

Floor votes

  • 2023: Yes 416, No 71, Excused 1, Not voting 3
  • 2024: Yes 221, No 54, Excused 34, Not voting 1
  • 2025: Yes 362, No 87, Excused 50, Not voting 11
  • 2026: Yes 286, No 81, Excused 4, Not voting 6
How Jackson voted on 37 selected bills
The 74 bills Jackson carried

  • HB 1133: Ban on sale of flavored tobacco and e-liquids.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Prohibits the sale of flavored tobacco products and their components, including: (1) cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and smokeless tobacco; and (2) tobacco products that have a characterizing flavor.

  • HB 1134: Department of child services interview with child.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the department of child services to obtain a court order to interview a child at the child's school without notice to the child's parent or guardian.

  • HB 1135: Electric vehicle compatible construction standards.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that with respect to the construction of a Class 2 structure for which a building permit is issued after December 31, 2023, the structure must be designed, constructed, and wired so as to enable an occupant of the structure to charge an electric vehicle (EV) through the use of EV supply equipment supplied by the occupant or a third party.

  • HB 1136: Mental health care for first responders.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the Indiana first responders mental health wellness fund and program.

  • HB 1137: Equal pay; wage disclosure protection.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that it is an unlawful employment practice to: (1) pay wages that discriminate based on sex for substantially similar work; (2) discharge, discipline, discriminate against, coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with any employee or other person because the employee inquired about, disclosed, compared, or otherwise discussed the employee's wages; (3) require as a condition of employme

  • HB 1138: Preschool and child care facility drinking water.

    2023 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires the public finance director to prepare an annual report to the general assembly that provides information on the programs of the Indiana finance authority under which the drinking water in schools, preschools, and child care facilities is tested for the presence of lead.

  • HB 1139: Consent for pelvic, prostate, and rectal exams.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Prohibits health practitioners and other specified individuals from performing pelvic, prostate, or rectal examinations on an anesthetized or unconscious patient except in specified circumstances.

  • HB 1140: Railroad crossings.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires a railroad corporation to inform the local law enforcement authority of a blocked railroad-highway grade crossing in certain instances.

  • HB 1034: Income tax exemption for military pay.

    2023 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Exempts military pay for members of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States or the national guard from the individual income tax.

  • HB 1160: Workforce development pilot programs.

    2023 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that the commission for higher education may establish an education and career support services pilot program to provide career and support services to adult students of state educational institutions.

  • HB 1169: Separation of siblings in child placement.

    2023 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that if a child is placed in a temporary out-of-home placement in a location in which a sibling of the child resides, the department of child services shall, before changing the placement of the child, consider whether separating the child from the child's sibling is in the child's best interest.

  • HB 1172: Paternity actions.

    2023 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Allows a child, by the child's next friend, to commence a child custody proceeding under certain circumstances.

  • HB 1188: Compliance with CHINS dispositional decrees.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that if the department of child services (department) takes a child into custody, the department may not release the child to the child's parent, guardian, or custodian if: (1) the parent, guardian, or custodian, or a household member of the parent, guardian, or custodian, is the subject of a substantiated allegation of abuse of a child; and (2) the child expresses a desire to not be rele

  • HB 1189: Child fatality information.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that the department of child services (department) shall disclose to the public certain information regarding child fatalities or near fatalities.

  • HB 1305: Wake boarding and wake surfing.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Specifies restrictions that apply to wake boarding or wake surfing on a public freshwater lake.

  • HB 1312: Public safety funding for state border communities.

    2023 · Co-authored · reported from House committee; no House third-reading vote

    Establishes the Indiana border safety grant program (program) and the Indiana border safety grant fund (fund).

  • HB 1313: Medicaid reimbursement for children's hospitals.

    2023 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Extends the expiration date of language specifying Medicaid reimbursement of certain out of state children's hospitals.

  • HB 1422: Dementia care.

    2023 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that an area agency on aging designated by the bureau of aging services (area agency) may establish a dementia care specialist program.

  • HB 1446: Case management after family reunification.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that if the dispositional decree entered in the case of a child who is removed from the home of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian provides for reunification of the child with the parent, guardian, or custodian, the department of child services (department) shall conduct random, unannounced, in-home, face-to-face assessments of the child not less than once each week for the first

  • HB 1467: Children and lead hazards.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that, beginning with children who enroll in school for the school year beginning in 2024, the governing body of a school corporation shall require every child not more than seven years of age who enrolls in a school operated by the school corporation to undergo a test for the presence of lead in the child's blood.

