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2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Indiana House, District 5

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 5 covers portions of St. Joseph County, according to the House Republican caucus [3]. Wait's campaign names Osceola, Granger and Mishawaka as communities in the district [13].
  • DeVon was re-elected in 2024 with 54.6% of the vote, according to Wikipedia [14].
  • Both candidates were unopposed in their May 5, 2026 primaries, according to Wikipedia [14].
  • A proposed Microsoft data center near Granger has drawn resident concerns about transparency, utility rates and flooding; the St. Joseph County Redevelopment Commission approved a memorandum of understanding for early planning on March 17, 2026 [15, 16]. Wait has criticized the project; no statement from DeVon on it was found [17].
  • No debate or forum between the candidates was found as of October 10, 2026.

Candidates on the ballot

Dale DeVon

RepublicanIncumbent

Work
Founded DeVon Custom Homes in 1995; state and national director of the Home Builders Association [3]

The Republican incumbent since 2012 and chair of the House Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee [3].

DeVon's background

  • Founded DeVon Custom Homes in 1995 and serves as a state and national director of the Home Builders Association [3].
  • Served on the St. Joseph County Council beginning in 2002, where he chaired the Land Use Committee [3].
  • Born in Clay Township and has lived in Granger since 1989; serves on the school board of The Crossing, a school for at-risk youth [3].

DeVon's positions

Child care & families

  • Said in 2024, "Across the state we're experiencing child care deserts, especially in our rural communities" [4].

How DeVon would run the office

  • Chairs the 2026 Interim Study Committee on Child Services and serves on the Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana [12].

DeVon on the current officeholder

  • Is the current officeholder. No statements by DeVon about his challenger were found [3].

How DeVon got on the ballot

  • Unopposed in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary [14].

What we could not find about DeVon

  • No campaign website was found; The Ballot Brief reported none as of Sept. 8, 2026.
  • No statements by DeVon on the Granger data center, his redistricting vote, or property taxes were found.
  • His 2024 vote share is taken from Wikipedia and was not checked against official state results.
  • No fundraising totals found.
  • No endorsements or fundraising totals were found in the sources reviewed.

DeVon's record in office

Indiana House record, District 5 (2023-2026) · compiled from the official record, Oct. 12-13, 2026

Authored
24
10 became law
Co-authored
23
9 became law
Sponsored
7
6 became law
Co-sponsored
14
10 became law

Committees, 2026 session

  • Family, Children and Human Affairs (Chair)
  • Child Services, Interim Study Committee on (House Chair)
  • Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications

Floor votes

  • 2023: Yes 437, No 54
  • 2024: Yes 281, No 26, Excused 1, Not voting 2
  • 2025: Yes 411, No 84, Excused 7, Not voting 8
  • 2026: Yes 276, No 95, Not voting 6
How DeVon voted on 37 selected bills
The 68 bills DeVon carried

  • HB 1257: Child welfare infrastructure strategy task force.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes a task force to study the needs of Indiana's youth as it relates to child welfare services for the next five years.

  • HB 1258: Underground utility facilities.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Amends the Indiana Code chapter concerning damage to underground utility facilities as follows: (1) Defines the term "communications service provider".

  • HB 1259: Fund for the children's commission.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the commission on improving the status of children fund to support the staffing and operations of the commission.

  • HB 1340: Department of child services matters.

    2023 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Defines "Indian child" for purposes of family and juvenile law.

  • HB 1407: Parental rights.

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

    Provides that the state of Indiana, a political subdivision or other governmental entity of the state of Indiana, a government official, or any other person acting under the color of law shall not infringe on the fundamental right of a parent to direct the upbringing, education, health care, and mental health of the parent's child without demonstrating that the infringement: (1) is required by a c

  • HB 1496: Child support enforcement.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that if an individual executes a paternity affidavit, an order establishing child support for the child named in the paternity affidavit may be obtained at a child support hearing without any further proceedings to establish the child's paternity.

