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2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Indiana Senate, District 49

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

  • Senate District 49 includes all of Posey County and part of Vanderburgh County, including western Evansville, Mount Vernon, New Harmony and Poseyville; the last Democrat to hold it was Bob Dieg, elected in 2006 [12, 15].
  • Tomes had not planned to seek another term but changed his mind, and won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary over Brandi Durham Pugh with about 80% of the vote [4].
  • Cindi Clayton filed as the Democratic candidate in early 2026 and is the party's nominee on the Nov. 3 ballot [16, 2].
  • Both candidates name utility bills as a priority: Tomes points to his meetings with CenterPoint, while Clayton says state utility regulation has failed and pledges to take no energy-company money [12, 15]. They also differ on the 2025 redistricting bill, which Tomes voted for and Clayton opposed [12].
  • The NAACP Evansville Branch and League of Women Voters of Southwestern Indiana invited all local and state candidates to a Sept. 12, 2026 forum in Evansville; coverage confirming which District 49 candidates took part was not found [17]. No head-to-head debate was found.

Candidates on the ballot

Cindi Clayton

Democratic

Work
Teaches business communication at USI; runs a leadership coaching and HR consulting firm [18]

Clayton is a University of Southern Indiana business communication instructor and chairs the board of Holly's House, an Evansville victim advocacy center [12, 18]. She lists public-school funding, utility costs and responsiveness to constituents as her priorities [15].

Clayton's background

  • Has taught business communication at USI since 2002 and runs a leadership coaching and HR consulting firm; earlier worked in human resources, according to her BallotReady profile [18].
  • Holds a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's in communication from USI and describes herself as a 30-year Evansville resident [18, 15].
  • Board chair of Holly's House, a child and adult victim advocacy center [12].

Clayton's positions

Education

  • Says fully funding public schools would be her first priority and supports restoring income limits for school vouchers [12, 15].

Energy & utilities

  • Says Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission oversight of CenterPoint "is simply not working" and pledges to refuse campaign money from energy companies [15].

Elections & redistricting

  • Opposed the 2025 congressional redistricting effort and said local residents who opposed it "weren't listened to" [12].

Government accountability

  • Supports barring elected officials from signing non-disclosure agreements [12].
  • Plans weekly office hours, answering her own email and attending neighborhood meetings outside session [12].

How Clayton would run the office

  • Says restoring public-school funding would be her most important priority [15].
  • Would hold weekly office hours if elected [12].

Clayton on the current officeholder

  • On her campaign site, Clayton writes that Tomes "has had 15+ years in office to act on energy gouging yet has chosen not to do so" [15].
  • Told WNIN she would represent "only the constituents of district 49 — not federal administration, not a corporate sponsor" [12].

How Clayton got on the ballot

  • Filed as a Democratic candidate in January 2026; she wrote that she knew of no primary challenger at the time [16]. She is the Democratic nominee on the Nov. 3 ballot [2].

Clayton's endorsements and funding

  • Her campaign site says she is endorsed by the United Mine Workers of America [15].

What we could not find about Clayton

  • No campaign-finance totals were verified.
  • Her campaign site's About page could not be reviewed; background comes from WNIN, BallotReady and her home page.
  • A WEHT story on her November 2025 campaign launch was cited by Wikipedia but not reviewed.
  • No statements found on property taxes, data centers or the 2025 state budget.

Clayton's campaign website

Sources for Clayton

Jim Tomes

RepublicanIncumbent

Work
Truck driver for 33 years and a union steward for 21 [3]

Tomes, a Vietnam veteran and retired Teamster truck driver, has represented the district since 2010 [3]. He emphasizes personal responsiveness to constituents and lowering utility bills [12].

Tomes's background

  • Served in the U.S. Army with the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam; worked 33 years as a truck driver and was a union steward for 21 years, according to the Senate Republican caucus [3].
  • Director of the 2nd Amendment Patriots and past commander of Wadesville VFW Post 6576; lives near Blairsville [3, 19].

Tomes's positions

Energy & utilities

  • Says getting something done on utility bills is a priority and cites his meetings with CenterPoint leadership [12, 6].

Data centers

  • Says he is concerned about the loss of farmland, recognizes possible construction jobs and investment, and views siting decisions as mainly for local officials and property owners [14].

Elections & redistricting

  • Supported the 2025 redistricting effort and told WNIN constituents were divided on it [7, 12].

Public safety

  • Authored SEA 176 (2026) limiting local regulation of shooting ranges [10].

