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2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Indiana House, District 83

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 83 covers parts of Allen and Whitley counties, according to the House Republican caucus [3]; Haffenden's campaign describes it as including Columbia City, South Whitley and southwest Fort Wayne [14].
  • Judy was reelected with 64% of the vote in 2024 [15]. Both nominees were unopposed in the May 5, 2026 primaries [15].
  • Local issue: a proposed limestone quarry on more than 800 acres between Homestead and Yohne roads in southwest Allen County drew opposition from residents, Southwest Allen County Schools and the Little River Wetlands Project [16]; the rezoning was denied in May 2026 [10]. Both candidates commented on it [9, 17].
  • Key differences: Judy lists small business, veterans and balanced budgets with low taxes as priorities [4]; Haffenden proposes a $15 minimum wage, ending school vouchers, a pause on new data centers, independent redistricting and cannabis legalization [18].
  • No debate or forum for this race was found.

Candidates on the ballot

Wesley Haffenden

Democratic

Work
Real estate broker with nearly a decade of experience [19]

Wesley Haffenden is a real estate broker with an MBA who was raised in rural northeast Indiana [19]. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary [15].

Haffenden's background

  • Real estate broker with nearly a decade of experience; holds a bachelor's degree in economics and an MBA [19].
  • Raised in rural northeast Indiana; lived in Florida for about six years after 2015 for work [19]. Says he co-created Fort Wayne's first Pride march [19].

Haffenden's positions

Economy & jobs

  • Proposes a $15 minimum wage in 2027 tied to inflation afterward, at least seven paid sick days a year, and paid family leave [18].

Education

  • Proposes raising starting teacher pay to $60,000 over three years, expanding pre-K and phasing out the voucher system [18].

Property taxes

  • Says school funding should "reduce over-reliance on property taxes" [18].

Health care

  • Supports upfront pricing and no surprise billing at the state level and says "I support Medicare for All" [18].

Energy & utilities

  • Proposes capping delivery fees, tying costs to actual usage and a utility customer bill of rights [18].

Data centers

  • Proposes pausing approval of new large data centers and eliminating "taxpayer subsidies, tax abatements, and incentives for data centers" [18].

Housing

  • Proposes limiting large-scale out-of-state corporate home buying and increasing affordable supply [18].

Elections & redistricting

  • Supports independent redistricting, citizen ballot initiatives, term limits, automatic voter registration and real-time campaign donor disclosure [18].

Land use

  • Opposed the southwest Allen County quarry, saying heavy industry in a floodplain near homes, schools and hospitals "just does not make sense" [17].

Social issues

  • Supports legalizing adult-use cannabis, universal background checks on gun sales, protecting personal medical decisions and constitutional protection for same-sex marriage [18].

How Haffenden would run the office

  • Says his goal is to "make government answer to the people, not the highest bidder" [14].

Haffenden on the current officeholder

  • In April 2026 he said: "I'm challenging my opponent directly to join me in speaking out against this industrial project," referring to the quarry [17]. His homepage closes with a call to "defeat Chris Judy" but does not discuss Judy's record [14].

How Haffenden got on the ballot

  • Unopposed in the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary [15].

Haffenden's endorsements and funding

  • His campaign lists the Moms Demand Action "Gun Sense Candidate" distinction, Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, the Indiana Coalition for Public Education, and a signed term-limits pledge [20]. No fundraising figures were verified.

What we could not find about Haffenden

  • No independent news coverage of his campaign was found.
  • His website does not name the city where he lives.
  • Campaign finance totals not checked.

Haffenden's campaign website

Sources for Haffenden

  • About (Wesley Haffenden campaign)

Christopher Judy

RepublicanIncumbent

Work
Licensed life and health insurance broker; has worked with Tradewell Tax and Financial since 2018 [3]

Incumbent since 2014; an insurance broker and Iraq veteran who serves on the House Ways and Means Committee [3, 4].

