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2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Indiana House, District 97

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 97 is in Marion County and includes downtown and parts of southwest Indianapolis, according to Mirror Indy [4, 3].
  • In 2024 Moed won with 58% of the vote against Republican Stephen Whitmer (39%) and Libertarian Mark Renholzberger (about 3%) [12].
  • May 5, 2026 Democratic primary: Moed 1,820 votes (67.3%), Sarah Shydale 886 (32.8%) [13, 4]. No Republican filed for the seat [4, 13]; Renholzberger was nominated by the Libertarian Party at its March 2026 convention [14].
  • Key differences: Moed's stated priorities include road funding, utility costs and homelessness [3, 7]; Renholzberger has not published issue positions that could be found [15, 16].
  • No debate or forum for this race was found.

Candidates on the ballot

Justin Moed

DemocraticIncumbent

Work
Owns and manages an urban farm [3]

Justin Moed, the incumbent and House Democratic Whip, is seeking an eighth term [3, 4]. He won a contested Democratic primary in May with about 67% of the vote [13].

Moed's background

  • Butler University graduate; owns and manages an urban farm; appointed to the IUPUI Board of Advisors, White River State Park Commission and State Tourism Council, according to his caucus [3].
  • Lives on the south side of Indianapolis [3].

Moed's positions

Energy & utilities

  • Said of HB 1213: "You can't opt out of electricity or water. You need them," and that the state should not get "windfall profits" in sales-tax revenue when utility rates rise [7].

Transportation

  • Said the road-funding formula "is imbalanced for high-population centers like Indianapolis" because it does not consider lanes or traffic [5].

Housing

  • Said the Housing Hub shelter "will fill a critical gap in Indy's support services" [6].
  • Authored a 2026 landlord-tenant bill (HB 1435) [8].

How Moed would run the office

  • His caucus describes his focus as strengthening neighborhoods and helping constituents navigate state government [3].

Moed on the current officeholder

  • Is the current officeholder. No statements by Moed about his Libertarian opponent were found.

How Moed got on the ballot

  • Won the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary over Sarah Shydale, an accountant for the Indiana Department of Child Services, 67.3% to 32.8% [13, 4].

Moed's endorsements and funding

  • Endorsed in the primary by the Indiana Farm Bureau's AgELECT PAC, according to Wikipedia's race page [13]. No fundraising figures were verified.

What we could not find about Moed

  • Did not answer Mirror Indy's 2026 voter-guide questions by its Sept. 11 deadline (per Mirror Indy's profile page); did not answer WFYI's 2024 survey.
  • Campaign website (neighborsforjustinmoed.com, listed in 2024) could not be reviewed for this profile.
  • Bills he authored that became law in 2023-2026, per the General Assembly's records: HB 1087-2023 (transportation for released offenders; P.L. 212-2023) [17] and HB 1157-2023 (Marion County residential housing development program; P.L. 126-2023) [18].
  • Campaign finance reports were not reviewed.

Moed's record in office

Indiana House record, District 97 (2023-2026) · compiled from the official record, Oct. 12-13, 2026

Authored
24
2 became law
Co-authored
35
13 became law
Co-sponsored
14
11 became law

Committees, 2026 session

  • Public Policy (Ranking Minority Member)
  • Agriculture and Rural Development
  • Local Government
  • Agriculture and Natural Resources, Interim Study Committee on (House Minority Member)
  • Government, Interim Study Committee on (House Minority Member)
  • Public Policy, Interim Study Committee on (House Minority Member)

Floor votes

  • 2023: Yes 410, No 41, Excused 30, Not voting 10
  • 2024: Yes 227, No 39, Excused 38, Not voting 6
  • 2025: Yes 378, No 63, Excused 51, Not voting 18
  • 2026: Yes 217, No 66, Excused 70, Not voting 24
How Moed voted on 37 selected bills
The 73 bills Moed carried

  • HB 1086: Road funding.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that the amounts currently distributed from the motor vehicle highway account and the local road and street account to counties, cities, and towns based upon the proportionate share of road and street mileage shall instead be distributed based on the proportionate share of road and street vehicle miles traveled.

