2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Indiana House, District 15

Indiana House of Representatives. 2-year term.

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 15 covers Dyer, St. John, and parts of Schererville and Hanover Township in Lake County, according to the House Republican caucus [3]. It is not an open seat; Slager is seeking re-election [2].
  • Slager and Democrat Anthony Oberman were each unopposed in their May 5, 2026 primaries, according to Wikipedia's tabulation; Slager won 63.3% of the vote in 2024 [10].
  • No 2026 debate or candidate forum for this race was found as of October 10, 2026; Lakeshore Public Media hosted a District 15 debate in 2020 between Slager and then-Rep. Chris Chyung [11].
  • Slager's record centers on pediatric Medicaid access, township consolidation and Northwest Indiana projects [3, 9]; Oberman's campaign emphasizes utility-rate oversight, data-center costs, public safety and public-school funding [12].

Candidates on the ballot

Anthony Oberman

Democratic

Work
Served about a decade as a patrolman with the Calumet City Police Department [13]

Anthony Oberman, a Democrat, is a former Calumet City, Illinois, police patrolman who grew up in the Region and graduated from Crown Point High School [13].

Oberman's background

  • Earned a criminology degree from Indiana State University and served about a decade as a patrolman with the Calumet City Police Department, according to his campaign [13].
  • Was born in Hammond and graduated from Crown Point High School; his campaign says his father, a Navy veteran, worked as a welder and his mother as a millwright [13].

Oberman's positions

Energy & utilities

  • Calls for "Stronger oversight of NIPSCO" and a freeze on utility rate increases, which he says "have skyrocketed up to nearly 20% since 2023," plus billing transparency [12].

Data centers

  • Opposes "giving data centers a blank check," wants scrutiny of their tax breaks and energy demands, and says "Make data centers pay their share and not pass costs on to communities" [12].

Public safety

  • Says he would "introduce legislation to elevate crimes against children to felonies and limit plea bargains" and supports first-responder pay that allows them to live in their communities, ongoing mental health care, and modern training [12].

Education

  • Opposes "voucher programs that drain funding from public education," supports a living wage for teachers, and says "Public schools mean we have elected school boards and local control" [12].

Economy & jobs

  • Supports "fair taxes, reasonable regulations, and access to resources" for small businesses and protecting collective bargaining rights [12].

How Oberman would run the office

  • Says he wants to bring "common-sense, people-first leadership to the Indiana House of Representatives" [13].

Oberman on the current officeholder

  • Does not name Slager on his campaign site; says "Indianapolis politicians are using our hard-earned tax dollars for luxury vehicles," that Northwest Indiana revenue is sent downstate while local services are underfunded, and criticizes "politicians who rubber-stamp corporate giveaways" [12].

How Oberman got on the ballot

  • Unopposed in the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary, according to Wikipedia's tabulation [10].

Oberman's endorsements and funding

  • iVoterGuide lists endorsements from the AFL-CIO, Indiana AFL-CIO, Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, the Lake County Indiana Young Democrats and the Indiana Reproductive Freedom PAC [14].

What we could not find about Oberman

  • No news coverage, interviews or forum appearances for Oberman 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].

Sources for Oberman

Hal Slager

RepublicanIncumbent

Work
Founded Triangle Equities LLC, a real-estate development firm; formerly a CPA [3]

Hal Slager, a Republican from Schererville, is a retired CPA and small-business owner who has represented District 15 since 2020 after an earlier stint from 2012 to 2018 [3].

Slager's background

  • Graduated from Butler University in 1981; worked as a CPA and in corporate accounting at Melvin Simon & Associates and at Trico Graphics, and founded Triangle Equities LLC, a real-estate development and management firm, in 1997, per the caucus [3].
  • Served about 10 years on the Schererville Town Council starting in 2002 [3].
  • Lives in Schererville [3].

Slager's positions

Health care

  • Has authored a series of laws, most recently in 2025, extending Medicaid reimbursement so Northwest Indiana children can be treated at children's hospitals in neighboring states [5].

Local government

  • Sponsored the 2026 law creating a process to consolidate underperforming townships [9].

Energy & utilities

  • His campaign website says "I believe that we need to establish a statewide energy policy to protect our rate payers" [15].

Elections & redistricting

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

Slager on the current officeholder

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

How Slager got on the ballot

  • Unopposed in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary, according to Wikipedia's tabulation [10].

