Rating Group: Indiana Coalition of Public Education

2019-2020 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
Dennis Kruse 0%
IN State House - 18 David Abbott Republican 25%
IN State House - 11 Michael Aylesworth Republican 25%
Ron Bacon 25%
IN State House - 44 Beau Baird Republican 25%
IN State House - 56 Bradford Barrett Republican 25%
IN State House - 74 Stephen Bartels Republican 25%
IN State Senate - 39 Eric Bassler Republican 25%
IN State House - 91 Bob Behning Republican 25%
Phil Boots 25%
IN State House - 45 Bruce Borders Republican 25%
Brian Bosma 25%
IN State Senate - 37 Rodric Bray Republican 25%
IN State Senate - 15 Liz Brown Republican 25%
Timothy Brown 25%
IN State Senate - 7 Brian Buchanan Republican 25%
IN State Senate - 21 James Buck Republican 25%
Woody Burton 25%
IN State Senate - 16 Justin Busch Republican 25%
IN State House - 81 Martin Carbaugh Republican 25%
IN State Senate - 5 Ed Charbonneau Republican 25%
IN State House - 53 Bob Cherry Republican 25%
IN State House - 72 Ed Clere Republican 25%
Tony Cook 25%
IN State Senate - 24 John Crane Republican 25%
IN State Senate - 28 Michael Crider Republican 25%
Steve Davisson 25%
IN State House - 5 Dale DeVon Republican 25%
IN State Senate - 12 Blake Doriot Republican 25%
Sean Eberhart 25%
Jeff Ellington 25%
IN State House - 70 Karen Engleman Republican 25%
Jon Ford 25%
IN State Senate - 32 Aaron Freeman Republican 25%
Randy Frye 25%
IN State Senate - 45 Chris Garten Republican 25%
IN State Senate - 25 Mike Gaskill Republican 25%
IN State Senate - 13 Susan Glick Republican 25%
IN State House - 29 Chuck Goodrich Republican 25%
Ron Grooms 25%
Douglas Gutwein 25%
IN State House - 46 Bob Heaton Republican 25%
IN State House - 85 Dave Heine Republican 25%
IN State Senate - 19 Travis Holdman Republican 25%
IN State House - 64 Matt Hostettler Republican 25%
IN State House - 37 Todd Huston Republican 25%
IN State House - 17 Jack Jordan Republican 25%
IN State House - 83 Christopher Judy Republican 25%
IN State House - 30 Mike Karickhoff Republican 25%
Cindy Kirchhofer 25%
IN State House - 59 Ryan Lauer Republican 25%
Donald Lehe 25%
IN State House - 79 Matt Lehman Republican 25%
IN State Senate - 42 Jean Leising Republican 25%
Daniel Leonard 25%
IN State House - 63 Shane Lindauer Republican 25%
IN State House - 69 Jim Lucas Republican 25%
IN State House - 68 Randy Lyness Republican 25%
IN State House - 23 Ethan Manning Republican 25%
IN State House - 65 Chris May Republican 25%
IN State House - 60 Peggy Mayfield Republican 25%
IN State House - 76 Wendy McNamara Republican 25%
Jim Merritt, Jr. 25%
IN State Senate - 48 Mark Messmer Republican 25%
IN State House - 48 Douglas Miller Republican 25%
IN State House - 84 Bob Morris Republican 25%
IN State House - 42 Alan Morrison Republican 25%
IN State House - 13 Sharon Negele Republican 25%
IN State Senate - 6 Rick Niemeyer Republican 25%
Chip Perfect, Jr. 25%
IN State House - 20 Jim Pressel Republican 25%
IN State Senate - 27 Jeff Raatz Republican 25%
IN State Senate - 11 Linda Rogers Republican 25%
John Ruckelshaus 25%
Jack Sandlin 25%
Tom Saunders 25%
IN State House - 24 Donna Schaibley Republican 25%
IN State House - 52 Ben Smaltz Republican 25%
IN State House - 4 Ed Soliday Republican 25%
IN U.S. House - 5 Victoria Spartz Republican 25%
IN State House - 90 Mike Speedy Republican 25%
IN State House - 40 Gregory Steuerwald Republican 25%
Christy Stutzman 25%
Holli Sullivan 25%
IN State House - 28 Jeffrey Thompson Republican 25%
IN State House - 39 Gerald Torr Republican 25%
IN State House - 38 Heath VanNatter Republican 25%
IN State House - 21 Timothy Wesco Republican 25%
John Young 25%
IN State Senate - 17 Andy Zay Republican 25%
IN State House - 51 Dennis Zent Republican 25%
Cindy Ziemke 25%
