Election 2018
Legislative Control After times of split power, the last four election cycles have pushed Republicans to super or quorum-proof majorities in both caucuses. Indiana House 80 ■ Republicans ■ Democrats 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 INDIANA BUSINESS FOR 0 RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT (IBRG) 2005-06 2007-08 2009-10 2011-12 2013-14 2015-16 2017-18 is the Indiana Chamber’s non-partisan political action committee. IBRG is the state’s largest, most Indiana Senate sophisticated and most successful political action 45 committee for electing pro-jobs, pro-economy ■ Republicans ■ Democrats legislators to the Indiana General Assembly. 40 35 IBRG is governed by a volunteer Policy Group committee, which reviews candidates, campaign 30 strategies and research to make decisions on 25 candidate endorsements and resource targeting. A professional staff team works directly with endorsed 20 candidates, providing a variety of campaign 15 management services to maximize the impact of every dollar invested in targeted races. 10 5 Since 1990, nearly 90% of IBRG-endorsed candidates have won their races and a total of 41 incumbents 0 2005-06 2007-08 2009-10 2011-12 2013-14 2015-16 2017-18 have been defeated by IBRG-endorsed challengers.
2018 IBRG Candidate Endorsements (as of August 16, 2018) Indiana House of Dan Forestal, HD 100 Jim Lucas, HD 69 Mike Speedy, HD 90 Travis Holdman, SD 19 Representatives Dave Frizzell, HD 93 Randy Lyness, HD 68 Greg Steuerwald, HD 40 Erin Houchin, SD 47 Terri Austin, HD 36 Randy Frye, HD 67 Karlee Macer, HD 92 Holli Sullivan, HD 78 Dennis Kruse, SD 14 Michael Aylesworth, HD 11 Phil GiaQuinta, HD 80 Kevin Mahan, HD 31 Jeff Thompson, HD 28 Jim Merritt, SD 31 Ron Bacon, HD 75 Chuck Goodrich, HD 29 Ethan Manning, HD 23 Jerry Torr, HD 39 Mark Messmer, SD 48 Beau Baird, HD 44 Doug Gutwein, HD 16 Peggy Mayfield, HD 60 Heath VanNatter, HD 38 Chip Perfect, SD 43 Steve Bartels, HD 74 Earl Harris, Jr., HD 2 Chris May, HD 65 Tim Wesco, HD 21 Jeff Raatz, SD 27 Bob Behning, HD 91 Ryan Hatfield, HD 77 Wendy McNamara, HD 76 David Wolkins, HD 18 Linda Rogers, SD 11 Bruce Borders, HD 45 Robert Heaton, HD 46 Justin Moed, HD 97 John Young, HD 47 Greg Walker, SD 41 Brian Bosma, HD 88 Dave Heine, HD 85 Bob Morris, HD 84 Dennis Zent, HD 51 Andy Zay, SD 17 Tim Brown, HD 41 Matt Hostettler, HD 64 Alan Morrison, HD 42 Cindy Ziemke, HD 55 Woody Burton, HD 58 Todd Huston, HD 37 Sharon Negele, HD 13 *U.S. House of Martin Carbaugh, HD 81 Jack Jordan, HD 17 Julie Olthoff, HD19 Indiana Senate Representatives Robert Cherry, HD 53 Chris Judy, HD 83 Matt Owen, HD 71 Ron Alting, SD 22 Jim Baird, CD4 Ed Clere, HD 72 Mike Karickhoff, HD 30 J.D. Prescott, HD 33 Eric Bassler, SD 39 Jim Banks, CD 3 Tony Cook, HD 32 Cindy Kirchhofer, HD 89 Jim Pressel, HD 20 Phil Boots, SD 23 Susan Brooks, CD5 Steve Davisson, HD 73 Sheila Klinker, HD 27 Tom Saunders, HD 54 Liz Brown, SD 15 Larry Bucshon, CD 8 Dale DeVon, HD 5 Doug Miller, HD 48 Donna Schaibley, HD 24 Jim Buck, SD 21 Trey Hollingsworth, CD 9 Sean Eberhart, HD 57 Don Lehe, HD 25 Sally Siegrist, HD 26 Jon Ford, SD 38 Greg Pence, CD 6 Jeff Ellington, HD 62 Matt Lehman, HD 79 Hal Slager, HD 15 Chris Garten, SD 45 Jackie Walorski, CD 2 Karen Engleman, HD 70 Dan Leonard, HD 50 Ben Smaltz, HD 52 Mike Gaskill, SD 26 Sue Errington, HD 34 Shane Lindhauer, HD 63 Ed Soliday, HD 4 Ron Grooms, SD 46 *Endorsements made by Indiana Chamber’s Congressional Affairs Committee
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