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2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Indiana Senate, District 22

Indiana Senate. 4-year term.

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What this office does

Members of the Indiana Senate write and vote on state laws as part of the Indiana General Assembly. The Senate has 50 members, each representing one district for a four-year term; about half the seats are elected every two years [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
4 years [1]
Term limit
None [1]
Seats
50 [1]
On the 2026 ballot
25 districts [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 25 years old when taking office and have lived in the district for at least a year, under Article 4 of the Indiana Constitution [1].

About this race

  • The Senate Republican caucus describes District 22 as Carroll County and portions of Tippecanoe County [3].
  • Republican primary (May 5, 2026): Alting 4,954 (59.1%) over Richard Bagsby 3,424 (40.9%); Democratic primary: Natasha Baker 3,554 (62.1%) over Marlena Edmondson 2,045, per Wikipedia's results compilation [6].
  • Trump endorsed Alting in March 2026; primary challenger Bagsby, who criticized Alting's voting record, had the backing of Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith [5].
  • In an Oct. 1, 2026 Journal & Courier Q&A, both candidates opposed shifting the tax burden from property taxes to local income taxes; they differed on the gas tax, with Alting favoring removing the sales tax on gas and Baker favoring reinstating the gas tax to fund roads [4].
  • No debate or forum between the candidates was found in available coverage.

Candidates on the ballot

Ron Alting

RepublicanIncumbent

Work
Business development leader at Trane; major, Indiana Guard Reserve [3]

Ron Alting is the incumbent Republican, first elected in 1998 and a former Lafayette City Council president, who chairs the Senate Public Policy Committee [3].

Alting's background

  • According to the Senate Republican caucus, he is a Purdue University graduate, a business development leader at Trane, a major in the Indiana Guard Reserve, and was Lafayette City Council president from 1995 to 1998 [3].

Alting's positions

Property taxes

  • He said he voted against SB 1 in 2025 and prioritizes local spending transparency, flexibility such as shared services, and safeguards against excessive local tax increases [4].

Energy & utilities

  • He said he personally favors removing the sales tax on gas and that this can be done without delaying road and bridge projects [4].

Alting on the current officeholder

  • Is the current officeholder. No statements by Alting about Baker were found in available sources [4].

How Alting got on the ballot

  • Won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary with 59.1% over Richard Bagsby, per Wikipedia's results compilation [6].

Alting's endorsements and funding

  • Endorsed by President Trump in March 2026 [5].
  • Wikipedia lists endorsements from Indiana Farm Bureau's AgELECT PAC and the NRA Political Victory Fund [6].

What we could not find about Alting

  • No campaign website was found.
  • Post-primary comments by Alting reported by the Purdue Exponent and KPC News could not be reviewed for this profile.
  • No fundraising totals found; the state campaign finance portal was not reviewed.
  • No general-election legislative agenda was found.

Alting's record in office

Indiana Senate record, District 22 (2023-2026) · compiled from the official record, Oct. 12-13, 2026

Authored
45
15 became law
Co-authored
41
22 became law
Sponsored
15
10 became law
Co-sponsored
12
10 became law

Committees, 2026 session

  • Public Policy (Chair)
  • Public Policy, Interim Study Committee on (Senate Vice-Chair)
  • Insurance and Financial Institutions

Floor votes

  • 2023: Yes 417, No 65, Excused 7
  • 2024: Yes 170, No 35, Excused 102, Not voting 1
  • 2025: Yes 360, No 101, Not voting 26
  • 2026: Yes 255, No 37, Excused 1, Not voting 7
How Alting voted on 35 selected bills
The 113 bills Alting carried

  • SB 1: Behavioral health matters.

    2023 · Authored (listed 3rd) · 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 182: Township mergers.

    2023 · Authored (listed 3rd) · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House (not reported from House committee)

    Allows a township that does not have a township trustee or township board to merge with another township, if identical resolutions approving the merger are adopted by the following: (1) The township trustee and legislative body of the other township.