  • HB 1087: Transportation for a released offender.

    2023 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that the department of correction may not provide transportation to, or procure transportation or public transportation to, a county other than the released offender's county of residence at the time of conviction unless certain circumstances apply.

  • HB 1088: Receiverships.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Specifies that a court may appoint a receiver to manage property even if the property is owned, controlled, or managed by a nonprofit organization.

  • HB 1089: Recovery in nuisance actions.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a prevailing city, county, or town in a nuisance action may recover certain damages, fees, and costs.

  • HB 1090: Prekindergarten pilot program expansion.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the office of family and social services to, for the state fiscal years beginning after June 30, 2023, award twice the number of prekindergarten pilot program grants in Marion County as are awarded in Marion County in the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023.

  • HB 1157: Residential housing development program.

    2023 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Makes the following changes regarding Marion County redevelopment: (1) Revises allocation area requirements for the redevelopment commission (commission) to establish a housing program.

  • HB 1158: Breakthrough therapies.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a drug, biological product, or medical device that has been designated as a breakthrough therapy under federal law may be made available to a qualified patient and offered by a physician as a part of the patient's medical treatment.

  • HB 1185: Real estate land contracts.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Defines "principal dwelling land contract" (contract) as a land contract for the sale of real property: (1) designed for the occupancy of one to two families; and (2) that is or will be occupied by the buyer as the buyer's principal dwelling.

  • HB 1265: Housing issues.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Makes appropriations to the Indiana housing and community development authority and the office of the secretary of family and social services to fund programs for housing and other supportive services for individuals experiencing homelessness.

  • HB 1037: Enforcement of equal educational opportunity.

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

    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 religion.

  • HB 1039: Medical and adult use cannabis.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    After marijuana is removed as a federal schedule I controlled substance, permits the use of cannabis by: (1) a person at least 21 years of age; and (2) a person with a serious medical condition as determined by the person's physician.

  • HB 1147: Land banks.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows a county to adopt an ordinance requiring every person who wishes to participate in a tax sale as a bidder to pay a neighborhood investment fee of not more than $150 and specifies the manner in which neighborhood investment fees collected are to be distributed to land banks.

  • HB 1250: Duty to notify water utility of spill.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the environmental rules board to amend the administrative rules concerning spill reporting to require the party responsible for a spill or release of a substance into a body of water to give timely notice of the spill or release to the operator of a water utility or water treatment plant if there is a substantial risk that the spill or release: (1) will cause a threat to human health or t

  • HB 1315: Home warranties and regulation of residential structures.

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

    Allows a builder to disclaim implied warranties for a new home that is first occupied by a person renting the home as a residence from the initial home buyer.

  • HB 1349: Outdoor refreshment areas.

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

    Allows a city or town to designate an outdoor location as a refreshment area with the approval of the alcohol and tobacco commission (commission).

  • HB 1478: Meat expansion and development program.

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

    Establishes the meat processing investment grant program fund to provide grants to eligible applicants.

  • HB 1510: Beer in food production.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that certain brewers may sell or transfer beer to certain food manufacturers for the purpose of adding or integrating the beer into a product or recipe.

  • HB 1544: Mixed beverages.

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

    Adds a definition of "mixed beverage".

  • HB 1548: Video gaming terminals.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Authorizes wagering on video gaming terminals in certain establishments.

  • HB 1624: Indiana craft beverage council.

    2023 · Co-authored · passed the House only; did not pass the Senate

    Repeals provisions concerning the wine grape market development council (wine council) and the wine grape market development fund (wine fund).

  • HB 1627: Sale of tax sale properties to nonprofits.

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

    Provides that a tax sale statute concerning the sale of real property to eligible nonprofit entities for low or moderate income housing applies to all counties.

  • HB 1648: Sentence modification.

    2023 · Co-authored · passed the House only; did not pass the Senate (not reported from Senate 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.

  • 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 114: Receivership for past due utility bills.