  • 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 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 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 1220: Gender transition procedures for minors.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Prohibits a physician or other practitioner from knowingly providing gender transition procedures to an individual who is less than 18 years of age (minor) that are intended to alter the gender of the minor or delay puberty.

  • HB 1398: Graduation rate calculation.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that at-risk students who are receiving certain educational services are not counted against a school's four year graduation rate.

  • SB 376: Lawfully residing immigrants and eligibility.

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

    Provides Medicaid eligibility for certain individuals who have immigrated and are lawfully residing in the United States and meet other Medicaid eligibility requirements.

  • SB 77: Throwing stars.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Makes throwing stars legal in Indiana except for on school property.

  • 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 154: Certain counties purchasing and data processing.

    2023 · Co-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 339: Attainable homeownership tax credit.

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

    Establishes a tax credit (credit) for a contribution to an affordable housing organization (organization).

  • SB 350: Professional licensing.

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

    Provides that a unit may not regulate behavioral health and human services that are: (1) licensed or certified; or (2) exempted from licensure or certification; by the behavioral health and human services licensing board.

  • 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 392: University housing for single mothers.

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

    Provides that the commission for higher education may administer a program to support JobSource, Inc., for the management of the Heartland/Anderson Scholar House.

  • SB 4: Public health commission.

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

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

  • SB 449: Regulation of combined sewer overflows.

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

    Provides that if an NPDES permit holder has submitted an approved long term control plan for its combined sewers, water samples used to assess the permit holder's compliance with water quality standards and water quality based effluent limitations for discharges from combined sewer overflows must not be collected: (1) within 96 hours after a combined sewer overflow discharge that is consistent wit

  • HB 1051: Communication between caregivers and parents.

    2024 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Adds language providing that supporting and facilitating two-way communication between parents and foster parents or kinship caregivers is a state policy.

  • HB 1061: Joint custody.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a biological mother and biological father have joint legal custody unless otherwise provided by law.

  • HB 1064: DCS technical changes and adoption subsidies.

    2024 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Relocates the definition of "foster youth".

  • HB 1122: Underground facility protection.

    2024 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Amends the law governing demolitions and excavations in the area of underground facilities as follows: (1) Provides that for purposes of required notifications regarding excavation or demolition: (A) the time of receipt of a notice is the time as observed in Indianapolis ("prevailing time"); and (B) a "working day" is the period of time beginning at 7 a.m.

  • HB 1123: Child advocacy centers.

    2024 · 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 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 1102: Child care.

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

    Revises the definition of "child care home".

  • HB 1150: Juvenile victims of human trafficking.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that if a petition alleges that a child is a child in need of services as a victim of human or sexual trafficking, the juvenile court shall make a determination on the petition and: (1) the child shall not be required to admit or deny the allegation; and (2) the petitioner must prove the allegation by a preponderance of the evidence.

  • SB 109: Adult protective services.

    2024 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Allows the division of aging to contract with a person qualified to provide adult protective services.

  • SB 2: Child care.

    2024 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires the Indiana economic development corporation to annually report to the general assembly regarding funds dedicated to supporting child care under specified state and federal programs.

  • SB 169: Child caring institutions and group homes.

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

    Requires specified types of residential child care facilities to: (1) implement specified personnel policies, including with regard to: (A) minimum qualifications for specified employee classifications; and (B) maintenance of personnel records; (2) comply with specified restrictions on caseloads; (3) obtain specified health records, immunizations, and examinations for each child under the facility

  • SB 50: Chaplains in public schools.

    2024 · Co-sponsored · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House (not reported from House committee)

    Allows a principal or superintendent of a public school, including a charter school, to employ, or approve as a volunteer, a school chaplain if certain requirements are met.

  • HB 1067: Joint custody.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a biological mother and biological father have joint legal custody unless otherwise provided by law.

  • HB 1098: Youth, family, and caregiver engagement initiative.

    2025 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that the commission on improving the status of children in Indiana (CISC) must create and provide staff support to a statewide youth, family, and caregiver engagement initiative to carry out certain duties.

