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2020 Legislative Report Card Legislative Report Card 2020 About the ICPE Report Card education, or either sup- “Legislators on both ana’s voucher program ported or harmed public to allow underprivileged The ICPE Report Card rated incumbents sides of the aisle education. students from under- who filed for reelection in 2020, grading Two bills in partic- deserve our thanks for achieving public schools them based on their votes on nine bills ular in the 2020 ses- their votes on these the opportunity to attend that either: sion, House Bill 1002 two bills ... These votes a private school, over half • promoted the expansion of private and Senate Bill 2, had of all vouchers (60%) now show it is possible to school vouchers unanimous bi-partisan go to students who never • increased tax credits giving taxpayer support. HB 1002 elim- find common ground.” attended public schools money to scholarships for private inates the requirement - Cathy Fuentes-Rohwer, and have always attend- to use standardized test ed private schools. This schools ICPE Board President • cut voter control of public education, or scores for teacher eval- fact means a good por- uations and SB 2 holds tion of the $172.8 million • supported or harmed public education. schools and school districts harmless diverted to private schools last year is an The ICPE Report Card was created by from scores from the new ILEARN test, extra fiscal cost to taxpayers for students the Indiana Coalition of Public Education affecting how the state will designate who never started at public schools and (ICPE), a bi-partisan non-profit organiza- performance measures for the 2018- whose private education previously was tion that supports public schools. ICPE’s 2019 and 2019-2020 school years. not the responsibility of taxpayers. legislative priorities are available on the “Legislators on both sides of the aisle organization’s website. deserve our thanks for their votes on these Appendix: Voters who would like more infor- In all, ICPE issued grades to 115 mation are invited to view the Appendix to the two bills,” said Cathy Fuentes-Rohwer, ICPE Legislative Report Card 2020. It includes the legislators. Thirty incumbent members ICPE President. “We’re pleased to see ICPE Report Card Methodology, Vote Data List and of the Indiana General Assembly running legislators acknowledge that students grades for Indiana Senators whose terms are up for for reelection earned A’s, five earned a and schools need time to adjust when a election in 2022. The appendix is available on the B, six earned C’s, 71 earned D’s and new standardized test is adopted, and ICPE website: www.indianacoalitionforpubliced.org. none earned F’s for their support for that there are other more relevant ways to Indiana’s public schools. Three earned evaluate teachers. These votes show it is an incomplete grade for voting on too possible to find common ground.” few of the nine bills to calculate. ICPE urges voters who value public Join Us! The more members In ICPE’s view, when you weaken education to use the information in this we have, the louder our public schools by diverting funding away legislative report card as they decide from them, you undermine a key insti- how to vote in November. If you do not voice. Membership in the tution in our society — one that stands know which legislative district you live in, Indiana Coalition for Public as the bedrock of democracy and the you can find that information at Education starts at only cornerstone of local communities. IndianaVoters.com. Since ICPE primarily focuses on In the most recent budget year, $25 a year. issues relating to privatizing public vouchers divert over $172.8 million from Together we can schools, the organization based its public schools to private schools annu- Keep Education Public. report card on nine bills in the 2019 and ally — up nearly $20 million in the past 2020 legislative sessions that divert- two years. Indiana’s cumulative spend- indianacoalitionforpubliced.org/join ed taxpayers’ money away from public ing for vouchers now exceeds $1 billion. schools, damaged public control of Despite the original premise for Indi- The Indiana Coalition for Public Education is a bipartisan non-profit dedicated to preserving and improving public education for all Indiana students. We believe all Indiana children deserve an