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

    Amends the Indiana Code provision that sets forth the cases in which a receiver may be appointed by a court to include the appointment of a receiver upon the request of a utility if the owner of a multifamily residential property with more than four units has incurred utility bills that are at least: (1) 90 days past due; or (2) 60 days past due if a payment plan has been entered into.

  • 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 447: Charity gaming matters.

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

    Defines the term "professional sports team foundation" for purposes of the charity gaming law.

  • HB 1184: Breakthrough therapies.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the breakthrough therapies research fund.

  • HB 1185: Road funding.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that the amounts currently distributed from the motor vehicle highway account and the local road and street account to counties, cities, and towns based upon the proportionate share of road and street mileage shall instead be distributed based on the proportionate share of road and street vehicle miles traveled.

  • HB 1311: Remediation of tax sale parcels.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Permits a county treasurer to require purchasers of designated parcels of real property that are: (1) located in a consolidated city; and (2) subject to tax sale, and purchased at or as a separate part of a tax sale; to submit remediation plans describing how the purchasers will bring the parcels of real property into compliance with a building code or ordinance of a consolidated city after the re

  • HB 1312: Minimum age to leave child unattended.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a person having the care of a dependent child who is less than 10 years of age, whether assumed voluntarily or because of a legal obligation, who knowingly or intentionally leaves the child unattended for an unreasonable amount of time commits neglect of a dependent, a Class A misdemeanor.

  • HB 1313: Real estate land contracts.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Defines "principal dwelling land contract" (contract) as a land contract for the sale of real property: (1) designed for the occupancy of one to two families; and (2) that is or will be occupied by the buyer as the buyer's principal dwelling.

  • 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 1086: Alcoholic beverage sales.

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

    Allows a bar or restaurant (retailer) to prepare, sell, and deliver alcoholic beverages for carry-out to a customer on the licensed premises in sealed, nonoriginal containers (qualified containers).

  • HB 1087: Prohibited discrimination in housing.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Expands the Indiana fair housing statute to prohibit discrimination on the basis of a person's: (1) source of income; (2) military active duty status; or (3) veteran status.

  • HB 1204: Publication of public notices.

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

    Allows a political subdivision to publish notice in the print or electronic edition of a newspaper or locality newspaper that issues a print edition not more than three times a week.

  • HB 1244: Vehicle etching kits for catalytic converters.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires a new motor vehicle dealer to: (1) stock vehicle etching kits that are capable of etching a serial number onto the catalytic converter of a new motor vehicle; and (2) offer a vehicle etching kit to the purchaser of a new motor vehicle at a cost that is not more than the cost of the vehicle etching kit to the new motor vehicle dealer.

  • HB 1290: Video gaming terminals.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Authorizes wagering on video gaming terminals in certain establishments.

  • SB 139: Psilocybin treatment program.

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

    Establishes the therapeutic psilocybin research fund, administered by the Indiana department of health (state department), to provide financial assistance to research institutions in Indiana to study the use of psilocybin to treat mental health and other medical conditions.

  • SB 260: Neighborhood and individual development incentives.

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

    Defines a "community based organization" as a private, nonprofit corporation whose board of directors is comprised of business, civic, and community leaders, and whose principal purpose includes the provision of low income housing.

  • HB 1084: Real estate land contracts.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Defines "principal dwelling land contract" (contract) as a land contract for the sale of real property: (1) designed for the occupancy of one to two families; and (2) that is or will be occupied by the buyer as the buyer's principal dwelling.

  • HB 1085: Road funding.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that the amounts currently distributed from the motor vehicle highway account and the local road and street account to counties, cities, and towns based upon the proportionate share of road and street mileage shall instead be distributed based on the proportionate share of road and street vehicle miles traveled.

