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2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Indiana House, District 99

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

  • Vanessa Summers (Democratic) is the only candidate for House District 99 [2].

Candidates on the ballot

Vanessa J Summers

DemocraticIncumbent

Work
Public policy associate for the Indiana Minority Health Coalition [3]

Democrat Vanessa Summers of Indianapolis has served in the Indiana House since 1991, according to her caucus biography [3].

Summers's background

  • In the Indiana House since 1991; in 2012 became the first woman and first African American to chair the House Democratic Caucus [3].
  • Public policy associate for the Indiana Minority Health Coalition; previously worked for The Arc of Indiana and the Julian Center [3].

How Summers got on the ballot

  • Won the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary unopposed, with 4,845 votes [4].
  • Has no opponent on the November ballot [2].

What we could not find about Summers

  • No opponent is on the ballot, so no candidate forum or questionnaire was expected; no 2026 campaign platform was reviewed.

Summers's record in office

Indiana House record, District 99 (2023-2026) · compiled from the official record, Oct. 12-13, 2026

Authored
24
0 became law
Co-authored
12
6 became law
Co-sponsored
4
4 became law

Committees, 2026 session

  • Family, Children and Human Affairs (Ranking Minority Member)
  • Local Government
  • Public Policy
  • Child Services, Interim Study Committee on (House Minority Member)
  • Public Health, Behavioral Health, and Human Services, Interim Study Committee on (House Minority Member)
  • Public Policy, Interim Study Committee on (House Minority Member)

Floor votes

  • 2023: Yes 375, No 71, Excused 43, Not voting 2
  • 2024: Yes 228, No 60, Excused 15, Not voting 7
  • 2025: Yes 370, No 92, Excused 36, Not voting 12
  • 2026: Yes 278, No 87, Excused 6, Not voting 6
How Summers voted on 37 selected bills
The 40 bills Summers carried

  • HB 1283: Funding of lactation rooms in public buildings.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes a grant program to promote the installation of lactation rooms in public buildings.

  • HB 1284: Prohibition of race based hair discrimination.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Prohibits race discrimination based on traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles.

  • HB 1285: Implicit bias in medicine.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the medical education board to establish an education program for first year medical students that addresses implicit bias in the delivery of health care services to different racial and ethnic minority groups in Indiana.

  • HB 1640: Maternal mortality information.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the statewide maternal mortality review committee (committee) to: (1) promote greater diversity and community engagement in maternal mortality review; (2) conduct a comprehensive review of maternal health data collection process and quality measures to consider certain maternal mortality concerns; and (3) conduct a comprehensive study on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity am

  • HB 1641: Maternal health.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that the Indiana department of health (department) shall develop a program to award grants to certain community based programs.

  • HB 1065: Cannabis regulation.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the cannabis compliance advisory committee to review and evaluate certain rules, laws, and programs.

  • HB 1213: Community integration and habilitation waiver.

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

    Establishes the special service review team to review denied applications and applications for which a determination has not been made for the community integration and habilitation waiver.

  • HB 1340: Department of child services matters.

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

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

  • HB 1578: Covered persons for restricted addresses.

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

    Provides that a regular, paid firefighter and a volunteer firefighter are "covered persons" under the statute that requires local government units that operate a public data base website containing the names and addresses of property owners to restrict disclosure to the general public of the covered person's home address.

  • HB 1643: Study of collaborative care.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the department of child services to study: (1) rates of; and (2) potential barriers to; participation in collaborative care by children who age out of foster care, and report the results of the study to the general assembly not later than November 1, 2023.

  • 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 4: Public health commission.

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

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

  • HB 1124: Prohibition of race based hair discrimination.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Prohibits race discrimination based on traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles.

  • HB 1125: Maternal health.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the Indiana department of health (department) to develop a program to award grants to certain community based programs to reduce the prevalence of maternal mortality in Indiana.

  • HB 1126: Funding of lactation rooms in public buildings.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes a grant program to promote the installation of lactation rooms in public buildings.

  • HB 1128: Prohibition on lien for medical debt.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that: (1) any amount of health care debt owed or alleged to be owed by a consumer; or (2) in an action against a consumer in which a judgment has been entered, any amount of the judgment that represents health care debt determined to be owed by the consumer; does not constitute a lien against the consumer's principal residence.

  • 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 1187: Special service review team and emergency placement.

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

    Establishes the special service review team to review denied applications and applications for which a determination has not been made for the community integration and habilitation waiver.

  • HB 1197: Alcohol and tobacco commission.

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

    Allows the alcohol and tobacco commission (commission) to provide notices electronically.

  • SB 171: Reunification plan for a child in need of services.

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

    Amends the circumstances under which reasonable efforts to reunify a child with the child's parent, guardian, or custodian or preserve a child's family are not required.

  • HB 1239: Stillbirth prevention program.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the stillbirth prevention through fetal movement pilot program (program) for the purpose of providing evidence based information on the importance of tracking fetal movement in the third trimester of pregnancy to prevent stillbirths, to be administered by the Indiana department of health (state department).

  • HB 1240: Funding of lactation rooms in public buildings.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes a grant program to promote the installation of lactation rooms in public buildings.

  • HB 1241: Trauma informed care.

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

    Establishes the trauma informed care commission (commission).