What we could not find about Slager

  • His campaign website appears not to have been updated for 2026 (it references earlier-cycle accomplishments and a "November 5th" election date); a third-party guide reported no campaign website as of September 8, 2026.
  • 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 news interviews or forum appearances for the 2026 race were found.
  • No campaign-finance figures were retrieved from the Indiana campaign finance portal.
  • No 2026-specific platform was found; his campaign website's content appears to date from earlier cycles [15].
  • No endorsements are listed on his campaign website [15].
  • No 2026 fundraising totals were found.

Slager's record in office

Indiana House record, District 15 (2023-2026) · compiled from the official record, Oct. 12-13, 2026

Authored
18
3 became law
Co-authored
10
6 became law
Sponsored
15
12 became law
Co-sponsored
9
9 became law

Committees, 2026 session

  • Rules and Legislative Procedures (Vice Chair)
  • Financial Institutions
  • Medicaid Oversight Committee (House Majority Member)
  • Ways and Means (Chair of Local Government Finance Subcommittee)

Floor votes

  • 2023: Yes 431, No 58, Not voting 2
  • 2024: Yes 283, No 25, Not voting 2
  • 2025: Yes 384, No 90, Excused 28, Not voting 8
  • 2026: Yes 263, No 91, Excused 13, Not voting 10
How Slager voted on 37 selected bills
The 52 bills Slager carried
  • HB 1311: Adoption of food and beverage taxes.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a local unit fiscal body may impose a uniform food and beverage tax if the local unit is not required or authorized to impose a food and beverage tax under any other law (other than the stadium and convention funding food and beverage tax).

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

    2023 · 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 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

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

  • HB 1433: Reimbursement for prosthetic and orthotic devices.

    2023 · Authored · passed the House only; did not pass the Senate

    Provides that orthotic devices are provided under Medicaid.

  • HB 1434: Counting early high school graduates.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires that the February count of a school corporation's average daily membership (ADM) must be increased by the number of students who, during the students' expected graduation year: (1) were enrolled in the school corporation on the September ADM count day; (2) completed graduation requirements before the February ADM count day; and (3) were not enrolled in the school corporation on the Februa

  • HB 1602: Medicaid reimbursement rates.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Specifies Medicaid reimbursement rates for specified services in the Medicaid risk based managed care program and the Medicaid fee for service program.

  • HB 1018: Medicaid and medical equipment.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Removes medical equipment and supplies from the list of items or services for which the office of the secretary of family and services (office) may seek competitive bids for the Medicaid program.

  • 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 1396: Stop the bleed program.

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

    Establishes the stop the bleed donation pool for the purpose of receiving donations of gifts or donations.

  • SB 154: Certain counties purchasing and data processing.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that the county executive of Lake County has jurisdiction over the county purchasing agency and the county data processing agency.

  • SB 156: Tax sales.

    2023 · 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 157: Parcels offered at successive tax sales.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires that the county auditor's notice of tax sale include a statement providing that if a tract or item of real property has been offered for sale at a county treasurer's tax sale (treasurer's sale) and a county executive's tax sale (executive's sale) on two or more occasions without a bid, the tract or item of real property may be subject to an ordinance authorized by the bill.

  • SB 246: Excess liability trust fund.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Defines "aboveground storage tank" as a tank or combination of tanks that is at least 90% above the surface of the ground, that has a capacity of more than 1,500 gallons but not more than 20,000 gallons, and that is used for the bulk storage and distribution of motor fuel to retailers or used at an airport.

  • SB 353: Risk management and catastrophic liability funds.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Authorizes the insurance commissioner to cease operation of the political subdivision risk management fund upon a determination by the insurance commissioner that: (1) all political subdivisions that were members of the fund have withdrawn from the fund; and (2) all payment of the liabilities of former members of the fund have been determined and finalized.

  • SB 434: Economic development in Lake County.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Establishes the blighted property demolition fund (demolition fund).

  • SB 78: Distributions of public safety income tax revenue.

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

    Requires that part of a certified distribution allocated to a county (other than Marion County), subject to a qualified township's application, be allocated among the qualified townships in the county.

  • 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 155: Air pollution control.

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

    Provides that a federal regulation that classifies or amends a designation of attainment, nonattainment, or unclassifiable for any area in Indiana under the federal Clean Air Act is effective and enforceable in Indiana on the effective date of the federal regulation.

  • SB 65: Elected officials training fund.

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

    Allows a county auditor, upon the county fiscal body's determination that money in the county elected officials training fund (fund) is in excess of the fund's expenses, to transfer the excess money to the county recorder's records perpetuation fund.

  • HB 1251: Adjusting county portion of NIRPC budget.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the northwestern Indiana regional planning commission (NIRPC), beginning with NIRPC's 2026 budget and for each year thereafter, to annually adjust each participating county's portion of the budget for the ensuing year by the greater of the following: (1) The annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers.