  • HB 1086: Remediation of tax sale parcels.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Permits a county treasurer to require purchasers of designated parcels of real property that are: (1) located in a consolidated city; and (2) subject to tax sale, and purchased at or as a separate part of a tax sale; to submit remediation plans describing how the purchasers will bring the parcels of real property into compliance with a building code or ordinance of a consolidated city after the re

  • HB 1165: Down payment assistance.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a person that otherwise meets the qualifications to receive down payment assistance under a down payment assistance program offered by the Indiana housing and community development authority (authority) may pair down payment assistance with a first mortgage issued by a community development financial institution (CDFI) without regard to whether the CDFI is a participating lender for

  • HB 1166: Appropriation for psilocybin research.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Makes an appropriation from the state general fund to the therapeutic psilocybin research fund.

  • HB 1149: Agricultural online portal.

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

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

  • HB 1289: Employment social enterprises.

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

    Defines "employment social enterprise" as a nonprofit or for-profit organization that meets certain criteria.

  • HB 1425: Food matters.

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

    Establishes a two year moratorium on the sale of cultivated meat products in Indiana.

  • HB 1432: Various gaming matters.

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

    Authorizes the lottery commission to operate the sale of draw games and eInstant games over the Internet.

  • 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 1477: Mobile home communities and manufactured homes.

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

    Provides that, for purposes of the Indiana department of health's enforcement of statutes governing mobile home communities, if the owner of a mobile home community is provided written notice from a water utility that the mobile home community will be disconnected from water service, the mobile home community is in violation of the mobile home community's statutory obligation to provide water as o

  • HB 1490: Equine dentistry at horse racing tracks.

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

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

  • HB 1519: Workforce housing assistance program.

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

    Establishes the workforce housing assistance program (program).

  • HB 1630: Cannabis legalization.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes a procedure for the lawful production and sale of cannabis in Indiana.

  • HB 1672: Video gaming terminals.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Authorizes wagering on video gaming terminals in certain establishments.

  • SB 108: Charity gaming.

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

    Provides that, beginning January 1, 2026, a facility or location may not be used for the purpose of conducting a bingo event or a casino game night on more than three calendar days per calendar week.

  • 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 260: Alcohol and tobacco commission permits.

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

    Allows the alcohol and tobacco commission (commission) to refuse to grant or renew or to suspend or revoke a permit if a licensed premises becomes a public nuisance or engages in certain criminal conduct.

  • SB 33: Consumer genetic testing providers.

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

    Provides that a person may not discriminate against an individual on the basis of the individual's solicitation and use of consumer genetic testing services or on the basis of the results of genetic testing performed by a provider of consumer genetic testing services (provider).

  • SB 431: Construction of data center by foreign adversary.

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

    Provides that after June 30, 2025, a foreign company may not construct or cause to be constructed a data center in Indiana unless the Indiana utility regulatory commission and the Indiana economic development corporation conduct a joint study of the anticipated electricity use of the prospective data center and certify to the governor and the general assembly that the electricity estimated to be u

  • HB 1053: Remediation of tax sale parcels.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Permits a county treasurer to require purchasers of designated parcels of real property that are: (1) located in a consolidated city; and (2) subject to tax sale, and purchased at or as a separate part of a tax sale; to submit remediation plans describing how the purchasers will bring the parcels of real property into compliance with a building code or ordinance of a consolidated city after the re

  • HB 1212: Medicaid coverage for health related social needs.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to apply, not later than October 1, 2026, for approval of a Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration waiver to provide coverage for health related social needs.

  • HB 1213: Elimination of sales tax on household utility use.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a power subsidiary or a person engaged as a public utility is not a retail merchant making a retail transaction when the subsidiary or person furnishes or sells electrical energy, natural or artificial gas, water, steam, or steam heating service to a person for domestic consumption.

  • HB 1433: Election of IURC commissioners.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides for nonpartisan election of the five members of the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) beginning with the 2026 general election.

  • HB 1435: Landlord-tenant matters.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires a landlord to provide and maintain a rental premises that is free from the following: (1) Pests, including rodents and invasive insects.

  • HB 1052: Various administrative law matters.

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

    Adds conditions for which the horse racing commission (HRC) may revoke or suspend a license or deny a license application.

  • HB 1144: Tourism improvement districts.

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

    Provides that a person may circulate a petition to create a tourism improvement district (district) within the territory of a county, city, or town (local unit).