  • HB 1242: Prohibition on lien for medical debt.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that: (1) any amount of health care debt owed or alleged to be owed by a consumer; or (2) in an action against a consumer in which a judgment has been entered, any amount of the judgment that represents health care debt determined to be owed by the consumer; does not constitute a lien against the consumer's principal residence.

  • HB 1243: Pregnancy services for inmates.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a correctional facility shall provide specific care, treatment, and education for pregnant inmates and inmates who have recently given birth.

  • HB 1244: Maternal health.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the Indiana department of health (department) to develop a program to award grants to certain community based programs to reduce the prevalence of maternal mortality in Indiana.

  • HB 1462: Telephone assistance line for mothers.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the telephone assistance line for mothers program for the purpose of providing a telephone assistance line for mothers who are experiencing behavioral health issues to connect with health care providers to obtain behavioral health resources.

  • HB 1463: Medicaid coverage of group pregnancy services.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires Medicaid coverage for group pregnancy services and specifies the group services.

  • HB 1464: Language interpretation in health care settings.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to, subject to federal approval, provide Medicaid reimbursement for certified medical interpretation services for Medicaid recipients who have limited English proficiency when receiving Medicaid covered services from a Medicaid provider.

  • HJR 4: Health care rights.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides patients certain health care rights.

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

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

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

  • HB 1049: Coverage for doula services.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires a state employee health plan, policy of accident and sickness insurance, and health maintenance organization contract to provide coverage for doula services.

  • HB 1050: Prohibition on lien for medical debt.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that: (1) any amount of health care debt owed or alleged to be owed by a consumer; or (2) in an action against a consumer in which a judgment has been entered, any amount of the judgment that represents health care debt determined to be owed by the consumer; does not constitute a lien against the consumer's principal residence.

  • HB 1051: Exclusion of medical debt from credit scoring.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Prohibits a health care provider from reporting or furnishing to a consumer reporting agency any information related to health care debt owed or alleged to be owed by a consumer who resides in Indiana.

  • HB 1393: Health care debt and duty to provide care.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Prohibits a health care provider from refusing to provide necessary care solely on the basis of health care debt owed or alleged to be owed by the consumer to the health care provider for health care services, products, or devices provided by the health care provider to the consumer or to a minor or an incapacitated individual who is under the responsibility of the consumer.

  • HB 1394: Social service benefit kiosk pilot program.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the division of family resources (division) of the office of the secretary of family and social services to establish a pilot program under which the division develops, deploys, and determines the effectiveness of electronic kiosks that allow an individual to do any of the following: (1) Determine the balance remaining in the individual's SNAP or TANF account.

  • HB 1318: Physical examinations in CHINS investigations.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that if the department of child services (department) receives a report of known or suspected abuse of a child who is less than five years of age, a department caseworker: (1) shall physically examine the child's head, face, arms, legs, chest, and back for bruises or contusions; and (2) if the caseworker finds evidence of abuse, shall: (A) immediately take the child into custody; (B) caus

  • HB 1387: Release and sale of cemetery plots.

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

    Provides that if a burial space in a cemetery: (1) has remained unused for a period of at least 100 years from the date of sale or last recorded designation or transfer; and (2) has no improvements on the burial space, including the placement of a monument, memorial, or other permanent appurtenance; the person or entity having jurisdiction over the cemetery may terminate the rights and interests o

  • SB 27: Stadium authority.

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

    Establishes the northwest Indiana stadium authority (stadium authority) for the purpose of acquiring and financing certain facilities.

How this record was put together, and what it does not show

What we list: 28 bills chosen by a rule that does not look at topic: both state budgets, four bills named in advance, the 2025-26 redistricting bill, and in each session and chamber the 3 bills whose final-passage vote drew the most “nay” votes.

  • Votes reflect party caucus dynamics. Indiana has Republican supermajorities in both chambers, and many floor votes split along party lines; a single vote says little without the bill and its context.
  • Bills often die for procedural reasons, such as no committee hearing or a deadline, and a bill marked “not reported from committee” may have become law inside another bill.
  • A third-reading vote is on the version in front of the chamber at that time; the final version can be very different.
  • Authoring and co-authoring are different: co-authors sign on, often in large numbers, and usually did not write the bill.
  • Attendance counts roll calls on bills and joint resolutions (about 89% of numbered roll calls). “Excused” is an absence the chamber approved; “not voting” means no vote was recorded.

Where Summers's record came from

Sources for Summers

Key points

Sources

Researched Tuesday, October 13, 2026

  1. Indiana House of Representatives (Wikipedia)
  2. 2026 General Election Candidate List (Indiana Election Division)
  3. Member page: State Representative (Indiana House Democratic Caucus)
  4. 2026 Primary Election results (certified), Indiana Election Night Reporting (Indiana Election Division)
What's included
the U.S. House, statewide offices, every Indiana House and Senate district on the ballot, Indiana's statewide public questions and judicial retention questions, and county, township, city, town and school board races from the Indiana Election Division's candidate list.
Everything else
Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: IndianaVoters.in.gov.
Candidate lists
As of Sunday, October 18, 2026.
At the polls
Indiana law lets you bring a list of candidates and public questions into the polling place, including one stored on your phone, as long as you don't electioneer. IC 3-11-8-18.5

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