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2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Indiana House, District 11

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

  • House District 11 includes portions of Jasper, Lake, Newton and Porter counties in northwest Indiana [3]. It is not an open seat; Aylesworth is seeking re-election [2].
  • Both Aylesworth and Democrat Tyler Thomas Bridges were unopposed in their May 5, 2026 primaries, according to Wikipedia's tabulation [11]. Aylesworth was re-elected without opposition in 2024 [11].
  • No debate or candidate forum for this race was found as of October 10, 2026.
  • Aylesworth's record centers on agriculture, drainage and flood control, and rural court staffing [3, 9]; Bridges's campaign emphasizes cost of living, public-school funding, repeal of the 2025 property-tax law (SEA 1), utility-rate oversight and labor issues [12, 13].

Candidates on the ballot

Michael J. Aylesworth

RepublicanIncumbent

Work
Retired; co-founded Iroquois Bio Energy Company and was state president of the Indiana Corn Growers [3]

Mike Aylesworth, a Republican from the Hebron area, has represented District 11 since 2014 and chairs the House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee [3].

Aylesworth's background

  • Served in the U.S. Army, discharged as a sergeant in 1973; holds a B.S. in education from Indiana University and a master's in history from Valparaiso University, per the caucus [3].
  • Co-founded Iroquois Bio Energy Company and later retired from it; served two terms as Porter County commissioner and one term on the county council; was state president of the Indiana Corn Growers Association (1997-2002) and the Indiana Corn Marketing Council (2000-2003) [3].
  • Lives in the Hebron area [3].

Aylesworth's positions

Agriculture

  • Chairs the House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee and, with Rep. Kendell Culp, welcomed the governor's October 2026 suspension of off-road diesel restrictions for farmers [3].

Courts

  • Authored the constitutional-amendment measure on the 2026 ballot that would ease residency rules for city and town judges, saying rural communities are "hit the hardest" by judicial shortages [9].

Elections & redistricting

  • Voted yea on the December 2025 House passage of HB 1032, the mid-decade congressional redistricting bill [6].

Aylesworth on the current officeholder

  • Is the current officeholder. No public statement by Aylesworth about his challenger was found [3].

How Aylesworth got on the ballot

  • Unopposed in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary, according to Wikipedia's tabulation [11].

What we could not find about Aylesworth

  • Individual votes on the 2025 property-tax law (SEA 1) and the 2025 state budget (HEA 1001) could not be confirmed from a roll call.
  • No campaign website, questionnaire responses, or news interviews for the 2026 race were found.
  • No campaign-finance figures were retrieved from the Indiana campaign finance portal.
  • No campaign website or published 2026 platform was found; a third-party voter guide reported no campaign website as of September 8, 2026 [14].
  • No endorsements or 2026 fundraising totals were found in the sources reviewed.

Aylesworth's record in office

Indiana House record, District 11 (2023-2026) · compiled from the official record, Oct. 12-13, 2026

Authored
26
7 became law
Co-authored
32
18 became law
Sponsored
5
4 became law
Co-sponsored
15
13 became law

Committees, 2026 session

  • Agriculture and Rural Development (Chair)
  • Agricultural Promotion and Regulation Task Force (House Chair)
  • Agriculture and Natural Resources, Interim Study Committee on (House Chair)
  • Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development
  • Environmental Affairs

Floor votes

  • 2023: Yes 430, No 52, Excused 5, Not voting 4
  • 2024: Yes 283, No 25, Excused 1, Not voting 1
  • 2025: Yes 406, No 82, Excused 18, Not voting 4
  • 2026: Yes 283, No 93, Not voting 1
How Aylesworth voted on 37 selected bills
The 78 bills Aylesworth carried

  • HB 1014: County highway supervisors.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes a grant-in-aid subsidy for a county highway supervisor's annual salary.

  • HB 1027: Renter's tax deduction for disabled veterans.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows a disabled veteran who rents a dwelling as a principal place of residence to claim an additional renter's deduction of up to $3,000 from the disabled veteran's adjusted gross income.

  • HB 1121: Sale of companion animals.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Defines "companion animal" as a dog or cat.

  • HB 1165: Elimination of lower speed limit for trucks.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Reconciles the conflicting provisions regarding the maximum speed limit in an alley.