  • HB 1468: Funding for school corporations.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the department of education (department) to determine the amount of money that was: (1) intended to be distributed to school corporations; (2) reverted in the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, and ending June 30, 2011; and (3) not replaced through appropriations made in subsequent years.

  • HB 1570: Family and juvenile law matters.

    2023 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Makes changes in various adoption law provisions to provide 15 days (rather than 30 days) to contest certain adoptions.

  • HB 1626: Administrative rules concerning carbon dioxide.

    2023 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Authorizes the department of natural resources (department) to adopt emergency rules to carry out the duties of the department under the article of the Indiana Code concerning carbon dioxide.

  • HB 1642: Backlogged rape kits.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Creates the rape kit backlog fund to provide funding for assisting law enforcement agencies and testing labs in eliminating the backlog of untested rape kits.

  • SB 1: Behavioral health matters.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that, subject to certain procedures and requirements, the office of the secretary of family and social services may apply to the United States Department of Health and Human Services: (1) for a Medicaid state plan amendment, a waiver, or an amendment to an existing waiver to require reimbursement for eligible certified community behavioral health clinic services; or (2) to participate in

  • SB 15: Housing authority commissioner compensation.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Increases the per diem paid to a commissioner of a housing authority from $25 to an amount up to $100.

  • SB 156: Tax sales.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that a person who acquires a certificate of sale (certificate) may not assign the certificate to a person who was not eligible under the tax sale laws to bid on or purchase real property at a tax sale until the person satisfies the eligibility requirements as determined by the county auditor.

  • SB 334: Simplified application for SNAP benefits.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires the division of family resources of the family and social services administration (division) to develop and implement simplified requirements by which an individual who: (1) is 60 years of age or older or a person with a disability; and (2) resides in a household every resident of which is 60 years of age or older or a person with a disability (eligible individual); may certify or recerti

  • SB 369: Automated external defibrillator requirements.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that school coaches, assistant coaches, marching band leaders, drama and musical leaders, and extracurricular activity leaders may ensure that an operational automated external defibrillator (AED) is present at each event in which students have an increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest (event) for which the individual is providing coaching or leadership.

  • SB 4: Public health commission.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Defines "core public health services" for purposes of public health laws.

  • HB 1116: Hammond food and beverage tax.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Authorizes the city of Hammond to impose a food and beverage tax.

  • HB 1117: School grants for lead testing and remediation.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the school lead testing and remediation grant program (program).

  • HB 1118: Mental health care for first responders.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the Indiana first responders mental health wellness fund and program (fund and program).

  • HB 1119: Consent for pelvic, prostate, and rectal exams.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Prohibits health practitioners and other specified individuals from performing pelvic, prostate, or rectal examinations on an anesthetized or unconscious patient except in specified circumstances.

  • HB 1299: Regulation of transportation network drivers.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a transportation network company (TNC) must suspend a TNC driver's ability to connect to the TNC's digital network for a period of not less than 90 days after the TNC receives notice from the bureau of motor vehicles of the TNC driver's conviction for operating while intoxicated.

  • HB 1004: Pension matters.

    2024 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that a state employee may affirmatively elect to enroll in the deferred compensation plan prior to the auto enroll date on day 31 of the state employee's employment.

  • HB 1099: Alzheimer's disease and dementia education.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the Indiana department of health (state department) to: (1) collaborate with a national Alzheimer's disease and dementia organization in educating the public about Alzheimer's disease and dementia; and (2) identify and collaborate with additional partners in the education.

  • HB 1123: Child advocacy centers.

    2024 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that the department of child services may use a child advocacy center to coordinate a multidisciplinary team for responding to reports involving child abuse or neglect.

  • HB 1252: Radon testing in school buildings.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the individual or entity having authority over a public school building to test for radon in the lowest level of the school building before January 1, 2027, and report the test results to the Indiana department of health (state department).

  • HB 1310: Children in need of services.

    2024 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that if a child has been removed from the child's parent for at least 12 of the most recent 22 months at the time of a periodic case review, the child's permanency plan must include at least one intended permanent or long term arrangement for care and custody of the child other than reunification of the child with the child's parent, guardian, or custodian.

  • SB 246: Assessment of wetlands classified as wildlands.

    2024 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that a parcel of land that: (1) is at least 1/2 of an acre in size; and (2) contains wetlands, as delineated by a person certified in wetland delineation; may be classified as wildlands for purposes of property tax assessment.