How Tomes would run the office

  • Told WNIN he has "six or seven bills" in mind, including one setting aside two days of youth hunting season for children with disabilities, and further action on utility bills [12].

Tomes on the current officeholder

  • Is the current officeholder. He told WNIN, "I take all my calls, all my emails, all my handwritten letters, and respond to everyone personally" [12]. No statements by Tomes about Clayton were found.

How Tomes got on the ballot

  • Won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary over Brandi Durham Pugh with about 80% of the vote [4].

Tomes's endorsements and funding

  • His campaign lists endorsements from the Indiana State AFL-CIO, Indiana Farm Bureau, Indiana FOP, NRA Political Victory Fund, NFIB Indiana PAC, Indiana Right to Life PAC, several building-trades and steelworkers unions, and U.S. Sen. Jim Banks [20].
  • Wikipedia's 2026 Indiana Senate election page lists President Donald Trump and Gov. Mike Braun as endorsing him [9].

What we could not find about Tomes

  • His votes on the 2025 property-tax law (SEA 1) and the 2025 state budget were not verified.
  • Wikipedia lists primary results of 2,529 (81.8%) for Tomes to 562 (18.2%) for Pugh under a table mislabeled District 43; not confirmed against official results.
  • No campaign-finance totals were verified.

Tomes's record in office

Indiana Senate record, District 49 (2023-2026) · compiled from the official record, Oct. 12-13, 2026

Authored
64
16 became law
Co-authored
55
30 became law
Sponsored
16
13 became law
Co-sponsored
22
18 became law

Committees, 2026 session

  • Veterans Affairs and The Military (Chair)
  • Public Safety and Military Affairs, Interim Study Committee on (Senate Vice-Chair)
  • Homeland Security and Transportation (Ranking Member)
  • Agriculture
  • Local Government
  • Natural Resources
  • Agriculture and Natural Resources, Interim Study Committee on (Senate Majority Member)

Floor votes

  • 2023: Yes 395, No 94
  • 2024: Yes 246, No 62
  • 2025: Yes 371, No 115, Not voting 1
  • 2026: Yes 254, No 46
How Tomes voted on 35 selected bills
The 157 bills Tomes carried

  • SB 12: Material harmful to minors.

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

    Establishes a procedure: (1) to allow a parent or guardian of a child enrolled in a school to submit a complaint that a book in the school library is inappropriate; and (2) for the school to respond to the complaint.

  • SB 13: Elimination of lower speed limit for trucks.

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

    Excepts an alley from the maximum speed limit of 55 miles per hour.

  • SB 139: Fentanyl.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Defines "fentanyl containing substance" and increases the penalty for dealing a drug that is a fentanyl containing substance.

  • SB 140: COVID-19 immunizations for minors.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Prohibits a city, town, county, or state agency from requiring an individual who is less than 18 years of age to receive an immunization for COVID-19.

  • SB 141: Automated vehicles.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Provides that a person may not operate an automated vehicle on a highway to transport passengers or goods unless a human safety operator is physically present in the automated vehicle to monitor the performance of the automated vehicle and to intervene if necessary.

  • SB 142: Internet safety curricula for schools.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Provides that a school corporation may include instruction regarding Internet safety in the school corporation's curriculum.

  • SB 15: Housing authority commissioner compensation.

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

    Increases the per diem paid to a commissioner of a housing authority from $25 to an amount up to $100.

  • SB 164: Private card games.

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

    Defines "private low stakes card game" and provides a defense to certain gambling crimes if the gambling was a private low stakes card game.

  • SB 290: BMV disclosure of personal information.

    2023 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires the bureau of motor vehicles (BMV) to disclose to the department of veterans' affairs (department) certain personal information included on an application form for a disabled Hoosier veteran license plate, a Purple Heart license plate, a Hoosier veteran license plate, a support our troops license plate, and an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal license plate unless the applicant makes an af

  • SB 382: Indiana veteran park entrance authorization.

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

    Requires the department of natural resources (department) to provide free admission to: (1) members of the armed forces of the United States and veterans of the armed forces of the United States; and (2) the member's or veteran's motor vehicle and passengers; to Indiana state parks, and other department properties.

  • SB 384: Purple star designation.

    2023 · Authored (listed 3rd) · enacted: signed by the Governor

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

  • SB 469: County or city service officers.

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

    Provides that a county executive or mayor of a city may waive certain active duty or residency requirements for a service officer if the unit is unable to find a candidate that meets those requirements.

  • SB 473: Limits on discharges into the Ohio River.