  • HB 1218: Environmental scrutiny before property transfer.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that, after June 30, 2024, the following apply: (1) If a dwelling for sale is connected to a residential onsite sewage system, the system must be inspected by a qualified inspector; if the inspection indicates that the system is failing, the sales disclosure form that an owner is required under current law to submit to a prospective buyer must disclose that the system has been inspected a

  • HB 1225: Election security.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the interim study committee on elections to study all issues relating to making voting by absentee ballot by mail as secure as in-person voting.

  • HB 1437: Extension of water and wastewater services.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows a water or wastewater utility to extend service to a school or hospital without a deposit or other adequate assurance of performance from the customer.

  • HB 1556: Water rights.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows the department of natural resources (department) to issue a permit to a person proposing to do work that requires withdrawal of 10,000,000 or more gallons of ground water per day, following the department conducting a feasability study examining the watershed and replenishment.

  • HB 1639: Watershed development commissions.

    2023 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that the executives of one or more counties may adopt ordinances designating their counties as members of a proposed watershed development commission and that the proposed watershed development commission is established as a legal entity with the counties as its members if it is recognized by the natural resources commission.

  • HJR 6: Town and city court judges.

    2023 · Authored · enacted: became law (no signature action listed)

    Provides that the judge of a city or town court shall reside in: (1) the county in which the city or town court is located; or (2) the bordering Indiana county that is the closest Indiana county to the city or town in which the court is located.

  • HB 1008: Pension investments.

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

    Specifies certain entities, actions taken, or factors considered to which the ESG commitment provisions do not apply.

  • 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 1138: Preschool and child care facility drinking water.

    2023 · Co-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 1140: Railroad crossings.

    2023 · Co-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 1174: Highway finances.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Reduces the required percentage amount of the motor vehicle highway account distributions that counties, cities, and towns must use for the construction, reconstruction, and preservation of highways from 50% in current law to 40% in calendar years beginning January 1, 2024, and ending December 31, 2025.

  • HB 1307: High value workforce ready credit-bearing grant.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that an applicant who has previously received a baccalaureate degree or an associate degree may be eligible for a high value workforce ready credit-bearing grant if the applicant: (1) received a diploma of graduation, high school equivalency certificate, or state of Indiana general educational development diploma five or more years before the applicant applies for a grant; and (2) is not

  • HB 1334: Absentee voting.

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

    Provides that an agency of the state or a political subdivision may not provide an individual with an application for an absentee ballot unless requested by the individual or a member of the individual's family.

  • HB 1515: Property tax assessment.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a parcel of land that: (1) is at least one-tenth 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.

  • HB 1557: Inventory of lost farmland.

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

    Directs the state department of agriculture to conduct an inventory of farmland lost in Indiana from 2010 to 2022.

  • SB 13: Elimination of lower speed limit for trucks.

    2023 · Sponsored · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House (not reported from House committee)

    Excepts an alley from the maximum speed limit of 55 miles per hour.

  • SB 423: Animal impoundment.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Defines "impound agency" for purposes of the law concerning offenses related to animals.

  • SB 44: Removal of Illiana Expressway references.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Removes references to the Illiana Expressway in various statutes concerning transportation.

  • SB 134: Retail sale of dogs.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House (not reported from House committee)

    Enacts an article concerning the retail sale of dogs.

  • SB 33: Solar panel and wind power equipment disposal study.

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

    Directs the Indiana department of environmental management (IDEM) to conduct a study concerning the decommissioning and disposal of solar panels and wind power equipment.

  • HB 1055: Elimination of lower speed limit for trucks.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Increases the maximum speed limit for a vehicle having a declared gross weight greater than 26,000 pounds from 65 miles per hour to 70 miles per hour when the vehicle is operated on a highway that is: (1) on the national system of interstate and defense highways located outside an urbanized area with a population of at least 50,000; or (2) the responsibility of the Indiana finance authority.

  • HB 1060: Environmental scrutiny before property transfer.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires a qualified inspector to inspect a residential onsite sewage system (residential system) before a sale of a dwelling connected to the residential system.

  • HB 1169: Additional renter's deduction for disabled veterans.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides an additional tax deduction for a disabled veteran who rents a dwelling for use as the disabled veteran's principal place of residence.

  • HB 1181: Horticultural matters.

    2024 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that the state seed commissioner shall use certain federal agricultural seed and vegetable seed standards as the state germination standards and requirements for agricultural seeds and vegetable seeds.