Judy's background

  • Licensed life and health insurance broker; his campaign says he has worked with Tradewell Tax and Financial since 2018 and in business development at TJ Nowak Supply since 2024 [4].
  • Indiana National Guard veteran who deployed to Iraq in 2008 as a combat medic; member of Action Over Silence, a Fort Wayne nonprofit focused on suicide prevention among service members and veterans [3].
  • Raised mostly in Whitley County; lives in Aboite Township [3].

Judy's positions

Economy & jobs

  • Says he would "protect the farmers, employers, and entrepreneurs who form the backbone of the Hoosier economy" and push back on unnecessary regulation [4].
  • Says he wants to "Keep Indiana's budget balanced, spending responsible, and taxes low" [4].

Veterans

  • Says he will advocate for "service members, veterans, and Gold Star families" [4]. On HEA 1210: "This new law strengthens long-term property tax relief for disabled veterans" [8].

Public safety

  • Said of the 2026 public-safety laws he backed: "These new laws are about protecting Hoosiers and making sure Indiana stays ahead of the challenges" [7].

Land use

  • On the proposed quarry, encouraged residents to attend public meetings and said he would remain engaged as the local process continued [9].

How Judy would run the office

  • His campaign lists small business, veterans and fiscal discipline as priorities [4].

Judy on the current officeholder

  • Is the current officeholder. His campaign website does not mention his challenger [4].

How Judy got on the ballot

  • Unopposed in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary [15].

Judy's endorsements and funding

  • The caucus lists awards including 2023 Legislator of the Year from the Indiana State Police Alliance and from Disabled American Veterans [3]. No endorsements or fundraising figures for 2026 were verified.

What we could not find about Judy

  • No statements on data centers, property taxes generally or redistricting beyond his recorded votes were found.
  • Campaign finance totals not checked.

Judy's record in office

Indiana House record, District 83 (2023-2026) · compiled from the official record, Oct. 12-13, 2026

Authored
29
2 became law
Co-authored
68
21 became law
Sponsored
6
2 became law
Co-sponsored
19
15 became law

Committees, 2026 session

  • Financial Institutions
  • Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
  • Ways and Means
  • Pension Management Oversight, Interim Study Committee on (House Majority Member)
  • Public Safety and Military Affairs, Interim Study Committee on (House Majority Member)

Floor votes

  • 2023: Yes 401, No 54, Excused 35, Not voting 1
  • 2024: Yes 212, No 27, Excused 71
  • 2025: Yes 405, No 86, Excused 11, Not voting 8
  • 2026: Yes 266, No 106, Not voting 5
How Judy voted on 37 selected bills
The 122 bills Judy carried

  • HB 1164: Removal of immunization requirements.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that the department of child services may not require an individual to undergo an immunization as a condition of issuing the individual a foster family home license, or renewing the individual's foster family home license, if the individual provides: (1) written notice that the individual objects to the immunization on religious grounds; or (2) written certification from a physician that

  • HB 1266: Cyber civilian corps program advisory board.

    2023 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Establishes the Indiana cyber civilian corps program advisory board (board).

  • HB 1282: Limitation of liability for DCS contractors.

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

    Limits the civil liability of contractors that provide specified services under a contract with the department of child services (DCS).

  • HB 1545: Youth sports and tourism development areas.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows the legislative body of a city to adopt an ordinance establishing a youth sports and tourism development area (tax area).

  • HB 1546: Art and music therapy.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that art therapy services provided by a licensed art therapist to an individual who receives mental health services or to an individual who receives services from a community mental health center are reimbursable under Medicaid.

  • HB 1547: Finance charges for supervised loans.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that for a supervised loan that is made under the Uniform Consumer Credit Code (UCCC) and that: (1) is entered into after June 30, 2023; and (2) is not secured by: (A) an interest in land; or (B) personal property used or expected to be used as the principal dwelling of the debtor; a supervised lender may contract for and receive a loan finance charge not exceeding 36% per year on the unp

  • HB 1548: Video gaming terminals.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Authorizes wagering on video gaming terminals in certain establishments.