    2023 · Authored (listed 3rd) · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that if a community water system that discharges wastewater into the Ohio River demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department of environmental management that the discharged wastewater does not increase the mass of mercury in the Ohio River by an amount greater than the mass of mercury in the water withdrawn from the Ohio River by the community water system: (1) the community water s

  • SB 56: Armed forces reservist tuition supplement program fund.

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

    Establishes the armed forces reservist tuition supplement program fund (fund).

  • 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 233: Vision zero task force.

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

    Establishes the vision zero task force (task force) to study and make recommendations concerning: (1) the reduction and prevention of fatalities on roads and highways; and (2) other driving safety issues.

  • SB 242: Floodplain mapping.

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

    Repeals the requirement that local floodplain administrators use the "best floodplain mapping data" as provided by the department of natural resources (department) and located on the Indiana Floodplain Information Portal when reviewing an application for a permit to authorize construction in or near a floodplain.

  • SB 268: Prohibited pension system investments.

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

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

  • SB 316: Computer aided emergency dispatch systems.

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

    Provides that the statewide 911 board (board) may conduct a feasibility study on potential ways in which the computer aided dispatch (CAD) systems used by public safety answering points (PSAPs) in Indiana could be made interoperable to facilitate the standard dispatch of EMS resources based on using the EMS resource that represents the closest and most appropriate EMS resource to respond to an eme

  • SB 332: Planning and zoning affecting military bases.

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

    Allows a unit to establish a military impact zoning district for an area adversely impacted by the effects of military operations.

  • SB 340: Imagination library.

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

    Establishes the Indiana imagination library.

  • SB 414: Onsite waste management districts and septage holding tanks.

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

    Amends the definition of "onsite residential sewage discharging disposal system" to provide that the term includes a system that employs advanced treatment components to reduce the concentration of the pathogenic constituents of the effluent to an acceptable level before the effluent is discharged.

  • SB 461: Short term rentals.

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

    Permits a unit to charge a $25 annual short term rental inspection fee.

  • SB 474: Home health agencies.

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

    Allows a home health agency to: (1) provide services in any county in Indiana; and (2) satisfy supervising home health aide services requirements by complying with federal law.

  • SB 477: Threats to critical infrastructure.

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

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

  • SB 480: Gender transition procedures for minors.

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

    Prohibits a physician or other practitioner from: (1) knowingly providing gender transition procedures to an individual who is less than 18 years of age (minor); and (2) aiding or abetting another physician or practitioner in the provision of gender transition procedures to a minor.

  • SB 72: Reporting on school curriculum.

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

    Provides the following: (1) Not later than October 1, 2023, each public elementary school and state accredited nonpublic elementary school shall provide to the department of education (department) information regarding whether the school provides instruction on cursive writing to students and, if cursive writing instruction is provided, the grade level of students to whom the instruction is provid

  • SB 73: Occupational therapy licensure compact.

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

    Establishes the occupational therapy licensure compact.

  • SB 9: Energy utilities.

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

    Amends the Indiana Code chapter concerning federally mandated requirements for energy utilities as follows: (1) Specifies that for purposes of the statute, "federally mandated costs" include the following: (A) Costs that an energy utility has incurred, or estimates that it will incur, in connection with a compliance project.

  • HB 1056: State veterans' cemeteries.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that the Indiana state veterans' cemetery may include more than one physical location.

  • HB 1150: Hunting season for disabled veterans.

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

    Provides that the director of the department of natural resources shall designate four days a year as free hunting days for critically disabled veterans and youth hunters.

  • HB 1323: Information privacy relating to firearms.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Specifies the circumstances under which information concerning a person who applies for or holds a license to carry a handgun may be released to a federal government entity.

  • 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 1211: Welding certifications on public works projects.

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

    Requires that contractors on a public works project meet certain standards relating to the welding of structural steel.

  • HB 1219: PFAS biomonitoring pilot program.

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

    Provides that the department of homeland security (department) may establish the PFAS biomonitoring pilot program (pilot program) to collect and analyze blood samples of individuals who were previously, or are currently, firefighters: (1) for serum PFAS levels; and (2) to determine whether there may be corresponding health implications associated with elevated serum PFAS levels.

  • HB 1382: Robotics programs.

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

    Establishes the robotics competition program to provide grants to eligible robotics competition teams (eligible teams) in order to expand opportunities to increase interest and improve skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through participation in competitive robotics programs.

  • HB 1396: Stop the bleed program.

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

    Establishes the stop the bleed donation pool for the purpose of receiving donations of gifts or donations.