  • SB 26: Representation of unlicensed caregiver in CHINS cases.

    2023 · Authored (listed 2nd) · reported from Senate committee; no Senate third-reading vote

    Provides that a unlicensed caregiver is entitled to representation by counsel in a child in need of services (CHINS) proceeding under certain circumstances.

  • SB 269: Leave following critical incident.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Provides that a first responder may take up to 48 hours of leave immediately following a qualified critical incident.

  • SB 270: Earned income tax credit.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Recouples the state earned income tax credit qualifications with the federal earned income tax credit qualifications under the Internal Revenue Code as currently applied and increases the credit amount from 10% to 12% of the federal earned income tax credit for which an individual is eligible to receive in the taxable year.

  • SB 276: Selection of poet laureate.

    2023 · Authored (listed 2nd) · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House (not reported from House committee)

    Revises the selection process for a poet laureate.

  • SB 335: Climate solutions task force.

    2023 · Authored (listed 2nd) · not reported from Senate committee

    Establishes the climate solutions task force (task force) to review issues related to sustainable and clean energy solutions.

  • SB 361: Regulation of assault weapons.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Makes it a Level 6 felony for a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to knowingly or intentionally sell or deliver a semiautomatic assault weapon or a large capacity ammunition feeding device to a person who is less than 21 years of age.

  • SB 362: County service officers.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Provides that at least 5% of the funds a county receives under the excise tax replacement disbursement to be used to fund county service officers is to be set aside from each individual county's distribution after the state welfare and tuition support allocation is deducted from the total amount available for apportionment and distribution.

  • SB 438: Home health services.

    2023 · Authored (listed 2nd) · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to: (1) perform a comprehensive review of existing home health services for children with complex medical needs; (2) assess the home health services and policies for a person-centered approach; and (3) engage stakeholders in the assessment to solicit feedback on issues securing and maintaining home health services.

  • SB 447: Charity gaming matters.

    2023 · Authored (listed 2nd) · enacted: signed by the Governor

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

  • SB 460: Indiana historical murals.

    2023 · Authored (listed 2nd) · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House (not reported from House committee)

    Requires the governor to administer a program under which historical murals depicting milestones in Indiana's history as a territory and a state will be created and permanently displayed in prominent places around the state capitol campus in celebration of the 2026 semiquincentennial of the United States.

  • SB 51: Hunger-free campus grant program.

    2023 · Authored (listed 2nd) · reported from Senate committee; no Senate third-reading vote

    Establishes the hunger-free campus grant program (grant program) to provide grants to state educational institutions for purposes of addressing food insecurity among students enrolled in state educational institutions.

  • SB 135: Eligibility for resident tuition.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Provides that an individual who meets certain conditions is eligible for the resident tuition rate as determined by the state educational institution.

  • SB 151: Foster families.

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

    Provides that the amount of foster care support tax credits allowed may not exceed $2,000,000 in each calendar year beginning after December 31, 2023, and ending before January 1, 2028.

  • SB 158: Domestic violence.

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

    Provides that a person arrested for certain crimes committed against a family or household member may not be released on bail for 24 hours.

  • SB 166: Adverse possession statute of limitations.

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

    Amends the statute concerning the statute of limitations for actions for the recovery of the possession of real estate to provide that such an action that: (1) involves a line located and established by a professional surveyor; and (2) accrues before the lines are located and established by the surveyor; must be commenced before the expiration of the appeal period set forth in the statute governin

  • SB 174: Indiana historic tax credits.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Allows a credit against a qualified taxpayer's state tax liability in an amount equal to either 25% or 30% of the qualified taxpayer's qualified expenses related to the rehabilitation of a qualified historic structure.

  • SB 248: Driving privilege cards.

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

    Provides that an individual who is an Indiana resident and cannot provide proof of identity and lawful status in the United States may apply for a driving privilege card to obtain driving privileges.