  • HB 1549: 1977 pension and disability fund.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Modifies the definition of "salary of a first class patrolman or first class firefighter" for the 1977 police officers' and firefighters' pension and disability fund (fund).

  • HB 1550: Educational costs exemption.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that an eligible applicant is entitled to enter, remain, and receive instruction in an approved postsecondary educational institution (institution) upon the same conditions, qualifications, and regulations prescribed for other applicants for admission to or scholars in the institution without the payment of any educational costs for a certain number of credit hours at the institution.

  • HB 1551: State police and conservation officer salaries.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that before July 1, 2023, the state police board (board) shall establish a new salary matrix for police employees.

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

    2023 · Co-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 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 1044: State park admission to military members and veterans.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the department of natural resources (department) to provide free admission to: (1) members of the armed forces of the United States or Indiana National Guard; and (2) certain veterans of the armed forces of the United States or Indiana National Guard; as well as the individual's motor vehicle, including passengers within the individual's motor vehicle to Indiana state parks, recreation ar

  • HB 1076: Indiana national guard matters.

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

    Provides that a court-martial of a member of the Indiana national guard may be convened by orders of the governor or the adjutant general.

  • HB 1083: Student immunizations.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Removes a requirement that a school corporation record or include certain immunization information in the official high school transcript for a high school student.

  • HB 1112: Medicaid reimbursement for dental services.

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

    Specifies that Medicaid dental service reimbursement rates (reimbursement rates) must at least be in the fiftieth percentile of one of the specified fee schedules.

  • HB 1177: Firearms training for teachers.

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

    Authorizes funds from the: (1) Indiana secured school fund; and (2) school corporation and charter school safety advance program; to be used for the purpose of providing specialized firearms instruction to certain teachers, school staff, and school employees, and for providing counseling services to students, teachers, school staff, and school employees in the event of a school shooting.

  • 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 1309: Property tax exemption for disabled veterans.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides a property tax exemption for veterans who meet certain criteria.

  • 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 1368: School scholarships.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Amends the definition of "eligible choice scholarship student" for purposes of eligibility under the choice scholarship program.

  • HB 1430: Business personal property tax exemption.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Increases the acquisition cost threshold for the business personal property tax exemption from $80,000 to $250,000.

  • HB 1435: Cap on assessed valuation increases for homesteads.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Limits the annual increase in assessed value of a homestead to the lesser of: (1) 3%; or (2) the change in the Consumer Price Index; unless ownership of the homestead changes during the year or the increase results from physical changes to the homestead.

  • HB 1454: Department of local government finance.

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

    Provides that the term of any judgment funding bond with regard to either: (1) the city of Hobart; or (2) the Merrillville Community School Corporation; issued for the purpose of paying a property tax judgment rendered against Lake County for assessment year 2011, 2012, 2013, or 2014 shall be 25 years.

  • HB 1511: Higher education scholarships, grants, and cost exemptions.

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

    Provides that money in the National Guard tuition supplement program fund and the National Guard scholarship extension fund may not be expended, removed, or transferred from the respective fund except to be used for the purposes of the respective fund.

  • HB 1645: Utility receipt tax on water.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Imposes a receipts tax on the provision of water utility services and a corresponding use tax on the consumption of water utility services.

  • HB 1646: Child sexually abusive materials.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Authorizes the attorney general to assess a civil penalty of $1 million on a corporation with a market capitalization of at least $100 billion for each instance in which the corporation knowingly makes available child sexually abusive material, and establishes a procedure for the investigation of a complaint relating to child sexually abusive material.

  • HB 1647: Athletic trainers.

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

    Amends the definition of "athletic trainer" to include an individual employed by an occupational facility to practice athletic training.