  • HB 1099: Safe haven infants and foster youth.

    2025 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that the maximum age for a safe haven infant is 60 days of age.

  • HB 1273: Child welfare task force.

    2025 · 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 1404: Parental support services.

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

    Requires the governing body of a school corporation to adopt rules establishing a safety plan that provides steps for the school corporation to request assistance from the department of child services (department) to ensure a student is receiving appropriate intervention.

  • HB 1405: Student bullying and abusive behavior.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Revises the definition of "bullying".

  • HB 1525: School age child care.

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

    Provides that the division of family resources (division) may waive contribution requirements for certain approved applicants of the school age child care program.

  • HB 1526: Children in need of services.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that when the department of child services (department) enters into a contract with a provider to provide services under the department's community partners for child safety program, the contract must require the provider to: (1) submit monthly reports to the department regarding the progress of an individual receiving services from the provider; and (2) immediately report to the departme

  • 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 1105: Maximum practical parenting time.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires a court in certain circumstances to make decisions to promote continuity of relationship by both parents with the child through maximum practical parenting time with each parent.

  • 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 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 1253: Child care.

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

    Provides that a granted waiver or variance expires three years after the date that the waiver or variance becomes effective.

  • HB 1503: Adoption incentive programs.

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

    Creates the Indiana adoption services authority (authority) and establishes the board of directors of the authority.

  • HB 1563: Alternative and nuclear energy generation.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires: (1) a public utility to notify the Indiana utility regulatory commission (commission) of the public utility's intention to retire an electric generation facility not later than 18 months before the planned retirement date; and (2) the commission to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of using the location and infrastructure of the electric generation facility for development of

  • HB 1598: Assessment of community land trust property.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides for the true tax value of land and improvements in a community land trust for purposes of property tax assessment.

  • SB 182: Adult protective services.

    2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Specifies that the adult protective services reporting applies to reports received through a statewide toll free telephone call or through online reporting.

  • SB 463: Child care matters.

    2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Extends the availability of the employer child care expenditure tax credit through July 1, 2027.

  • SB 502: Attachments to utility poles.

    2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Defines an "attachment request" as a request made: (1) by an attaching entity, other than an electricity supplier, to the owner (pole owner) of an electric distribution pole (pole) for authorization to install, within a period of not more than 30 days, communications service equipment on 300 or more poles owned by the pole owner; and (2) in connection with, and using funds obtained from, a state o

  • SB 468: Midwest continental divide commission.

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

    Allows an eligible county and city to establish by ordinance, a Midwest continental divide commission and district for the purpose of acquiring, developing, funding, constructing, equipping, and owning economic improvement projects in or serving the district.

  • SB 498: Child services.

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

    Allows the Indiana board of pharmacy to release confidential information received by the INSPECT program to a supervisor of the department of child services (department) who is engaged in an investigation or adjudication of child abuse or neglect.

  • HB 1018: School age child care.

    2026 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Removes certain transportation requirements in the approval criteria for the school age child care project fund.

  • HB 1092: Child services matters.

    2026 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires a sports wagering certificate holder and vendor to withhold funds from a person who requests a certain type of withdrawal from the person's mobile sports wagering account if the person is delinquent in the person's child support payments.

  • HB 1093: Student bullying and abusive behavior.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Revises the definition of "bullying".

  • HB 1158: Positive personal outcomes.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Includes instruction that stresses the nature and importance of the positive personal and societal outcomes associated with: (1) obtaining a high school diploma or high school equivalency credential; (2) securing full-time employment; and (3) waiting until marriage to begin having children; in existing good citizenship instruction.

  • HB 1270: Department of child services employees.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that salary and wage adjustments or personal service payments for the department of child services (department) that are within established salary classifications and schedules become effective when approved by the director of the department (instead of the budget agency).

  • HB 1232: Schools, funding, and religion.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires a public school, including a charter school, to teach the Bible as literature.