equitable, fully-funded education system under local control of parents and citizens. To realize this future, we advocate at the statehouse, inform voters about issues affecting schools, and empower Indiana citizens to advance the public schools in their communities. Legislative Report Card 2020 - Page 1 indianacoalitionforpubliced.org INDIANA SENATE INCUMBENTS RUNNING INDIANA HOUSE INCUMBENTS RUNNING FOR REELECTION IN 2020 FOR REELECTION IN 2020 DISTRICT SENATOR 2020 GRADE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE 2020 GRADE 2 Sen. Lonnie M. Randolph-D A 1 Rep. Carolyn Jackson-D A 3 Sen. Eddie Melton-D A 2 Rep. Earl Harris-D A 5 Sen. Ed Charbonneau-R D 3 Rep. Ragen Hatcher-D A 7 Sen. Brian Buchanan-R D 4 Rep. Ed Soliday-R D 8 Sen. Michael Bohacek-R C 5 Rep. Dale DeVon-R D 9 Sen. Ryan Mishler-R C 7 Rep. Ross Deal-D A 10 Sen. David L. Niezgodski-D B 8 Rep. Ryan Dvorak-D A 12 Sen. Blake Doriot-R D 9 Rep. Pat Boy-D A 13 Sen. C. Susan Glick-R D 10 Rep. Charles Moseley-D A 16 Sen. Justin Busch-R D 11 Rep. Michael J. Aylesworth-R D 18 Sen. Stacey Donato-R INC* 13 Rep. Sharon Negele-R D 24 Sen. John Crane-R D 14 Rep. Vernon G. Smith-D A 28 Sen. Michael R. Crider-R D 15 Rep. Chris Chyung-D A 30 Sen. John Ruckelshaus-R D 16 Rep. Douglas L. Gutwein-R D 32 Sen. Aaron Freeman-R D 17 Rep. Jack Jordan-R D 33 Sen. Greg Taylor-D A 19 Rep. Lisa Beck-D A 34 Sen. Jean Breaux-D B 20 Rep. Jim Pressel-R D 35 Sen. R. Michael Young-R C 21 Rep. Timothy Wesco-R D 36 Sen. Jack Sandlin-R D 22 Rep. Curt Nisly-R C 37 Sen. Rodric D. Bray-R D 23 Rep. Ethan Manning-R D 42 Sen. Jean Leising-R D 24 Rep. Donna Schaibley-R D 44 Sen. Eric A. Koch-R C 25 Rep. Donald J. Lehe-R D 50 Sen. Vaneta Becker-R B 26 Rep. Chris Campbell-D A •The three legislators with grades of incomplete served in the 2020 session, 27 Rep. Sheila Klinker-D A but not the 2019 session 28 Rep. Jeffrey A. Thompson-R D 29 Rep. Chuck Goodrich-R D 30 Rep. Mike Karickhoff-R D 31 Rep. Ann Vermillion-R INC* 32 Rep. Anthony J. Cook-R D 33 Rep. J.D. Prescott-R C 34 Rep. Sue E. Errington-D A 35 Rep. Melanie Wright-D A 36 Rep. Terri Jo Austin-D A 37 Rep. Todd Huston-R D 38 Rep. Heath VanNatter-R D 39 Rep. Jerry Torr-R D 40 Rep. Gregory E. Steuerwald-R D 41 Rep. Tim Brown-R D •The three legislators with grades of incomplete served in the 2020 session, but not the 2019 session Legislative Report Card 2020 - Page 2 indianacoalitionforpubliced.org INDIANA HOUSE INCUMBENTS RUNNING FOR REELECTION IN 2020, CONT. DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE 2020 GRADE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE 2020 GRADE 42 Rep. Alan Morrison-R D 82 Rep. David Abbott-R D 43 Rep. Tonya Pfaff-D A 83 Rep. Christopher N. Judy-R D 44 Rep. Beau Baird-R D 84 Rep. Bob Morris-R D 45 Rep. Bruce Borders-R D 85 Rep. Dave Heine-R D 46 Rep. Bob Heaton-R D 86 Rep. Edward O. Delaney-D A 47 Rep. John Young-R D 87 Rep. Carey Hamilton-D A 48 Rep. Doug Miller-R D 89 Rep. Cindy Meyer Kirchhofer-R D 49 Rep. Christy Stutzman-R D 90 Rep. Mike Speedy-R D 50 Rep. Daniel J. Leonard-R D 91 Rep. Robert W. Behning-R D 51 Rep. Dennis J. Zent-R D 93 Rep. Dollyne Sherman-R INC* 52 Rep. Ben Smaltz-R D 94 Rep. Cherrish S. Pryor-D A 53 Rep. Robert W. Cherry-R D 95 Rep. John L. Bartlett-D A 54 Rep. Thomas E. Saunders-R D 96 Rep. Gregory A. Porter-D A 55 Rep. Cindy Meyer Ziemke-R D 97 Rep. Justin Moed-D B 56 Rep. Brad Barrett-R D 98 Rep. Robin Shackleford-D A 57 Rep. Sean R. Eberhart-R D 99 Rep. Vanessa J. Summers-D A 59 Rep. Ryan Lauer-R D 60 Rep. Peggy Mayfield-R D In the face of this national pandemic and impending 61 Rep. Matt Pierce-D A financial crisis, we hope that voters will bear in mind 62 Rep. Jeff Ellington-R D how essential our public schools are to the health and well-being of, not just our children, but that of our 63 Rep. Shane Lindauer-R D communities. The governor and legislature must lean 64 Rep. Matt Hostettler-R D in and fully fund our public schools. We know that 65 Rep. Chris May-R D the cost of bringing children and staff back in person is 66 Rep. Terry Goodin-D B greater than it was before. Online education for those who are vulnerable to this disease or communities with 67 Rep. Randy Frye-R D too much viral spread, combined with a possible in-per- 68 Rep. Randy Lyness-R D son education option, creates double the costs — not 69 Rep. Jim Lucas-R D less.
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