IN State Senate - 22 Ron Alting Republican 50%
IN State Senate - 8 Mike Bohacek Republican 50%
IN U.S. House - 9 Erin Houchin Republican 50%
IN State Senate - 44 Eric Koch Republican 50%
IN State Senate - 9 Ryan Mishler Republican 50%
Curt Nisly 50%
IN State House - 33 John Prescott Republican 50%
IN State Senate - 41 Greg Walker Republican 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
Dennis Kruse 0%
IN State House - 18 David Abbott R 25%
IN State House - 11 Michael Aylesworth R 25%
Ron Bacon 25%
IN State House - 44 Beau Baird R 25%
IN State House - 56 Bradford Barrett R 25%
IN State House - 74 Stephen Bartels R 25%
IN State Senate - 39 Eric Bassler R 25%
IN State House - 91 Bob Behning R 25%
Phil Boots 25%
IN State House - 45 Bruce Borders R 25%
Brian Bosma 25%
IN State Senate - 37 Rodric Bray R 25%
IN State Senate - 15 Liz Brown R 25%
Timothy Brown 25%
IN State Senate - 7 Brian Buchanan R 25%
IN State Senate - 21 James Buck R 25%
Woody Burton 25%
IN State Senate - 16 Justin Busch R 25%
IN State House - 81 Martin Carbaugh R 25%
IN State Senate - 5 Ed Charbonneau R 25%
IN State House - 53 Bob Cherry R 25%
IN State House - 72 Ed Clere R 25%
Tony Cook 25%
IN State Senate - 24 John Crane R 25%
IN State Senate - 28 Michael Crider R 25%
Steve Davisson 25%
IN State House - 5 Dale DeVon R 25%
IN State Senate - 12 Blake Doriot R 25%
Sean Eberhart 25%
Jeff Ellington 25%
IN State House - 70 Karen Engleman R 25%
Jon Ford 25%
IN State Senate - 32 Aaron Freeman R 25%
Randy Frye 25%
IN State Senate - 45 Chris Garten R 25%
IN State Senate - 25 Mike Gaskill R 25%
IN State Senate - 13 Susan Glick R 25%
IN State House - 29 Chuck Goodrich R 25%
Ron Grooms 25%
Douglas Gutwein 25%
IN State House - 46 Bob Heaton R 25%
IN State House - 85 Dave Heine R 25%
IN State Senate - 19 Travis Holdman R 25%
IN State House - 64 Matt Hostettler R 25%
IN State House - 37 Todd Huston R 25%
IN State House - 17 Jack Jordan R 25%
IN State House - 83 Christopher Judy R 25%
IN State House - 30 Mike Karickhoff R 25%
Cindy Kirchhofer 25%
IN State House - 59 Ryan Lauer R 25%
Donald Lehe 25%
IN State House - 79 Matt Lehman R 25%
IN State Senate - 42 Jean Leising R 25%
Daniel Leonard 25%
IN State House - 63 Shane Lindauer R 25%
IN State House - 69 Jim Lucas R 25%
IN State House - 68 Randy Lyness R 25%
IN State House - 23 Ethan Manning R 25%
IN State House - 65 Chris May R 25%
IN State House - 60 Peggy Mayfield R 25%
IN State House - 76 Wendy McNamara R 25%
Jim Merritt, Jr. 25%
IN State Senate - 48 Mark Messmer R 25%
IN State House - 48 Douglas Miller R 25%
IN State House - 84 Bob Morris R 25%
IN State House - 42 Alan Morrison R 25%
IN State House - 13 Sharon Negele R 25%
IN State Senate - 6 Rick Niemeyer R 25%
Chip Perfect, Jr. 25%
IN State House - 20 Jim Pressel R 25%
IN State Senate - 27 Jeff Raatz R 25%
IN State Senate - 11 Linda Rogers R 25%
John Ruckelshaus 25%
Jack Sandlin 25%
Tom Saunders 25%
IN State House - 24 Donna Schaibley R 25%
IN State House - 52 Ben Smaltz R 25%
IN State House - 4 Ed Soliday R 25%
IN U.S. House - 5 Victoria Spartz R 25%
IN State House - 90 Mike Speedy R 25%
IN State House - 40 Gregory Steuerwald R 25%
Christy Stutzman 25%
Holli Sullivan 25%
IN State House - 28 Jeffrey Thompson R 25%
IN State House - 39 Gerald Torr R 25%
IN State House - 38 Heath VanNatter R 25%
IN State House - 21 Timothy Wesco R 25%
John Young 25%
IN State Senate - 17 Andy Zay R 25%
IN State House - 51 Dennis Zent R 25%
Cindy Ziemke 25%
IN State Senate - 22 Ron Alting R 50%
IN State Senate - 8 Mike Bohacek R 50%
IN U.S. House - 9 Erin Houchin R 50%
IN State Senate - 44 Eric Koch R 50%
IN State Senate - 9 Ryan Mishler R 50%
Curt Nisly 50%
IN State House - 33 John Prescott R 50%
IN State Senate - 41 Greg Walker R 50%
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