  • HB 1544: Mixed beverages.

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

    Adds a definition of "mixed beverage".

  • HB 1578: Covered persons for restricted addresses.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · 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.

  • SB 14: Right of certain persons to carry a handgun in the statehouse and state capitol complex.

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

    Allows: (1) certain statewide elected officials; (2) members of the general assembly; (3) members of the Indiana lobby registration commission; (4) professional staff of the general assembly; and (5) employees of certain statewide elected offices; to carry a handgun in the statehouse or on the property of the state capitol complex under certain circumstances.

  • SB 144: Firearms matters.

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

    Allows a juvenile who is at least 16 years of age to be charged in adult court for the commission of certain offenses relating to the unlawful transfer of a firearm.

  • SB 15: Military benefits and services poster.

    2024 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires that the Indiana department of labor consult with the Indiana department of veterans' affairs to create and distribute a veterans' benefits and services poster.

  • SB 19: License suspension.

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

    Allows the BMV to add an additional compliance period for those seeking material error review regarding certain license suspensions.

  • SB 22: Notice of debt collection.

    2024 · Authored (listed 2nd) · withdrawn

    Requires a health facility to send notice to a resident that the resident owes a debt to the health facility before the debt is assigned to a collection agency.

  • SB 28: Discriminatory financial services practices.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

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

  • SB 287: Education matters.

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

    Requires each school corporation, charter school, and state accredited nonpublic elementary school to include cursive writing in its curriculum.

  • SB 32: Tax and fiscal control over libraries.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Eliminates the authority of public libraries to impose an ad valorem property tax as a "taxing unit".

  • SB 49: Catastrophically disabled veteran hunting.

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

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

  • SB 57: Automated commercial motor vehicles.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Provides that an automated commercial motor vehicle may not be operated on a highway to transport passengers or goods unless a human operator who meets all state and federal qualifications to operate a commercial motor vehicle is physically present in the automated commercial motor vehicle to monitor the performance of the automated commercial motor vehicle and to take control of all or part of th

  • SB 65: Salvage motor vehicles.

    2024 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Allows an automotive salvage recycler or an agent of an automotive salvage recycler to apply for a certificate of authority for a motor vehicle on behalf of the seller with all required information collected at the point of sale.

  • SB 129: Police officer employment and training cost reimbursement.

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

    Allows a county, city, or town (unit) to be reimbursed for some or all of a police officer's employment and training costs from a unit that subsequently employs the police officer less than three years after police officer completes the law enforcement basic training course.

  • 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 155: Compensation for business losses.

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

    Provides that a person operating a business on a property may be compensated for business losses resulting from a condemnation of the property.

  • 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 181: Citizenship and immigration status.

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

    Provides that, if the attorney general determines probable cause exists, the attorney general, rather than any person lawfully domiciled in Indiana, shall bring an action to compel a governmental body or postsecondary educational institution to comply with statutes requiring cooperation with federal immigration officials.

  • SB 234: Disaster emergency.

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

    Provides that a state of disaster emergency declared by the governor: (1) that applies to the entire state may not continue for more than 60 days unless a renewal is authorized by the general assembly; and (2) that only applies to part of the state may not continue for more than 30 days unless renewed by the governor.

  • SB 253: Lake Michigan rescue equipment.

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

    Requires the owner of a pier or public access site on Lake Michigan to install public rescue equipment, including at least one ring life buoy, on the pier or public access site.

  • SB 260: Neighborhood and individual development incentives.

    2024 · Co-authored · 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.

  • SB 296: Administrative proceedings.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Provides that the office of administrative legal proceedings (OALP) is the ultimate authority for agencies subject to the jurisdiction of the OALP.

  • SB 297: Administrative rules.

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

    Requires an agency to conduct a regulatory analysis for certain proposed rules, including if the implementation and compliance costs are at least $1,000,000.

  • 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 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.

  • SB 52: Prohibition on use of dedicated lanes.

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

    Prohibits, until July 1, 2025, a consolidated city from adopting or enforcing an ordinance, resolution, rule, policy, or other requirement concerning a public transportation project, including the blue line, that seeks to: (1) convert; (2) restrict; or (3) otherwise establish; a vehicular traffic lane for use as a dedicated lane.

  • HB 1021: Green alert for missing at risk veterans.

    2024 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Defines "veteran at risk".

  • HB 1027: Fire department work schedule.

    2024 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that a fire department may deviate from the required maximum work hours for members of the fire department only if authorized by a collective bargaining agreement, memorandum of understanding, or other similar written mutual agreement with an exclusive recognized representative of employees of the fire department.