  • SB 334: Simplified application for SNAP benefits.

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

    Requires the division of family resources of the family and social services administration (division) to develop and implement simplified requirements by which an individual who: (1) is 60 years of age or older or a person with a disability; and (2) resides in a household every resident of which is 60 years of age or older or a person with a disability (eligible individual); may certify or recerti

  • HB 1214: Tobacco and e-liquids.

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

    Modifies the definition of "tobacco product" to include a product that contains nicotine and is not approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for tobacco cessation.

  • HB 1217: Various alcohol matters.

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

    Modifies the definition of "entertainment complex" for purposes of alcohol law.

  • HB 1256: Archives and record administration.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Amends related definitions.

  • HB 1349: Outdoor refreshment areas.

    2023 · Sponsored · 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 1363: Criminal mischief and criminal trespass.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that a person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally damages the property of a scientific research facility without the consent of, or with consent which was fraudulently obtained from, the owner, possessor, or occupant of the property that is damaged commits criminal mischief, a Class A misdemeanor.

  • HB 1544: Mixed beverages.

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

    Adds a definition of "mixed beverage".

  • HB 1624: Indiana craft beverage council.

    2023 · Sponsored · 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 1006: Mental health programs.

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

    Specifies the circumstances under which a person may be involuntarily committed to a facility for mental health services and specifies that these services are medically necessary when provided in accordance with generally accepted clinical care guidelines.

  • HB 1159: Civil service annuity income deduction.

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

    Increases the amount of federal civil service annuity benefits that an individual or the individual's surviving spouse may deduct from adjusted gross income tax.

  • HB 1313: Medicaid reimbursement for children's hospitals.

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

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

  • HB 1352: Telehealth services.

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

    Provides (beginning January 1, 2024) that the office of Medicaid policy and planning may not require: (1) a provider that is licensed, certified, registered, or authorized with the appropriate state agency or board and exclusively offers telehealth services to maintain a physical address or site in Indiana to be eligible for enrollment as a Medicaid provider; or (2) a telehealth provider group wit

  • HB 1454: Department of local government finance.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · 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.

  • SB 11: Child seduction.

    2024 · Authored (listed 2nd) · not reported from Senate committee

    Provides that an elected official, a public appointee, or an officer of the court commits child seduction if the elected official, public appointee, or officer of the court abuses the person's professional relationship with a child to engage in sexual activity with the child.

  • SB 16: Guardians ad litem in adoption pilot program.

    2024 · Authored (listed 2nd) · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Establishes a guardian ad litem pilot program in LaPorte County, Marshall County, and Starke County.

  • SB 166: Behavioral health and human services professionals.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Specifies that statutes concerning behavioral health and human services professionals may not be construed to limit social work or clinical social work services performed by an employee or staff member of a community mental health center.

  • SB 167: Division of mental health and addiction matters.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Prohibits the division of mental health and addiction (division) from requiring providers that are required to be accredited or certified by other entities to submit information to the division that would have been submitted to the accrediting or certifying body.

  • SB 204: Direct beer seller's permits.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Establishes a direct beer seller's permit that allows a brewer to sell and ship beer directly to a consumer.

  • SB 205: Collaborative brewing.

    2024 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Allows a small brewery to manufacture beer for another small brewery if certain requirements are met.

  • SB 235: Landlord-tenant relations.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Allows a city, county, or town to bring a nuisance action against a tenant or other person responsible for a nuisance.

  • SB 243: Landlord-tenant relations.

    2024 · Authored (listed 3rd) · not reported from Senate committee

    Provides that a landlord may not sell a residential rental property that is subject to an unexpired written lease unless the landlord gives written notice to the tenant of the residential rental property not less than 60 days before the landlord lists the property for sale, unless certain exceptions apply.

  • SB 249: Major ground water withdrawal facilities.