  • HB 1361: Excused absence from school.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that the governing body of a school corporation or the chief administrative officer of a nonpublic school system shall authorize the absence and excuse of a school student if the student participates in certain events offered by the National FFA Organization, the Indiana FFA Association, or a 4-H club.

  • HB 1001: Education and higher education matters.

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

    Amends the definition of "eligible student" to include a sibling of a student with a disability with regards to the education scholarship account program (ESA).

  • HB 1002: Enforcement of equal educational opportunity.

    2024 · Co-authored · passed both chambers; vetoed by the Governor

    Defines "antisemitism", specifies that the public policy of the state is to provide educational opportunities free of religious discrimination, and provides that antisemitism is discrimination on the basis of race, creed, religion, or national origin.

  • 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 1106: Regulated amusement devices.

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

    Provides that the department of homeland security (department) shall not inspect, and operating permits are not required for, certain regulated amusement devices.

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

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

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

  • HB 1152: Assessed value deductions for disabled veterans.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Eliminates the assessed value cap that applies to the property tax deduction for a veteran who: (1) has a total disability; or (2) is at least 62 years of age and has at least a 10% disability.

  • HB 1183: Foreign ownership of land.

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

    Provides that, beginning July 1, 2024, a prohibited person may not purchase, lease, or acquire a parcel of real property that is: (1) located in Indiana; and (2) located within a 10 mile radius of a military installation; with certain exceptions.

  • HB 1305: Major ground water withdrawal facilities.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Defines a facility as a "major ground water withdrawal facility" if: (1) the facility includes one or more wells that have the capability of withdrawing at least 10,000,000 gallons of ground water from one or more aquifers in one day; and (2) the facility is connected, or plans provide for the facility to be connected, to pipeline facilities through which at least 10,000,000 gallons of ground wate

  • HB 1412: Canine standard of care.

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

    Sets forth regulations concerning the retail sale of dogs.

  • HB 1417: Agricultural matters.

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

    Requires the department of agriculture to conduct an economic impact study that includes an analysis of the economic value to communities of every acre of farmland.

  • SB 104: Veterinary medicine.

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

    Requires the state police department to disclose to the board of veterinary medicine (board) the criminal history or activity of veterinary license or certificate holders or applicants.

  • SB 216: Agriculture and pesticides.

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

    Requires the dean of agriculture of Purdue University to submit certain annual reports to the legislative council and the budget committee as well as to the governor.

  • SB 33: Distributions of public safety income tax revenue.

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

    Defines"courtroom costs".

  • HB 1025: Treated seeds.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the state seed commissioner to study the adverse environmental effects of seeds treated with certain insecticides and to report to the interim study committee on agriculture and natural resources (committee) not later than June 30, 2027.

  • HB 1078: Elimination of lower speed limit for trucks.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Increases the maximum speed limit for a vehicle having a declared gross weight greater than 26,000 pounds from 65 miles per hour to 70 miles per hour when the vehicle is operated on a highway that is: (1) on the national system of interstate and defense highways located outside an urbanized area with a population of at least 50,000; or (2) the responsibility of the Indiana finance authority.

  • HB 1187: Watershed development commissions.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Alters the membership of a watershed development commission (commission) board.

  • HB 1354: Veterinary medicine.

    2025 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Amends the licensure applicability provision for veterinarians to include registration and permits for veterinary technicians.

  • HB 1421: Septic grant program.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that money in the water infrastructure grant fund (fund) may be used to provide grants, loans, or other financial assistance to participants of the fund for the planning, designing, or acquisition, construction, renovation, improvement, or expansion of, a residential onsite sewage system or an onsite residential sewage discharging disposal system.

  • HJR 1: Town and city court judges.

    2025 · Authored · enacted: became law (no signature action listed)

    Provides that the judge of a city or town court shall reside in: (1) the county in which the city or town court is located; or (2) the bordering Indiana county that is the closest Indiana county to the city or town in which the court is located.

  • HB 1007: Energy generation resources.

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

    Provides a credit against state tax liability for expenses incurred in the manufacture of a small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) in Indiana.

  • HB 1065: Cancer clinical trial program.

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

    Allows an organization or entity to establish and administer a cancer clinical trial participation program for the purpose of providing payments to a participant for certain costs incurred by the participant while participating in a cancer clinical trial.