  • HB 1202: Military and veteran issues.

    2024 · Sponsored · passed the House only; did not pass the Senate

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

  • HB 1235: Prohibited causes of action concerning firearms.

    2024 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that only the state of Indiana may bring or maintain an action by or on behalf of a political subdivision against a firearm or ammunition manufacturer, trade association, seller, or dealer, concerning certain matters.

  • HB 1320: Building regulation.

    2024 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

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

  • HB 1025: Mixed beverages.

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

    Adds a definition of "mixed beverage".

  • HB 1084: Privacy of firearms financial transactions.

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

    Amends the statute establishing the right of a member of: (1) the general assembly; (2) the professional staff of the general assembly; or (3) the Indiana lobby registration commission; to carry a handgun within the state capitol building and on the property of the state capitol complex by specifying that the right applies to any such member who is not prohibited under state or federal law from po

  • HB 1108: Development restrictions on slopes.

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

    Prohibits a unit from preventing development exclusively on the basis of slope, if the predevelopment slope of the site is less than 25%, unless the site is within a watershed area of a reservoir that is a source of a municipality's drinking water.

  • HB 1143: Disposal of firearms via trade for new equipment.

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

    Permits a law enforcement agency to dispose of certain confiscated firearms by trade with a licensed firearms dealer, a licensed firearm manufacturer, or another law enforcement agency in exchange for new firearms and other law enforcement equipment.

  • HB 1183: Foreign ownership of land.

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

    Provides that, beginning July 1, 2024, a prohibited person may not purchase, lease, or acquire a parcel of real property that is: (1) located in Indiana; and (2) located within a 10 mile radius of a military installation; with certain exceptions.

  • HB 1412: Canine standard of care.

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

    Sets forth regulations concerning the retail sale of dogs.

  • SB 12: Removal of squatters.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Defines "squatter" as an individual who occupies the property of another and who does not and has never had: (1) a rental agreement; (2) permission of the owner; or (3) another legal interest in the property.

  • SB 125: Gasoline and special fuel taxes.

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

    Provides that July 1, 2025, (rather than July 1, 2027, under current law) is the last date for the index factor adjustment of the gasoline tax rate and the special fuel tax rate.

  • SB 13: Public safety.

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

    Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally operates a vehicle in: (1) a repeated or continuous manner with the intent of causing a rotational skid; and (2) a manner that endangers a person; commits dangerous spinning, a Class A misdemeanor.

  • SB 139: Expungement and firearms.

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

    Specifies, for purposes of the expungement statute, that a person whose conviction for a serious violent felony involving the possession or use of a firearm is expunged is entitled to restoration of the person's right to possess a firearm only if the court finds, following a hearing, that restoration of the person's right to possess a firearm is unlikely to present a danger to the public.

  • SB 144: County police force pension trust and trust fund.

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

    Requires in a county other than Marion County, that the county police department or a designee of the county police department make an annual presentation regarding the county police force pension trust and trust fund to the county council.

  • SB 172: Failure to assist in immigration enforcement.

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

    Makes it a Class B misdemeanor for: (1) a law enforcement officer to refuse to cooperate with state or federal agencies or officials in the enforcement of immigration laws; and (2) an individual to adopt a policy barring a law enforcement officer from cooperating with state or federal agencies or officials in the enforcement of immigration laws.

  • SB 203: Audit of state agencies.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Requires the legislative council to oversee the audit, by an independent public accounting firm, of all accounts, financial affairs, and compliance related matters of all state agencies.

  • SB 204: Right of lobbyist to carry handgun in capitol.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Provides that a lobbyist who meets certain training, licensing, and eligibility requirements has the right to carry a handgun within the state capitol building and on the property of the state capitol complex.

  • SB 205: Department of child services ombudsman.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Transfers the office of the department of child services ombudsman from the department of administration to the office of the attorney general.

  • SB 206: Hyperbaric oxygen treatment program.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Requires the Indiana department of veterans' affairs to establish and administer a hyperbaric oxygen treatment program (program) to make grants to certain providers to provide diagnostic testing and hyperbaric oxygen treatment to qualified service members.

  • SB 207: Adverse possession.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Provides that a cause of action based on adverse possession may not be commenced in a court in Indiana after June 30, 2025.

  • SB 24: Regulation of premium increases.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Provides that certain insurance providers may not request to raise the insurer's rate more than 10% in any one year.

  • SB 25: Income tax deduction for renters.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Increases the maximum renter's deduction for income tax purposes from $3,000 to $4,000 per taxable year.