    2024 · Authored (listed 2nd) · not reported from Senate committee

    Defines a facility as a "major ground water withdrawal facility" if: (1) the facility includes one or more wells that have the capability of withdrawing at least 10,000,000 gallons of ground water from one or more aquifers in one day; and (2) the facility is connected, or plans provide for the facility to be connected, to pipeline facilities through which at least 10,000,000 gallons of ground wate

  • SB 254: Transit development district three-way permits.

    2024 · Authored (listed 2nd) · not reported from Senate committee

    Provides for the issuance of 25 new three-way alcoholic beverage permits to restaurants located: (1) within a transit development district; or (2) not more than 1,500 feet from the boundary of a transit development district.

  • SB 58: Restaurant carryout sales.

    2024 · Authored (listed 3rd) · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Exempts a specialty or gourmet market holding a retailer's permit with carryout privileges that was initially issued in September 2019 from the gross retail income requirements to sell alcoholic beverages for carryout.

  • SB 93: Mixed beverages.

    2024 · Authored (listed 2nd) · not reported from Senate committee

    Adds a definition of "mixed beverage".

  • SB 10: Community cares initiative grant pilot program.

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

    Establishes the community cares initiative grant pilot program for the purpose of assisting in the costs of starting or expanding mobile integrated health care programs and mobile crisis teams in Indiana.

  • SB 138: Driving privilege cards.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Provides that an individual who is an Indiana resident and cannot provide proof of identity and lawful status in the United States may apply for a driving privilege card to obtain driving privileges.

  • SB 146: Youth employment.

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

    Allows a person who is at least 18 years of age to ring up a sale of alcoholic beverages in the course of the person's employment.

  • SB 151: Statute of limitations.

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

    Allows the prosecution of Level 3 felony rape and child molesting offenses to be commenced at any time.

  • SB 17: Age verification for material harmful to minors.

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

    Requires an adult oriented website operator that displays material harmful to minors to use a reasonable age verification method to prevent a minor from accessing an adult oriented website.

  • SB 190: State disaster relief fund.

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

    Makes changes to the permissible uses for the state disaster relief fund (fund).

  • SB 2: Child care.

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

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

  • SB 277: Residential landlord-tenant matters.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Provides that the court may appoint a receiver upon request by a county, city, or town when the property owner of a multifamily residential property with more than four dwelling units has failed to pay damages, costs, or attorney's fees that have been incurred by the multifamily residential property in a nuisance action brought by the county, city, or town.

  • SB 286: Selection of poet laureate.

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

    Amends the membership of the poet laureate selection committee.

  • SB 3: Prior authorization.

    2024 · Co-authored · reported from Senate committee; no Senate third-reading vote

    Provides that a utilization review entity may only impose prior authorization requirements on less than 1% of any given specialty or health care service and 1% of health care providers overall in a calendar year.

  • SB 48: State educational institution information.

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

    Requires a state educational institution to prominently display hyperlinks to certain college scorecard information on the state educational institution's website and degree web pages.

  • SB 5: Lead water line replacement and lead remediation.

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

    Specifies that, for purposes of the statute concerning the replacement of customer owned lead service lines by water utilities, a municipally owned utility includes a utility company owned, operated, or held in trust by a consolidated city.

  • SB 50: Chaplains in public schools.

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

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

  • HB 1025: Mixed beverages.

    2024 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Adds a definition of "mixed beverage".

  • HB 1086: Alcoholic beverage sales.

    2024 · Sponsored · 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 1197: Alcohol and tobacco commission.

    2024 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

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

  • HB 1418: Forensic diversion and drug courts.

    2024 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that a pregnant woman charged with a drug crime may be referred to a forensic diversion program or a drug court at an initial hearing.

  • HB 1002: Enforcement of equal educational opportunity.

    2024 · Co-sponsored · 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 1058: Breast cancer screening and services.

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

    Specifies that coverage of breast cancer rehabilitative services and reconstructive surgery incident to a mastectomy includes chest wall reconstruction and aesthetic flat closure.

  • HB 1274: Indiana semiquincentennial license plate.