  • HB 1126: Watershed development commissions.

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

    Alters the membership of a watershed development commission board that includes the Maumee River basin (Maumee watershed development commission).

  • HB 1149: Agricultural online portal.

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

    Requires the Indiana state department of agriculture (department) to establish and maintain an online portal on its website for the purposes of: (1) assisting users in the successful navigation of agricultural or related topics among various federal and state agencies; (2) providing a single source for users to access agricultural or related funding opportunities; (3) providing a searchable data b

  • HB 1234: Conservation of agricultural land.

    2025 · Co-authored · reported from House committee; no House third-reading vote

    Establishes an agricultural land protection program (program) to allow the state or a county fiscal body to purchase agricultural conservation easements throughout the state and also acquire agricultural conservation easements by gift, bequest, or devise.

  • HB 1268: DNR study of ground water resources.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the department of natural resources (department) to study certain information pertaining to ground water and water withdrawals.

  • HB 1411: Water quality grants for school buildings.

    2025 · Co-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 1490: Equine dentistry at horse racing tracks.

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

    Allows the horse racing commission (commission) to issue a license for certain individuals to provide teeth floating on a licensed horse race track in Indiana.

  • HB 1557: Prescribed burning.

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

    Defines "prescribed burn".

  • SB 193: Inspection of CFOs.

    2025 · 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 103: Vehicle emissions.

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

    Requires IDEM to: (1) perform a comprehensive evaluation of ambient air quality within nonattainment areas in Indiana; and (2) identify air pollution reduction or regulatory relief strategies that could accomplish certain goals with respect to the federal Clean Air Act.

  • SB 104: Residential tax increment financing.

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

    Provides, in the case of an allocation provision adopted after June 30, 2025, for a residential housing development program, that the redevelopment commission (commission) shall annually transfer at least 5% of the aggregate allocated tax proceeds from the allocation area to the unit that established the commission.

  • SB 187: PTABOA appointments.

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

    Amends the eligibility requirements for service as a member on all county property tax assessment boards of appeal (PTABOA) to provide that any member appointed to the PTABOA must be a resident of Indiana for the entirety of the member's term.

  • SB 331: Amended registration.

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

    Provides that if a person changes the exterior color or appearance of their passenger vehicle from the color listed in the vehicle's registration through certain methods, the person must apply to amend their vehicle registration, and that a law enforcement officer shall issue a warning to a person who does not update the person's registration to reflect the color changes.

  • SB 461: Grain indemnity.

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

    Defines "revocation of a license".

  • HB 1019: Constitutional amendment ballot question.

    2026 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Prescribes the ballot language for the proposed constitutional amendment concerning the residency of a city or town court judge.

  • HB 1024: Veterinary student loan repayment program.

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

    Establishes the veterinary medicine student loan repayment program (program) and the veterinary medicine student loan repayment fund (fund).

  • HB 1061: Veterinary telehealth.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires an initial in-person examination to establish a veterinarian-client-patient relationship beginning July 1, 2026.

  • HB 1185: Department of agriculture.

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

    Adds a purpose for which money in the clean water Indiana fund may be used.

  • HB 1192: Seed laws.

    2026 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Incorporates various administrative rules into the Indiana seed law.

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

    2026 · Co-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 1355: Confined feeding operations.

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

    Creates a preapplication process for the approval of confined feeding operations.

  • HB 1356: Conservation of agricultural land.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires each board of county commissioners to adopt an ordinance to allow landowners to apply to have land included in an agricultural resource area within the county.

  • HB 1379: Ground water.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the ground water and aquifer preservation task force to recommend water regulations to the legislative council.

  • SB 230: Department of agriculture.

    2026 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Makes various amendments to the role of supervisors on soil and conservation boards.

  • SB 249: State chemist.

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

    Codifies animal food administrative rules.

  • 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 55: Agricultural programs.

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

    Creates the pork market development program (pork program) and the soybean market development program (soybean program).

  • SB 59: Notice of annexation outreach meetings.

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

    Requires a municipality to mail notice of the date, time, and location of annexation outreach meetings to: (1) the county executive of each county; (2) the township executive of each township; and (3) any plan commission; in which the annexation territory is located.

  • SB 6: Extension of water or wastewater mains.