  • SB 26: Signal jamming.

    2025 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that a signal jammer may be seized.

  • SB 27: Firearm buyback programs.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Extends, to political subdivisions, the application of current restrictions on firearm buyback programs.

  • SB 334: Higher education benefits for military service.

    2025 · Authored (listed 2nd) · reported from Senate committee; no Senate third-reading vote

    Provides that a child of a disabled veteran may be eligible for a tuition exemption if the person's mother or father served in the armed forces of the United States.

  • SB 342: Address registry for unlawful aliens.

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

    Requires an unlawful alien to register with the local law enforcement authority in the alien's county of residence.

  • SB 344: Veterans service officers.

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

    Defines "qualified part-time service officer".

  • SB 364: Weather and the environment.

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

    Prohibits a person who has the intent of affecting the intensity of sunlight, temperature, or weather from discharging a chemical or apparatus into the atmosphere, except in certain circumstances.

  • SB 407: Tax credit for employer guard and reserve expenses.

    2025 · Authored (listed 2nd) · reported from Senate committee; no Senate third-reading vote

    Establishes a tax credit for a taxpayer that employs a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States or the Indiana National Guard.

  • SB 41: Assessed value deductions for disabled veterans.

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

    Eliminates the assessed value cap that applies to the property tax deduction for a veteran who: (1) has a total disability; or (2) is at least 62 years of age and has at least a 10% disability.

  • SB 433: Veteran service officers.

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

    Makes changes to the duties of the Indiana department of veterans' affairs commission (commission).

  • SB 443: Business personal property tax.

    2025 · Authored (listed 3rd) · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House (not reported from House committee)

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

  • SB 484: Recreational vehicle dealers.

    2025 · Authored (listed 3rd) · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Sets forth requirements for recreational vehicle dealer agreements for the sale of recreational vehicles in Indiana.

  • SB 520: Perpetual care fund deposits for columbariums.

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

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

  • SB 72: Therapist immunity from professional discipline.

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

    Provides that the behavioral health and human services licensing board may not impose disciplinary sanctions against a practitioner if the basis of the licensing complaint is retaliatory against the practitioner for testifying in a child custody proceeding, a child in need of services proceeding, or a termination of parent-child relationship proceeding.

  • SB 91: Grooming.

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

    Provides that a person at least 18 years of age commits sexual grooming, a Class A misdemeanor, if the person, with the intent to prepare or condition the child for future sexual activity, communicates with a child less than 14 years of age concerning sexual activity.

  • SB 92: Sex offenses.

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

    Prohibits plea agreements concerning: (1) promotion of child sexual trafficking; (2) promotion of sexual trafficking of a younger child; (3) child sexual trafficking; or (4) child solicitation; if a term of the plea agreement requires the prosecuting attorney to dismiss a charge in exchange for the defendant's agreement to plead guilty to a less serious offense.

  • SB 93: Common construction wage.

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

    Requires any firm, individual, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation that is awarded a contract, after June 30, 2025, by the state, a political subdivision, or a municipal corporation for the construction of a public work, and any subcontractor of the construction, to pay a scale of wages that is not less than the common construction wage.

  • SB 10: Voter registration.

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

    Specifies that proof of identification may not include a document issued by an educational institution.

  • SB 121: Restrictions on using nets or traps for minnows.

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

    Prohibits the use of specific devices to take minnows from a waterway unless certain conditions are met.

  • SB 126: Annexation.

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

    With certain exceptions, requires a municipality that initiates an annexation to file with the court an annexation petition approved by the signatures of: (1) at least 51% of the owners of non-tax exempt land in the annexation territory; or (2) the owners of at least 75% in assessed valuation of non-tax exempt land in the annexation territory.

  • SB 14: Vegetable gardens and livestock.

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

    Prohibits a county, city, or town (unit) from adopting or enforcing an ordinance that prevents a person from cultivating a vegetable garden on certain property.

  • SB 143: Parental rights.

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

    Provides that a governmental entity may not substantially burden certain parental rights unless the burden, as applied to the parent and the child, is required to advance a compelling governmental interest and is the least restrictive means of advancing the governmental interest.

  • SB 170: Prohibited government abortion assistance.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Prohibits the state or a political subdivision of the state from assisting an individual in seeking or obtaining an abortion.

  • SB 171: Abortion matters.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Prohibits a person from knowingly or intentionally: (1) prescribing or possessing an abortion inducing drug; or (2) sending an abortion inducing drug to a person located in Indiana, if the person located in Indiana possesses the abortion inducing drug.