  • HB 1161: Local government matters.

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

    Provides that individuals who are appointed to certain boards, committees, or other bodies in a county that does not have a consolidated city, serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority as long as: (1) the officeholder who appointed the individual continues to hold the office; or (2) the board, committee, or body that appointed the individual retains all of the same members who served when

  • HB 1398: Agricultural programs.

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

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

  • SB 5: Suspension of permit.

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

    Allows the alcohol and tobacco commission (commission) to refuse to grant or renew or to suspend or revoke a retailer's permit if a licensed premises becomes a public nuisance or the scene of certain acts or prohibited conduct.

  • SB 55: Agricultural programs.

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

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

  • SB 92: Community corrections trust funds.

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

    Authorizes a county that operates a community corrections program to establish a county community corrections trust fund (fund).

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 Moed's record came from

Sources for Moed

Mark A Renholzberger

Libertarian

Work
Master scheduler at Aero Industries since 2023 [19]

Mark Renholzberger, a supply-chain and production-scheduling professional, is the Libertarian nominee, running for this seat for the third time [19, 14]. He received about 3% of the vote in 2024 [12].

Renholzberger's background

  • Master scheduler at Aero Industries since 2023; earlier held supply chain, operations and chemical engineering roles going back to 1982, according to BallotReady [19].
  • Holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and an MBA from Indiana University, according to WFYI's 2024 voter guide [20].

How Renholzberger got on the ballot

  • Named among the Libertarian Party of Indiana's General Assembly nominees at its March 20-22, 2026 convention in Fort Wayne [14].
  • Previously ran for House District 97 in 2020 and 2024 and for Indianapolis City-County Council District 18 in 2023 [19, 13].

What we could not find about Renholzberger

  • Very little coverage: no campaign website, news coverage or issue statements were found; he also did not answer WFYI's 2024 survey.
  • iVoterGuide reports he completed a WFYI questionnaire for his 2023 council race; it was not located.
  • Results of his 2020 House and 2023 council races were not verified.
  • Campaign finance reports were not reviewed.
  • No stated plans were found; he did not answer iVoterGuide's 2026 questionnaire [15] or Mirror Indy's voter-guide questions [16].
  • No statements by Renholzberger about Moed or the district's record were found.
  • No endorsements or fundraising figures were found.

Sources for Renholzberger

Key points

  • House District 97 is in Marion County and includes downtown and parts of southwest Indianapolis, according to Mirror Indy. (Mirror Indy)
  • Key differences: Moed's stated priorities include road funding, utility costs and homelessness; Renholzberger has not published issue positions that could be found. (Indiana House Democratic Caucus)

Sources

Researched Saturday, October 10, 2026

  1. Indiana House of Representatives (Wikipedia)
  2. 2026 General Election Candidate List (Indiana Election Division)
  3. State Rep. Justin Moed (Indiana House Democratic Caucus)
  4. Rep. John Bartlett wins House District 95 primary (Mirror Indy)
  5. Moed supports bill to provide significant road funding increase to Indy (Indiana House Democratic Caucus)
  6. Moed celebrates groundbreaking of the Indianapolis Housing Hub (Indiana House Democratic Caucus)
  7. Moed: 'Hoosiers need utility relief now' (Indiana House Democratic Caucus)
  8. HB 1435 (2026): Landlord-tenant matters (FastDemocracy)
  9. Here's who will represent Marion County at the Indiana Statehouse (Mirror Indy)
  10. 2026 Indiana House of Representatives election (Wikipedia)
  11. Libertarian Party of Indiana nominates 2026 slate, focuses on ballot access (Indy Politics)
  12. Mark A Renholzberger: State Representative, District 97 (iVoterGuide)
  13. Mark Renholzberger (voter guide) (Mirror Indy)
  14. House Bill 1087 (2023): Transportation for a released offender (Indiana General Assembly)
  15. House Bill 1157 (2023): Residential housing development program (Indiana General Assembly)
  16. Mark A. Renholzberger (BallotReady)
  17. State House - District 97 (2024 voter guide) (WFYI)
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