  • SB 268: Prohibited pension system investments.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Prohibits the Indiana public retirement system from investing in certain restricted entities or restricted investment products, including particular investments publicly confirmed to be controlled by the People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party.

  • SB 274: Tax exempt property.

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

    Provides that a building is exempt from property taxation if it is owned by a nonprofit entity and is: (1) registered as a continuing care retirement community; or (2) licensed as a health care facility.

  • SB 338: Art and music therapy.

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

    Provides for the licensure of music therapists, art therapists, and art therapist associates by the medical licensing board of Indiana.

  • SB 388: Food and beverage taxes.

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

    Requires each local unit that imposes a food and beverage tax to annually report information concerning distributions and expenditures of amounts received from the food and beverage tax.

  • SB 349: Overlapping allocation areas.

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

    Permits counties and municipalities in a case in which a municipality annexes an area in the county after the county has established a redevelopment district in that area to approve ordinances regarding the allocation of property tax proceeds derived from the municipality's component of the tax rate applied to the allocation area to be transferred to the redevelopment commission of the annexing mu

  • SB 384: Purple star designation.

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

    Requires the commission for higher education (CHE) and the Indiana department of veterans' affairs to develop and implement the higher education purple star designation for the following purposes: (1) To recognize postsecondary educational institutions that are supportive and inclusive of veterans and military connected families.

  • SB 468: Uniform Commercial Code amendments.

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

    Incorporates into Indiana's Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) the Amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code (2022) approved and recommended for enactment in all states by the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) to address emerging technologies.

  • SB 477: Threats to critical infrastructure.

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

    Amends the statute prohibiting the use of public funds to purchase equipment or services produced or provided by certain prohibited persons determined to be a national security threat to communications networks or supply chains to also prohibit the use of public funds to purchase communications equipment or service that is: (1) determined under specified federal regulations to pose an unacceptable

  • HB 1290: Video gaming terminals.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Authorizes wagering on video gaming terminals in certain establishments.

  • HB 1291: Gender based terms.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Defines specific terms for purposes of certain statutes that concern sex discrimination and benefits and services that are designated based upon sex.

  • HB 1381: Property tax deductions and credits.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Makes the following property tax changes for assessment dates occurring after December 31, 2024: (1) Increases the assessed value cap from $240,000 to $350,000 that applies to an individual's eligibility for the: (A) over 65 property tax deduction; and (B) over 65 circuit breaker credit; without altering the requirement in current law that any subsequent increases in assessed value are not conside

  • HB 1395: Youth sports and tourism development areas.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows the legislative body of a city or town to adopt a resolution establishing a youth sports and tourism development area (tax area).

  • HB 1423: Parent-child relationship.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that if a court in a paternity or child custody proceeding does not award joint legal custody or joint physical custody of a child, the court shall enter findings of fact and conclusions of law citing a preponderance of evidence that awarding joint legal custody or joint physical custody is unreasonable and not in the best interest of the child.

  • 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 1142: Hoosier first responder medal of honor.

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

    Establishes the Hoosier first responder medal of honor (medal).

  • HB 1178: Human trafficking awareness training.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires an owner or operator of a public lodging establishment (establishment) to: (1) provide human trafficking awareness training for employees; (2) post human trafficking awareness signage; and (3) implement procedures for the reporting of suspected human trafficking and a human trafficking prevention policy.

  • HB 1202: Military and veteran issues.

    2024 · Co-authored · passed the House only; did not pass the Senate

    Increases the maximum amount for a grant from the military family relief fund from $2,500 to $3,500.

  • HB 1236: Apprenticeship tax credit.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

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

  • HB 1256: Auto theft and carjacking.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Reenacts the crimes of auto theft and carjacking.

  • HB 1293: Family domestic violence court.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes a family domestic violence court.