  • 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 178: Natural gas and propane as a clean energy resources.

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

    Provides that it is the continuing policy of the state to recognize natural gas and propane as "clean energy" or "green energy" for purposes of any state or federal program that provides funding or other incentives for: (1) clean energy initiatives or projects; (2) green energy initiatives or projects; or (3) any similarly designated initiatives or projects; in Indiana.

  • SB 235: Limitations on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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

    Establishes prohibitions and requirements on state agencies, recipients of state contracts or grants, state educational institutions, and health profession licensing boards regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion.

  • SB 283: Library governance.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Eliminates the authority of public libraries to impose an ad valorem property tax as a "taxing unit".

  • SB 284: Early voting.

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

    Reduces the period during which in person absentee voting may occur at the office of the circuit court clerk or a satellite office established by the county election board to a 14 day period ending at noon on the day before election day.

  • SB 289: Unlawful discrimination.

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

    Repeals provisions concerning university diversity committees.

  • 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 382: County transfers or gifts to school corporations.

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

    Provides that, if a county transfers or gifts any unencumbered funds to a school corporation, the county executive may establish a local board to have oversight and manage the use of the funds.

  • 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 430: Grants for participation in the 287(g) program.

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

    Establishes the 287(g) agreement grant program.

  • 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 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 515: Historic sites.

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

    Establishes the division of historic sites (division) in the department of natural resources.

  • HB 1012: Notice to owner of the site of an accident.

    2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that, on or before July 1, 2026, each law enforcement agency shall adopt and implement protocols for the law enforcement agency to notify a real property owner of: (1) damage to the owner's real property, crops, or a building, structure, or fixture attached to the owner's real property that is reported to a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency; and (2) debris identified by a

  • HB 1103: Foreign trade offices.

    2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

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

  • HB 1111: Indiana National Guard.

    2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Increases, from $8,800 to $20,000, the amount that shall be paid by the state if a member of the Indiana National Guard dies in the active service of the state.

  • HB 1235: Military and veteran matters.

    2025 · Sponsored · passed the House only; did not pass the Senate

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

  • HB 1280: Taxation of military income.

    2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Exempts military pay for members of the United States Space Force, the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps from the individual income tax.

  • HB 1137: Expungement of red flag law records.

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

    Requires a court to expunge certain records related to the red flag law if the court finds that an individual is not dangerous, and permits a court to expunge certain records related to the red flag law if the court finds that an individual previously found dangerous is no longer dangerous.

  • HB 1562: Farm and home based food sales.

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

    Repeals current home based vendor regulations.

  • HB 1670: Assistance in obtaining veteran benefits.

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

    Provides veteran empowerment protections.

  • SB 11: Firing squad.

    2026 · Authored (listed 3rd) · not reported from Senate committee

    Authorizes the death penalty to be carried out by firing squad: (1) if execution by lethal injection cannot be carried out due to the unavailability of a required drug; or (2) upon request by the condemned person.

  • SB 114: Election of IURC commissioners.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

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

  • SB 136: Assistance in obtaining veteran benefits.

    2026 · Authored · withdrawn

    Provides that a person may not receive compensation for services related to veterans' benefits matters except as permitted under federal law.

  • SB 164: Study of community or urban microfarming.

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

    Requires the department of agriculture (department) to conduct a study to evaluate the feasibility of establishing community or urban microfarm zones statewide.

  • SB 176: Shooting ranges.

    2026 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that the maintenance, repair, renovation, modernization, or expansion of buildings, structures, or facilities used in connection with a shooting range, including improvements to safety, security accessibility, or environmental controls, is a continuation of a permitted use and may not be treated by a local unit of government as: (1) an expansion of a nonconforming use; or (2) a basis to d

  • SB 177: Return of firearm to rightful owner.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Provides that a person may not waive certain requirements concerning the return of a firearm to the rightful owner as part of a plea agreement.

  • SB 201: Protecting children from family violence.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Amends the definition of "domestic or family violence" to include additional acts or behaviors that are not necessarily physical.

  • SB 202: Taxation of remittances.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Requires a money transmitter (entities licensed under the Money Transmission Modernization Act) to collect and remit an international money wiring fee from senders of a money transmission transaction to a location outside of the United States.

  • SB 224: Department of natural resources.

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

    Defines various terms.

  • SB 231: Assistance in obtaining veterans' benefits.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Provides that a person may not receive compensation for: (1) the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of; or (2) advising, consulting, or assisting an individual regarding; a veterans' benefits matter, except as permitted under federal law.