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

    Provides for a semiquincentennial license plate.

  • HB 1320: Building regulation.

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

    Defines, for purposes of the unsafe building law, a "building or structure".

  • SB 107: Wine delivery.

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

    Allows a wine dealer that is not a package liquor store to deliver wine to a customer's residence or office.

  • SB 108: Charity gaming.

    2025 · Authored · 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 109: Artisan distillers.

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

    Amends the permitting for craft manufacturers to participate in a trade show or exposition from a maximum of 45 days per year to a maximum of 60 events per year.

  • SB 209: Electronic pull tabs in charity gaming.

    2025 · Authored (listed 2nd) · 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 258: Enforcement of trespassing laws.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Provides that a person who: (1) has previously been removed by a law enforcement officer from a property for trespassing; or (2) has a prior conviction for trespassing on the same property; commits criminal trespass if the person enters the property or refuses to leave the property after having been prohibited from entering or asked to leave the property by a law enforcement officer.

  • SB 259: Law enforcement procedures.

    2025 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires an affidavit for probable cause, or a person testifying at a probable cause hearing, to make certain disclosures relating to a possible conflict of interest.

  • SB 260: Alcohol and tobacco commission permits.

    2025 · Authored · 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 293: Relocation of riverboat gambling operation.

    2025 · Authored (listed 2nd) · not reported from Senate committee

    Provides that the licensed owner of the riverboat located in the city of Rising Sun (licensed owner) may relocate gaming operations to a casino in the city of New Haven if certain conditions are met.

  • SB 43: Study of location of gambling operations.

    2025 · Authored (listed 2nd) · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires the Indiana gaming commission (commission) to contract with an independent, qualified gaming industry research firm to conduct a study to identify the top two regions in the state where an owner's license for a riverboat could locate gaming operations.

  • SB 463: Child care matters.

    2025 · Authored (listed 2nd) · enacted: signed by the Governor

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

  • SB 509: Masked intimidation.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Creates the crime of masked intimidation, a Class A misdemeanor.

  • SB 513: State administered retirement program.

    2025 · Authored (listed 3rd) · not reported from Senate committee

    Establishes a board to design, establish, and operate a state administered retirement program (program) that automatically enrolls specified private sector employees.

  • SB 74: Extension of lifeline law immunity.

    2025 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that an individual who is: (1) reasonably believed to be suffering from a health condition which is the direct result of alcohol consumption; and (2) assisted by a person who requested emergency medical assistance for the individual; is immune from prosecution for certain crimes.

  • SB 94: Alcohol and gaming matters.

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

    Provides that the state lottery commission shall not operate or authorize the operation of a lottery courier service.

  • SB 138: Sale of low THC products to persons less than 21.

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

    Makes possession of low THC hemp extract or a cannabinoid by a minor a Class B misdemeanor.

  • SB 146: Teacher compensation.

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

    Requires the department of education (department) to submit a report to the general assembly before November 1, 2025, that provides an analysis of the feasibility and cost of increasing school corporation employee health plan options.

  • SB 164: Licensed professional music therapists.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Provides for the licensure of professional music therapists by the medical licensing board.

  • SB 176: Nursing matters.

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

    Adds members to the Indiana state board of nursing and changes the required qualifications for certain members.

  • SB 219: Trespass.

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

    Provides that a person who, not having a contractual interest in the property, knowingly or intentionally enters the real property of another person after having been denied entry by the other person, that person's agent, or a law enforcement officer acting on behalf of the other person or their agent, commits criminal trespass, a Class A misdemeanor.

  • SB 292: Short line railroad tax credit.

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

    Allows a taxpayer to claim a credit against state income tax liability for certain qualified railroad expenditures and qualified new rail infrastructure expenditures.

  • SB 296: Driving privilege cards.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Provides that an individual who is an Indiana resident and cannot provide proof of identity and lawful status in the United States may apply for a driving privilege card to obtain driving privileges.