  • HB 1297: Reservist tuition supplement program.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the reservist tuition supplement program (program) and reservist tuition supplement program fund (fund).

  • HB 1308: Speed limits.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Increases the maximum speed limit, from 70 to 75 miles per hour, on: (1) a highway on the national system of interstate and defense highways located outside of an urbanized area with a population of at least 50,000; and (2) a highway that is the responsibility of the Indiana finance authority; for a bus or other vehicle that has a gross weight that does not exceed 26,000 pounds.

  • HB 1328: Department of local government finance.

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

    Provides that a county fiscal body may provide a stipend, not to exceed $2,500, to a circuit court clerk that serves as a voter registration officer each year in which a general election is held.

  • HB 1352: Inspection of residential onsite sewage systems.

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

    Establishes when certain officials may inspect a residential onsite sewage system or nonresidential onsite sewage system.

  • HB 1353: Education matters.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the department of education to prepare a report to the general assembly compiling certain data over a 40 year period.

  • HB 1354: Release from department of correction and parole.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes an additional sentencing modification procedure for certain individuals and requires that the department of correction annually review inmate records and transmit certain information to specified persons.

  • HB 1355: Child sexually abusive materials.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Authorizes the attorney general to assess a civil penalty of $1 million on a corporation with a market capitalization of at least $100 billion for each instance in which the corporation knowingly makes available child sexually abusive material, and establishes a procedure for the investigation of a complaint relating to child sexually abusive material.

  • HB 1370: Cemetery perpetual care fund.

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

    Provides that a cemetery: (1) consisting solely of a columbarium installed before January 1, 2025; (2) that is located on property consisting of at least 40 acres that is owned by a nonprofit organization with a focus on veterans that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and (3) that is located on property that was owned by the nonprofit orga

  • SB 169: Child caring institutions and group homes.

    2024 · 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 150: Artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.

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

    Creates the artificial intelligence task force (task force) to study and assess use of artificial intelligence technology by state agencies.

  • SB 215: Medicare supplement insurance.

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

    Provides that after December 31, 2024, an issuer that makes a Medicare supplement policy or certificate available to persons at least 65 years of age must make the equivalent policy or certificate available to an individual under 65 years of age who is eligible for Medicare because of having a federally defined disability or end stage renal disease.

  • SB 49: Catastrophically disabled veteran hunting.

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

    Provides that catastrophically disabled veterans may hunt on the same free hunting days as those designated for youth hunters by the director of the department of natural resources.

  • HB 1383: Indiana civilian cyber corps.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the Indiana civilian cyber corps program (program).

  • HB 1624: Veteran benefits.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Increases the property tax deduction for a veteran who is totally disabled to an amount equal to 100% of the assessed value of the individual's real property (instead of $14,000).

  • HB 1625: Prohibition on noncompete agreements.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Prohibits an individual, person, or other entity from entering into a noncompete agreement after June 30, 2025.

  • HB 1626: Child custody orders.

    2025 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires the following to be included in a custody order: (1) a trial court shall include the court's findings of fact and conclusions of law on which the custody order is based; and (2) an appellate decision shall include the facts upon which the appellate court relied to affirm or reverse an order.

  • HB 1649: State police and conservation officer salaries.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides 2% raises for state police and conservation officers in odd-numbered years.

  • HB 1650: Vapor products and e-liquids matters.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Repeals statutory language that the vapor pens and e-liquid article does not apply to a manufacturer of a closed system vapor product.

  • HB 1670: Assistance in obtaining veteran benefits.

    2025 · Authored · passed both chambers in some form; final version not enacted

    Provides veteran empowerment protections.

  • HB 1671: Facilities regulation.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that an employee of a child caring institution is not personally liable, except to the state, for an official act done or omitted in connection with performance of the employee's duties.

  • HB 1672: Video gaming terminals.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Authorizes wagering on video gaming terminals in certain establishments.