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

    Provides that before a municipally owned utility (utility) may condemn land for the extension of a water main or a wastewater main that is located outside: (1) the corporate boundaries of the municipality; or (2) the existing service territory of the utility; the utility must provide, by mail, written notice to each landowner whose land is needed for the extension and to the county plan commission

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 Aylesworth's record came from

Sources for Aylesworth

Tyler Thomas Bridges

Democratic

Work
High school history and civics teacher for five years; NEA and IEA member [15]

Tyler Thomas Bridges, a Democrat from Lowell, is a high school history and civics teacher and union member making his first run for the seat [15].

Bridges's background

  • Is 28, grew up in Lowell, attended Lowell High School and graduated from Purdue Northwest, according to his campaign [15].
  • Has taught high school history and civics for five years and is a member of the NEA and IEA teachers' unions, per his campaign [15].
  • Says he was raised by a single mother who worked multiple jobs and relied on state and federal assistance, and that "I saw firsthand how families can struggle through no fault of their own" [15].

Bridges's positions

Property taxes

  • Calls for repealing SEA 1, the 2025 property-tax law, "to protect funding for schools, police, firefighters, and other essential services" [13].

Education

  • Would end the school voucher program, saying "Taxpayer money should go directly to public schools, not to voucher programs that are not clearly accountable" [12, 13].
  • Supports public-school funding that rises with inflation, expanded collective bargaining for teachers, clear rules on artificial intelligence in schools, and state-funded pre-K ("Preschool for All") [12, 13].

Economy & jobs

  • Would raise the minimum wage incrementally, saying "Indiana's minimum wage of $7.25 is unacceptable in 2026" [12].
  • Supports repealing Indiana's right-to-work law, requiring large businesses to provide paid sick and family leave, and increasing penalties for wage theft and child-labor violations [12, 13].

Energy & utilities

  • Would limit when and how utilities can raise prices, regulate transportation costs in utility bills, and require legislative approval of Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission appointees [13].

Health care

  • Says he would "Protect healthcare rights for women across Indiana" and "Stabilize rural hospitals with funding and grants" [13].

Government

  • Supports age limits and term limits for state offices and right-to-repair laws [13].

How Bridges would run the office

  • Lists legislative priorities on wages, education, health care, utilities and government accountability, as described above [13].

Bridges on the current officeholder

  • Does not name Aylesworth on his campaign site but says "Our current Republican legislators are missing in action" and that "We need leaders who show up, hold town halls, and listen to the community they serve" [12].

How Bridges got on the ballot

  • Unopposed in the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary, according to Wikipedia's tabulation [11].

Bridges's endorsements and funding

  • iVoterGuide lists endorsements from AFT Indiana, Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, the Lake County Indiana Young Democrats, South Lake County Democrats and the Indiana Reproductive Freedom PAC [16].

What we could not find about Bridges

  • No news coverage, interviews or forum appearances for Bridges were found.
  • Did not answer the iVoterGuide questionnaire.
  • No campaign-finance figures were retrieved from the Indiana campaign finance portal.
  • No fundraising totals were found; the campaign collects donations through ActBlue [12].

Bridges's campaign website

Sources for Bridges

Key points

  • Aylesworth's record centers on agriculture, drainage and flood control, and rural court staffing; Bridges's campaign emphasizes cost of living, public-school funding, repeal of the 2025 property-tax law (SEA 1), utility-rate oversight and labor issues. (Indiana House Republicans)
  • Both Aylesworth and Democrat Tyler Thomas Bridges were unopposed in their May 5, 2026 primaries, according to Wikipedia's tabulation. Aylesworth was re-elected without opposition in 2024. (Wikipedia)

Sources

Researched Saturday, October 10, 2026

  1. Indiana House of Representatives (Wikipedia)
  2. 2026 General Election Candidate List (Indiana Election Division)
  3. Rep. Mike Aylesworth (Indiana House Republicans)
  4. Legislator scorecard: Mike Aylesworth (BillTrack50)
  5. Governor ceremonially signs new law authored by Aylesworth to address Indiana's rural judicial shortage (Indiana House Republicans)
  6. 2026 Indiana House of Representatives election (Wikipedia)
  7. Tyler Bridges for Indiana House District 11 (Bridges campaign)
  8. My Legislative Priorities (Bridges campaign)
  9. Jasper County ballot (The Ballot Brief)
  10. The Candidate (Bridges campaign)
  11. Tyler Thomas Bridges (iVoterGuide)
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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