  • SB 350: Automated external defibrillator requirements.

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

    Provides that certain funding provided to a local board of health may be used to provide automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to school corporations, charter schools, and state accredited nonpublic schools.

  • SB 4: Water matters.

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

    Prohibits a water utility from constructing a long haul water pipeline unless the water utility first obtains a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) from the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC).

  • SB 419: Crimes against health care providers.

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

    Defines "health care provider".

  • SB 478: Craft hemp flower and THC products.

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

    Establishes certain regulatory testing and packaging requirements for the distribution and sale of craft hemp flower products.

  • SB 480: Prior authorization.

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

    Sets forth requirements for a utilization review entity that requires prior authorization of a health care service.

  • SB 497: Tax credit for newborn children.

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

    Establishes a tax credit for newborn children, which an eligible taxpayer may claim only in the first taxable year in which a particular newborn child is eligible for the exemption allowed under specified provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

  • SB 5: State fiscal and contracting matters.

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

    Allows a state agency to use artificial intelligence software to prepare information and projections for the state budget.

  • SB 516: Economic development.

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

    Establishes the office of entrepreneurship and innovation (office).

  • HB 1053: Gaming and alcohol matters.

    2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Specifies that the horse racing commission (IHRC) may adopt rules that incorporate by reference the most current version of the: (1) model rules; and (2) model rules concerning foreign substances; adopted by the Association of Racing Commissioners International.

  • HB 1275: Alcohol and tobacco commission matters.

    2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Makes the following changes: (1) Expands the purpose of the Richard D.

  • HB 1276: Various alcoholic beverage matters.

    2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Allows a craft manufacturer to participate in a farmers' market, subject to certain conditions.

  • SB 120: Proposition bets.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Prohibits a certificate holder or vendor from accepting a proposition bet from a collegiate athlete in the sport the collegiate athlete plays.

  • SB 121: Educational information on type 1 diabetes.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Requires the department of education (department) to develop informational materials concerning type 1 diabetes for the parents of students and to publish the materials on the department's website.

  • SB 185: Alcohol and tobacco matters.

    2026 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Specifies, with respect to a tobacco sales certificate (certificate), that a permitted premises may not include sleeping or living quarters.

  • SB 23: Alcoholic beverage permits for county fairs.

    2026 · Authored (listed 2nd) · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Allows the alcohol and tobacco commission to issue a permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages on the grounds of a county fair conducted by a local board, subject to certain limitations and requirements.

  • SB 269: Youth peer support program.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Permits a school corporation to establish a youth peer support program (program).

  • SB 5: Suspension of permit.

    2026 · Authored · 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 197: Garnishment.

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

    Amends the limitation on garnishment provided in the Uniform Consumer Credit Code.

  • SB 243: Various tax matters.

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

    Amends and adds state income tax statutes to conform with certain provisions enacted in Public Law 119-21 (H.R.

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

    2026 · Co-authored · 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 55: Agricultural programs.

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

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

  • SB 56: Veterinary licensing.

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

    Provides that the board of veterinary medicine may issue a license or registration to a qualified applicant without an examination if the qualified applicant: (1) satisfies the requirements for reciprocity of health care professionals; and (2) otherwise meets the requirements to become a licensed veterinarian or a registered veterinary technician.

  • SB 85: Health care debt and costs.

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

    Authorizes the attorney general to enforce provisions concerning health care debt wage garnishment and principal residence lien restrictions and establish a complaint process.

  • HB 1052: Various administrative law matters.

    2026 · Sponsored · 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 1048: VFD clothing and automobile allowances.

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

    Increases, from $100 to $250, the clothing and automobile allowance for an active member of a volunteer fire department (department).

  • HB 1145: Thirteenth check.

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

    Allows a participant in the state excise police, gaming agent, gaming control officer, and conservation enforcement officers' retirement plan to elect a joint and survivor option for the payment of the participant's retirement allowance.