  • HB 1392: Medicaid work requirements.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Sets forth work requirements for certain individuals in order to be eligible for Medicaid.

  • HB 1428: Reimbursement for prosthetic and orthotic devices.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that, after June 30, 2025, orthotic devices are provided under Medicaid.

  • 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.

  • SB 30: School bus stop arm violation notification.

    2024 · Sponsored · passed both chambers in some form; final version not enacted

    Provides that when an individual registers a vehicle, the bureau of motor vehicles shall provide notice that a person who operates a vehicle and who recklessly passes a school bus stopped on a roadway or a private road when the arm signal device is in the device's extended position commits a Class A misdemeanor.

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

    2024 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Defines"courtroom costs".

  • SB 37: Oversight of convention and visitor bureau.

    2024 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that, in making appointments to the convention and visitor bureau, the appointing authority shall give sole consideration to individuals who are employed as executives or managers in certain businesses (instead of either knowledgeable about or employed as executives or managers).

  • SB 188: Actions on deposit accounts.

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

    Provides that an action upon a deposit account must be commenced not later than two years (instead of six years under current law) after the cause of action accrues, regardless of whether the action is brought by a depositor or a depository institution..

  • SB 19: License suspension.

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

    Allows the BMV to add an additional compliance period for those seeking material error review regarding certain license suspensions.

  • HB 1023: Medicaid work requirements.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Sets forth work requirements for certain individuals in order to be eligible for Medicaid.

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

    2025 · 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 1110: Ban on gratuities for public officials.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Makes it a Class A misdemeanor for: (1) a person to offer a payment to a public servant as a reward for an official act taken by the public servant; or (2) a public servant to solicit or accept a payment as a reward for an official act performed by the public servant.

  • HB 1448: Supplemental payments to qualified cities.

    2025 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Changes the effective date of the supplemental payments to qualified cities statute.

  • HB 1449: Residential property tax relief.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides an assessed value stabilization deduction for homestead property after applying the standard homestead and supplemental homestead deductions taking into account the year over year change in the homestead's assessed value compared to the year over year change in the Consumer Price Index.

  • HB 1304: Robbery.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that knowingly or intentionally taking a motor vehicle from another person is robbery, a Level 4 felony.

  • HB 1427: Department of local government finance.

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

    Increases the threshold that applies to public works projects for which the department of natural resources may use its employees to perform the labor and supervision for the project.

  • SB 103: Vehicle emissions.

    2025 · 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 · 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 73: Sale of utility trailers.

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

    Amends the definition of "motor vehicle" for purposes of dealer services provisions governing unfair practices and the succession to franchise by designated family members.

  • HB 1065: Ban on gratuities for public officials.

    2026 · Authored · passed both chambers in some form; final version not enacted

    Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally violates a specified provision by commingling the funds of a committee with the personal funds of an officer, a member, or an associate of the committee commits a Class A misdemeanor.

  • HB 1346: Low THC hemp extract.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Defines "hemp" as a cannabis plant that contains not more than 0.3% total THC.

  • HB 1347: Lake County Convention Center.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Makes changes to the amount of supplemental wagering tax that the treasurer of state is required to pay to each riverboat operating in Gary.

  • HB 1372: Commercial property services contracts.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Defines a "commercial property services contract" as a contract that: (1) is initially entered into by a service provider and a property owner after June 30, 2026; and (2) provides for the provision of services and any personal property related to providing, or necessary to provide, those services; with respect to the property owner's commercial property.

  • HB 1063: Deceptive consumer sales.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Amends the definition of "consumer transaction" for purposes of the deceptive consumer sales act to include the provision of a product or service to a state agency or a local agency in Indiana.

  • HB 1210: Department of local government finance.

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

    Requires a municipal entity that hires or retains a municipal advisor to publish a contract in a prominent location on the municipal entity's website.

  • HB 1277: Health and human services matters.

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

    Amends the duties of the office of the secretary of family and social services (office) concerning Medicaid home and community based services waivers (waiver).

  • SB 270: Township mergers.

    2026 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires the department of local government finance (department) not later than December 31, 2026, to compile data on each township (excluding townships in Marion County) and assign points based upon the township government's performance.

  • SB 59: Notice of annexation outreach meetings.

    2026 · 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 · 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

  • 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.

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 Slager's record came from

Sources for Slager

Key points

  • Slager's record centers on pediatric Medicaid access, township consolidation and Northwest Indiana projects; Oberman's campaign emphasizes utility-rate oversight, data-center costs, public safety and public-school funding. (Indiana House Republicans)

Sources

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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