  • 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 1020: 1977 pension and disability fund.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Increases the following in regard to the 1977 police officers' and firefighters' pension and disability fund: (1) the maximum annual cost of living adjustment from 3% to 5%; and (2) the death benefit payable to the heirs or estate of a fund member from $12,000 to $15,000.

  • HB 1030: Repeal of the death penalty.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Repeals the law concerning the imposition and execution of death sentences and makes conforming amendments.

  • HB 1103: Foreign trade offices.

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

    Provides that a state agency and the Indiana economic development corporation may not establish an office in a country that is a foreign adversary.

  • HB 1156: Digital asset mining.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Prohibits a county, municipality, or township (unit) from adopting or enforcing an ordinance that would have the effect of prohibiting, restricting, or impairing an individual's or a business's ability to: (1) use digital assets to purchase legal goods and services; (2) accept digital assets as a method of payment for legal goods and services; (3) use a hardware wallet or self-hosted wallet to sto

  • HB 1174: Charges for supervised loans.

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

    Provides that for a supervised loan that is made under the Uniform Consumer Credit Code (UCCC) and that: (1) is entered into after June 30, 2025; (2) is not secured by an interest in land or by personal property used or expected to be used as the debtor's principal dwelling; and (3) has a principal amount that does not exceed $5,000; a lender may contract for and receive, in addition to the loan f

  • HB 1203: Reservist tuition supplement program.

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

    Establishes the reservist tuition supplement program fund (fund).

  • HB 1235: Military and veteran matters.

    2025 · Co-authored · passed the House only; did not pass the Senate

    Expands the eligibility requirements for admission to the Indiana Veterans' Home.

  • 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 1367: Driving knowledge test.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the bureau of motor vehicles to include a question regarding the requirements for yielding the right-of-way for: (1) an authorized emergency vehicle; (2) a stationary recovery vehicle; or (3) a disabled stationary vehicle with active flashing signals; in the knowledge test for a learner's permit or a driver's license.

  • HB 1433: Various gaming matters.

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

    Allows for the use of the following in charity gaming: (1) Electronic pull tab games, electronic pull tab devices, and electronic pull tab systems.

  • HB 1435: STEM enrollment.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the board of trustees of each state educational institution (institution) to adopt a policy that prohibits certain foreign students from enrolling in or receiving instruction in a qualifying STEM program offered by the institution.

  • HB 1441: Bank accounts for foster and emancipated youths.

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

    Provides that a foster youth or emancipated youth is legally competent to enter into a contract with a depository financial institution to open a savings or checking account in the youth's name with the consent of a juvenile court with jurisdiction over the youth.

  • HB 1468: Alcoholic beverages and tobacco.

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

    Allows the holder of a tobacco sales certificate (holder) to obtain a supplemental cigar sales certificate (cigar certificate) that allows the holder to sell cigars on a temporary basis at a function or event.

  • HB 1494: License plate information.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Removes the requirement that the bureau of motor vehicles issue registration renewal stickers for motor vehicles.

  • HB 1528: Discrimination in providing financial services.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Prohibits a financial services provider from discriminating in providing financial services to a consumer by using a social credit score as a basis for directly or indirectly: (1) declining to provide to the consumer full and equal access to one or more financial services; or (2) providing the consumer with one or more financial services on less favorable terms and conditions than would otherwise

  • HB 1561: Tax increment financing.

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

    Provides that a redevelopment commission may use money from certain funds for the purpose of paying more toward debt service obligations, in order to retire debt service earlier, regardless of whether that use is listed in the redevelopment commission's annual spending plan.

  • HB 1585: Cemetery perpetual care fund.

    2025 · Co-authored · passed the House only; did not pass the Senate

    Exempts certain veteran focused nonprofit cemeteries from certain deposit and trustee requirements with respect to a perpetual care fund.

  • HB 1595: Long term care insurance partnership program.