  • HB 1177: Child care assistance.

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

    Increases the maximum number of individuals an entity may employ to be eligible for the employer child care expenditure income tax credit.

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 Alting's record came from

Sources for Alting

Natasha Baker

Democratic

Work
Public school Family and Consumer Sciences teacher [7]

Natasha Baker is a public school Family and Consumer Sciences teacher from Battle Ground who has not held public office and who won the Democratic primary over Marlena Edmondson [7, 4, 6].

Baker's background

  • According to her campaign, she is a graduate of Harrison High School and Purdue University and a public school Family and Consumer Sciences teacher [7].
  • The Journal & Courier reported she is 34, lives in Battle Ground, and has held no prior public office [4].

Baker's positions

Property taxes

  • She said she supports property-tax relief for seniors, veterans, and working families but does 'not support simply shifting the burden from property taxes to local income taxes,' arguing SB 1 reduced revenue for police, fire, roads, and libraries and citing Tippecanoe County public-safety staffing and school referendums [4].

Energy & utilities

  • She said she would support reinstating the gas tax to fund roads and bridges 'rather than permanently eliminating a transportation funding source,' and that property-tax relief is the bigger priority [4].

Education

  • Her campaign says she is committed to protecting and strengthening public schools [7].
  • A podcast interview description said she discussed public schools needing 'real investment, not political games' [8].

Economy & jobs

  • Her campaign says she will push for policies that keep groceries, child care, and housing affordable and expand access to fresh, nutritious food [7].

Health care

  • A podcast interview description said she discussed gaps in health care access in rural and urban communities [8].

How Baker would run the office

  • Her campaign describes its theme as putting Hoosier families at the center of state policy [7].

How Baker got on the ballot

  • Won the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary with 3,554 votes (62.1%) over Marlena Edmondson, per Wikipedia's results compilation [6].

Baker's endorsements and funding

  • iVoterGuide lists endorsements from the Indiana Reproductive Freedom PAC and MADVoters [9].

What we could not find about Baker

  • The Indiana Capital Chronicle voter guide and WLFI coverage of Baker could not be reviewed for this profile.
  • Wikipedia lists 3,554 votes (62.1%) to 2,045 (37.9%) in the Democratic primary; official certified totals were not reviewed.
  • No fundraising totals found; the state campaign finance portal was not reviewed.
  • No statements about the incumbent were found in sources that could be confirmed.

Baker's campaign website

Sources for Baker

Key points

  • In an Oct. 1, 2026 Journal & Courier Q&A, both candidates opposed shifting the tax burden from property taxes to local income taxes; they differed on the gas tax, with Alting favoring removing the sales tax on gas and Baker favoring reinstating the gas tax to fund roads. (Lafayette Journal & Courier via Yahoo News)
  • The Senate Republican caucus describes District 22 as Carroll County and portions of Tippecanoe County. (Indiana Senate Republicans)
  • Republican primary (May 5, 2026): Alting 4,954 (59.1%) over Richard Bagsby 3,424 (40.9%); Democratic primary: Natasha Baker 3,554 (62.1%) over Marlena Edmondson 2,045, per Wikipedia's results compilation. (Wikipedia)

Sources

Researched Saturday, October 10, 2026

  1. Indiana Senate (Wikipedia)
  2. 2026 General Election Candidate List (Indiana Election Division)
  3. Sen. Ron Alting (Indiana Senate Republicans)
  4. Local teacher challenges longtime incumbent for Senate District 22 (Lafayette Journal & Courier via Yahoo News)
  5. Trump endorses Sen. Liz Brown, other Republicans who supported Indiana redistricting (Indiana Capital Chronicle via IPM)
  6. 2026 Indiana Senate election (Wikipedia)
  7. Natasha Baker for Indiana Senate (Baker campaign site)
  8. A Conversation with Natasha Baker (The Recovered Republican (podcast))
  9. Natasha Baker candidate profile (iVoterGuide)
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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.
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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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