  • SB 5: Lead water line replacement and lead remediation.

    2024 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Specifies that, for purposes of the statute concerning the replacement of customer owned lead service lines by water utilities, a municipally owned utility includes a utility company owned, operated, or held in trust by a consolidated city.

  • HB 1350: Judicial immunity concerning electronic monitoring.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Adds judges to the list of persons immune from civil liability for certain acts or omissions that occur in connection with the statute establishing electronic monitoring standards.

  • HB 1351: Consent for pelvic, prostate, and rectal exams.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Prohibits health practitioners and other specified individuals from performing pelvic, prostate, or rectal examinations on an anesthetized or unconscious patient except in specified circumstances.

  • HB 1352: Mental health care for first responders.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the Indiana first responders mental health wellness fund and program (fund and program).

  • HB 1353: Regulation of transportation network drivers.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a transportation network company (TNC) must suspend a TNC driver's ability to connect to the TNC's digital network for a period of not less than 90 days after the TNC receives notice from the bureau of motor vehicles of the TNC driver's conviction for operating while intoxicated.

  • HB 1410: Ban on sale of flavored tobacco and e-liquids.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Prohibits the sale of flavored tobacco products and their components, including: (1) cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and smokeless tobacco; and (2) tobacco products that have a characterizing flavor.

  • HB 1411: Water quality grants for school buildings.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the person or entity having authority over a school building to test the drinking water in the school building by a specified time frame.

  • HB 1550: Personal exemptions.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Increases the personal exemption to $1,500 in the definition of "adjusted gross income" for a taxpayer, or, in the case of a joint return, for each spouse.

  • HB 1024: Medicaid reimbursement for children's hospitals.

    2025 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Extends the expiration date of language specifying Medicaid reimbursement for certain out-of-state children's hospitals from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2027.

  • HB 1076: Alzheimer's disease and dementia education.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the Indiana department of health (state department) to: (1) collaborate with a national Alzheimer's disease and dementia organization in educating the public about Alzheimer's disease and dementia; and (2) identify and collaborate with additional partners in the education.

  • HB 1152: Child fatality information.

    2025 · Co-authored · passed the House only; did not pass the Senate (not reported from Senate committee)

    Provides that the department of child services (department) shall disclose to the public certain information regarding child fatalities or near fatalities.

  • HB 1197: Election matters.

    2025 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires particular candidates for selection for an appointment pro tempore to an office to: (1) comply with qualification requirements imposed on candidates for election to the office; and (2) if the individual is a candidate for selection by a caucus, be affiliated with the political party holding the caucus.

  • HB 1241: Trauma informed care.

    2025 · Co-authored · passed the House only; did not pass the Senate (not reported from Senate committee)

    Establishes the trauma informed care commission (commission).

  • HB 1273: Child welfare task force.

    2025 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Establishes the child welfare task force (task force) to study specified topics regarding child welfare services in Indiana.

  • HB 1601: Quantum research tax incentives.

    2025 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Amends the state sales and use tax exemption for data centers to include projects for investments in a quantum computing research, advanced computing, and defense infrastructure network that result in a minimum qualified investment within five years of at least $50,000,000.

  • HB 1610: Onsite wastewater industry registry.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that beginning January 1, 2026, an individual may not engage in onsite sewage system service of a residential onsite sewage system in Indiana unless the individual registers with the board of registration for onsite wastewater professionals (board) as an onsite wastewater professional.

  • SB 193: Inspection of CFOs.

    2025 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires the department of environmental management (department) to conduct an onsite inspection of a confined feeding operation (CFO) once within 45 days of an initial approval and once within 90 days of a renewal of an approval to verify compliance with certain requirements.

  • SB 459: Environmental matters.

    2025 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that the environmental rules board may adopt rules establishing requirements for the reclamation and reuse of treated wastewater.

  • HB 1124: Testing drinking water for lead in school buildings.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the person or entity having authority over a school building to: (1) test the drinking water in the school building by a specified time frame; and (2) follow certain guidelines in conducting the testing and remediation.

  • HB 1228: Judicial immunity concerning electronic monitoring.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Adds judges to the list of persons immune from civil liability for certain acts or omissions that occur in connection with the statute establishing electronic monitoring standards.