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

    Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to reapply before September 1, 2025, for a Medicaid state plan amendment that provides for the establishment of the long term care partnership program and the discontinuance of the current long term care program.

  • HB 1615: Certified technology parks.

    2025 · Co-authored · passed both chambers in some form; final version not enacted

    Increases the maximum amount of an additional annual deposit amount for a Level 2 certified technology park (park) to: (1) $500,000; or (2) $500,000 multiplied by the number of redevelopment commissions that have entered into a written agreement for the operation of the Level 2 park; as applicable.

  • SB 209: Electronic pull tabs in charity gaming.

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

    Allows for the use of electronic pull tab games, electronic pull tab devices, and electronic pull tab systems in charity gaming by certain organizations.

  • SB 306: Film and media production tax credit.

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

    Provides that a taxpayer may assign any part of the film and media production tax credit (credit) that the taxpayer may claim.

  • SB 318: Required disclosures and access of foreign media.

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

    Requires certain media entities operating in Indiana to disclose: (1) foreign ownership; (2) foreign funding; and (3) the use of foreign sourced or influenced content.

  • SB 388: 1977 pension and disability fund.

    2025 · Co-sponsored · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House

    Increases the basic monthly pension benefit payable to a member of the 1977 police officers' and firefighters' pension and disability fund who retires after June 30, 2025, with 20 years of service.

  • SB 443: Business personal property tax.

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

    Increases the acquisition cost threshold for the business personal property tax exemption from $80,000 to $100,000.

  • SB 462: Behavior analysts.

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

    Reenacts an expired provision in the definition of "practitioner" as it relates to behavior analysts.

  • SB 465: Certified technology parks.

    2025 · Co-sponsored · passed both chambers in some form; final version not enacted

    Provides that if a Level 2 certified technology park (park): (1) has reached the limit of deposits for a Level 2 park; (2) maintains its certification; and (3) is located within a military base enhancement area; the park shall become a Level 3 park upon reaching its Level 2 deposit limit.

  • SB 475: Physician noncompete agreements.

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

    Provides that a physician and a hospital, a parent company of a hospital, an affiliated manager of a hospital, or a hospital system may not enter into a noncompete agreement on or after July 1, 2025.

  • SB 520: Perpetual care fund deposits for columbariums.

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

    Exempts certain veteran focused nonprofit cemeteries from certain deposit and trustee requirements with respect to a perpetual care fund.

  • HB 1187: Property tax credits for veterans.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Increases the property tax deduction for a veteran who is totally disabled to an amount equal to 100% of the assessed value of the individual's real property (instead of $14,000).

  • HB 1235: Video gaming terminals.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Authorizes wagering on video gaming terminals in certain establishments.

  • HB 1236: Fire prevention and suppression equipment.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes a business license and technician license with respect to fire suppression equipment professionals.

  • HB 1281: Restrictions on lobbying for a foreign adversary.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a lobbyist may not: (1) register as a lobbyist for a foreign adversary client; and (2) contract as a lobbyist to represent a foreign adversary.

  • HB 1383: Military health care personnel pathways.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that an institution may develop academic career pathways and integrated academic bridge programs (program) for military health care personnel that are designed to enable current and former military health care personnel to achieve credentialing outcomes in reduced time.

  • HB 1042: Regulation and investment of cryptocurrency.

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

    Provides that the following shall offer, as a regular investment program, a self directed brokerage account that offers at least one cryptocurrency investment option: (1) The legislators' defined contribution plan.

  • HB 1054: Plumbing noncompete agreements.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Defines "noncompete agreement".

  • HB 1099: Foreign adversaries.

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

    Provides that, if a contractor or a subcontractor working under the contractor for the provision of a technological product or service is a prohibited person, a qualified entity may enter into the contract if the contractor affirms the contractor and its subcontractors are not acting as agents of a foreign adversary.