  • SB 1: Human services matters.

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

    Establishes the Indiana rural health transformation fund and makes allotments and expenditures from the fund subject to budget committee review before the allotment and expenditure may occur.

  • SB 12: Prohibition of ranked choice voting.

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

    Prohibits the use of ranked choice voting.

  • SB 122: Various immigration matters.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Provides that if a law enforcement officer, governmental body, or postsecondary educational institution is made a party to a civil suit and the attorney general determines that the suit has arisen out of certain acts, the attorney general shall defend the law enforcement officer, governmental body, or postsecondary educational institution throughout the action.

  • SB 174: Various health matters.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from Senate committee

    Prohibits a person from adding a chemical to a public water supply in certain circumstances.

  • SB 236: Abortion inducing drugs and abortion reports.

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

    Modifies the definitions of "abortion" and "abortion inducing drug".

  • 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 92: Community corrections trust funds.

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

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

  • HB 1184: Towing matters.

    2026 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that the proceeds from the sale of abandoned vehicles or parts by a city, county, or town shall first be credited against the costs of removal, storage, and disposal of the vehicle incurred by the towing company or storage facility.

  • HB 1274: Insurance mandated gun free zone notices.

    2026 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that an insurer may not require an insured or prospective insured to post or display a gun free zone notice.

  • HB 1348: Regulation of grease control equipment.

    2026 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Establishes a statewide regulatory scheme for grease control equipment.

  • HB 1029: Alzheimer's disease and dementia education.

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

    Requires the Indiana department of health (state department) to: (1) collaborate with a national Alzheimer's disease and dementia organization in educating the public about Alzheimer's disease and dementia; and (2) identify and collaborate with additional partners in the education.

  • 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 1116: Virtual currency kiosks.

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

    Prohibits the operation of virtual currency kiosks in Indiana.

  • HB 1250: Public safety procedures.

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

    Requires the department of correction to electronically notify, at least seven days in advance, the: (1) county sheriff; (2) prosecuting attorney; and (3) chief of police; of the county or municipality into which the department will release a serious violent felon, including a juvenile adjudicated for an act that would be a serious violent felony, and of the county or municipality where the seriou

  • HB 1268: Indiana defense matters.

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

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

  • HB 1358: Indiana department of health.

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

    Changes the statewide standing order for the dispensing of a smoking cessation product to a tobacco, vaping, or nicotine cessation product.

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 Tomes's record came from

Tomes's campaign website

Sources for Tomes

Key points

  • Senate District 49 includes all of Posey County and part of Vanderburgh County, including western Evansville, Mount Vernon, New Harmony and Poseyville; the last Democrat to hold it was Bob Dieg, elected in 2006. (WNIN)
  • Both candidates name utility bills as a priority: Tomes points to his meetings with CenterPoint, while Clayton says state utility regulation has failed and pledges to take no energy-company money. (WNIN)
  • The NAACP Evansville Branch and League of Women Voters of Southwestern Indiana invited all local and state candidates to a Sept. 12, 2026 forum in Evansville; coverage confirming which District 49 candidates took part was not found. (WNIN)

Sources

Researched Saturday, October 10, 2026

  1. Indiana Senate (Wikipedia)
  2. 2026 General Election Candidate List (Indiana Election Division)
  3. Sen. Jim Tomes — Biography and news (Indiana Senate Republicans)
  4. Sen. Jim Tomes bests primary challenger with 80-percent of vote (WNIN)
  5. Statement from State Sen. Jim Tomes (CenterPoint Energy meeting) (Indiana Senate Republicans)
  6. Statement from State Sen. Jim Tomes regarding the issue of redistricting (Indiana Senate Republicans)
  7. 2026 Indiana Senate election (Wikipedia)
  8. Tomes' bill providing protections for shooting ranges ceremonially signed into law (Indiana Senate Republicans)
  9. Indiana Senate District 49 — incumbent Republican Tomes vs newcomer Democrat Clayton (WNIN)
  10. The Data Center Issue (Elect Jim Tomes (campaign))
  11. Cindi for Senate (home page) (Friends of Cindi Clayton (campaign))
  12. Campaign News: What's New With The Campaign New Year Edition (Friends of Cindi Clayton (campaign))
  13. Candidates forum set for Saturday (WNIN)
  14. Cindi Clayton — candidate profile (BallotReady)
  15. About Jim Tomes (Elect Jim Tomes (campaign))
  16. Jim Tomes Endorsements (Elect Jim Tomes (campaign))
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