  • HB 1318: Physical examinations in CHINS investigations.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that if the department of child services (department) receives a report of known or suspected abuse of a child who is less than five years of age, a department caseworker: (1) shall physically examine the child's head, face, arms, legs, chest, and back for bruises or contusions; and (2) if the caseworker finds evidence of abuse, shall: (A) immediately take the child into custody; (B) caus

  • HB 1319: Collection of toll road user fees.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the Indiana department of transportation to establish and implement an electronic or nonmanual tolling program as the sole means for charging and collecting user fees.

  • HB 1366: Workforce development incentives.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides for a nonrefundable apprenticeship tax credit (credit) for an eligible employer.

  • HB 1029: Alzheimer's disease and dementia education.

    2026 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires the Indiana department of health (state department) to: (1) collaborate with a national Alzheimer's disease and dementia organization in educating the public about Alzheimer's disease and dementia; and (2) identify and collaborate with additional partners in the education.

  • HB 1062: Wake boarding and wake surfing.

    2026 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Specifies restrictions that apply to wake boarding or wake surfing on a public freshwater lake.

  • HB 1257: Child services matters.

    2026 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Adds four members to the statewide child fatality review committee, one of whom is appointed by each of the following: (1) The speaker of the house of representatives.

  • HB 1264: Child fatality information.

    2026 · Co-authored · passed the House only; did not pass the Senate (not reported from Senate committee)

    Provides that the department of child services (department) shall disclose to the public certain information regarding child fatalities or near fatalities.

  • HB 1339: Voter identification.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a REAL ID driver's license or identification card that complies with certain requirements is sufficient proof of identification for purposes of elections statutes.

  • HB 1378: Child care tax credits.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides a child and dependent care refundable tax credit against an individual's Indiana adjusted gross income tax for employment related child and dependent care expenses based on the percentage of the federal child and dependent care tax credit the taxpayer claimed for the taxable year for federal income tax purposes.

  • HB 1414: Forest management.

    2026 · Co-authored · reported from House committee; no House third-reading vote

    Requires the department of natural resources (department) to establish recreational fees for the access and use of state forest land.

  • SB 27: Stadium authority.

    2026 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Establishes the northwest Indiana stadium authority (stadium authority) for the purpose of acquiring and financing certain facilities.

  • SB 67: Studies relating to natural lands.

    2026 · Co-sponsored · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House (not reported from House committee)

    Requires the department of natural resources to study and issue a report on the following topics: (1) opportunities to leverage public land to improve public health outcomes; (2) options for a consistent visitor fee collection system at state fish and wildlife areas; and (3) a plan to mitigate and recover from natural disasters affecting public land.

  • SB 90: Consent for pelvic, prostate, and rectal exams.

    2026 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Prohibits health practitioners and other specified individuals from performing pelvic, prostate, or rectal examinations on an anesthetized or unconscious patient except in specified circumstances.

How this record was put together, and what it does not show

What we list: 28 bills chosen by a rule that does not look at topic: both state budgets, four bills named in advance, the 2025-26 redistricting bill, and in each session and chamber the 3 bills whose final-passage vote drew the most “nay” votes.

  • Votes reflect party caucus dynamics. Indiana has Republican supermajorities in both chambers, and many floor votes split along party lines; a single vote says little without the bill and its context.
  • Bills often die for procedural reasons, such as no committee hearing or a deadline, and a bill marked “not reported from committee” may have become law inside another bill.
  • A third-reading vote is on the version in front of the chamber at that time; the final version can be very different.
  • Authoring and co-authoring are different: co-authors sign on, often in large numbers, and usually did not write the bill.
  • Attendance counts roll calls on bills and joint resolutions (about 89% of numbered roll calls). “Excused” is an absence the chamber approved; “not voting” means no vote was recorded.

Where Jackson's record came from

Sources for Jackson

Key points

Sources

Researched Tuesday, October 13, 2026

  1. Indiana House of Representatives (Wikipedia)
  2. 2026 General Election Candidate List (Indiana Election Division)
  3. Member page: State Representative (Indiana House Democratic Caucus)
  4. 2026 Primary Election results (certified), Indiana Election Night Reporting (Indiana Election Division)
What's included
the U.S. House, statewide offices, every Indiana House and Senate district on the ballot, Indiana's statewide public questions and judicial retention questions, and county, township, city, town and school board races from the Indiana Election Division's candidate list.
Everything else
Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: IndianaVoters.in.gov.
Candidate lists
As of Sunday, October 18, 2026.
At the polls
Indiana law lets you bring a list of candidates and public questions into the polling place, including one stored on your phone, as long as you don't electioneer. IC 3-11-8-18.5

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