  • 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 1316: Child welfare provider protections.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Prohibits a governmental entity from discriminating against a person in adoption and foster care matters based on the person's sincerely held religious belief.

  • HB 1389: Adoption and foster care matters.

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

    Prohibits a governmental entity from discriminating against a person in adoption and foster care matters based on the person's sincerely held religious belief, unless the discriminatory act as applied to the person is required to advance a compelling government interest and is the least restrictive means of advancing the interest.

  • HB 1425: Social service provider tax credit.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows a qualified taxpayer to claim a credit against the taxpayer's state tax liability for designated contributions to qualified nonprofit organizations that provide: (1) comprehensive case management services for at risk families; (2) family support services; (3) in-school programs, community based events, or online resources to assist fathers in learning and improving parenting skills; or (4)

  • 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 88: Education matters.

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

    Amends good citizenship instruction requirements.

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 DeVon's record came from

Sources for DeVon

Alex Wait

Democratic

Work
Scriptwriter for a YouTube channel [13]

Alex Wait, the Democratic nominee from Granger, is a scriptwriter for a YouTube channel who says he is running to lower family costs and support neighborhood schools [13, 18].

Wait's background

  • His family has lived in Granger for 25 years; he attended Penn-Harris-Madison schools, Xavier University and King's College London, and has worked as a scriptwriter for a YouTube channel, according to his campaign [13].
  • Lives in Granger [13].

Wait's positions

Data centers

  • Says "Microsoft has not explained the benefits of building a data center in the middle of our community" and that "they have hidden the costs of this project from the public"; suggests the land be used for a community center with a pool or child care center [17].

Economy & jobs

  • Says "Housing, groceries, and utilities keep climbing, and paychecks are not keeping up," and attributes rising prices in part to past state decisions [17].
  • Says new parents are "constantly squeezed by the rising costs of childcare" [13].

Education

  • Says "Neighborhood schools are a community anchor" and opposes using schools as political battlegrounds [17].
  • Says "Indiana's state government is depriving our kids of needed resources" [13].

Elections & redistricting

  • Says "Let's make it so career politicians can't choose their own voters" [17].

How Wait would run the office

  • Lists practical help for families, investing in children's futures, and opposing politicians who sell out voters as priorities [18].

Wait on the current officeholder

  • His campaign pages reviewed do not name DeVon; he says "Indiana's out-of-touch state government is the biggest problem" [13].

How Wait got on the ballot

  • Announced his campaign in February 2026 and was unopposed in the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary [18, 14].

What we could not find about Wait

  • No news coverage of his campaign was found.
  • His Blue Voter Guide listing could not be reviewed for this profile.
  • No fundraising totals found; the state campaign finance portal was not read.
  • No statements on property taxes or the state budget were found.
  • No endorsements were listed on his campaign site [18].

Wait's campaign website

Sources for Wait

  • About (Alex Wait campaign)

Key points

  • A proposed Microsoft data center near Granger has drawn resident concerns about transparency, utility rates and flooding; the St. Joseph County Redevelopment Commission approved a memorandum of understanding for early planning on March 17, 2026. (WNDU)
  • Both candidates were unopposed in their May 5, 2026 primaries, according to Wikipedia. (Wikipedia)

Sources

Researched Saturday, October 10, 2026

  1. Indiana House of Representatives (Wikipedia)
  2. 2026 General Election Candidate List (Indiana Election Division)
  3. Dale DeVon — member page (Indiana House Republicans)
  4. DeVon: Governor signs bill to make child care more accessible, affordable (Indiana House Republicans)
  5. St. Joseph County legislators receive 2026 summer study committee appointments (Indiana House Republicans)
  6. About (Alex Wait campaign)
  7. 2026 Indiana House of Representatives election (Wikipedia)
  8. Granger residents voice concerns about Microsoft data center at town hall (WNDU)
  9. Microsoft data center MOU approved in St. Joseph County amid resident concerns (WNDU)
  10. Issues (Alex Wait campaign)
  11. Alex Wait for Indiana State House (Alex Wait campaign)
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
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