  • HB 1109: Homeless veterans initiative shelter program.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the Hoosier homeless veteran initiative for the purpose of providing a means for homeless veterans to have access to temporary shelter during the veteran's rehabilitation.

  • HB 1202: Various public safety matters.

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

    Requires a vendor or provider of an ignition interlock device to register an ignition interlock device with the department of toxicology.

  • HB 1217: Regulation of stablecoin.

    2026 · Co-authored · passed the House only; did not pass the Senate

    Prohibits a permitted payment stablecoin issuer or foreign payment stablecoin issuer from: (1) paying interest or any other type of yield; or (2) providing any other economic benefit; to a person in connection with the person's holding, use, or retention of a payment stablecoin.

  • HB 1268: Indiana defense matters.

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

    Adds one voting member to the Indiana defense task force (task force) appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate and one voting member to the task force appointed by the speaker of the house.

  • HB 1282: College savings program.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Makes various changes to the state's Indiana529 plan to conform to Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.

  • HB 1287: Execution of death sentence.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the warden of the state prison to select an execution team consisting of members of the general assembly who have volunteered to serve on the execution team.

  • HB 1309: Local regulation of no impact home based businesses.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Limits municipal regulation of a no impact home based business.

  • HB 1343: Public safety matters.

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

    Provides that the law enforcement training board (board) shall select an executive director to serve at the pleasure of the board.

  • HB 1388: Initial practitioner license.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that certain teaching examinations are waived for an individual who is a graduate of a teacher preparation program, unless the individual fails to obtain a teaching license within three (3) years of graduation.

  • SB 242: Innkeeper's tax.

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

    Authorizes the city of New Haven to impose an innkeeper's tax at a flat rate that does not exceed $5 per night.

  • SB 256: Foreign agent registration, foreign terrorist organizations, and foreign adversaries.

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

    Provides that contracts entered into, amended, or renewed by a qualified entity for the provision of a technological product or service must contain a provision requiring the contractor to confirm that the contractor and any subcontractors working under the contract for the contractor are not prohibited persons.

  • 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 282: Compounding drugs; registration of medical spas.

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

    Sets forth drug compounding 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 Judy's record came from

Judy's campaign website

Sources for Judy

Key points

  • Local issue: a proposed limestone quarry on more than 800 acres between Homestead and Yohne roads in southwest Allen County drew opposition from residents, Southwest Allen County Schools and the Little River Wetlands Project; the rezoning was denied in May 2026. (WBOI)
  • Key differences: Judy lists small business, veterans and balanced budgets with low taxes as priorities; Haffenden proposes a $15 minimum wage, ending school vouchers, a pause on new data centers, independent redistricting and cannabis legalization. (Christopher Judy campaign)

Sources

Researched Saturday, October 10, 2026

  1. Indiana House of Representatives (Wikipedia)
  2. 2026 General Election Candidate List (Indiana Election Division)
  3. State Rep. Christopher Judy: biography and committees (Indiana House Republican Caucus)
  4. Christopher Judy for Indiana (Christopher Judy campaign)
  5. Judy: New laws ceremonially signed to boost public safety and oversight (Indiana House Republican Caucus)
  6. Judy: Governor ceremonially signs new law to expand property tax relief for Hoosier veterans (Indiana House Republican Caucus)
  7. Rep. Judy provides update on proposed quarry planned in southwest Allen County (Indiana House Republican Caucus)
  8. Southwest Allen County quarry zoning fails amid loud public opposition (WBOI)
  9. Wesley Haffenden for Indiana State Representative (Wesley Haffenden campaign)
  10. 2026 Indiana House of Representatives election (Wikipedia)
  11. SW Allen residents are loudly opposing a proposed quarry; Here's why (WBOI)
  12. Quarry statements (Wesley Haffenden campaign)
  13. Platform (Wesley Haffenden campaign)
  14. About (Wesley Haffenden campaign)
  15. Endorsements, Pledges, and Distinctions (Wesley Haffenden 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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