Indiana leaders on data centers
9 races on the November 3 ballot · 21 candidates · 3 on the ballot with a statement · 4 sitting officials on the record
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U.S. House 9 districts
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Every district and its candidates
- 1st District: Frank J. Mrvan, Barb Regnitz
- 2nd District: Rudy Yakym III, Jamee Decio, William Eric Henry
- 3rd District: Marlin A. Stutzman, Kelly Thompson
- 4th District: James R. Baird, Drew Cox
- 5th District: Victoria Spartz, J.D. Ford
- 6th District: Jefferson Shreve, Cynthia (Cinde) Wirth
- 7th District: André Carson, Patrick McAuley, James M Sceniak
- 8th District: Mark B. Messmer, Mary Allen
- 9th District: Erin Houchin, Brad A. Meyer, Tonya L. Hudson
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U.S. House, District 1 2 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Frank J. Mrvan
Democratic · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 11, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: House Creative Committee, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Barb Regnitz
Republican
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 2 3 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Rudy Yakym III
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 11, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: U.S. House of Representatives, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Jamee Decio
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 11, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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William Eric Henry
Libertarian
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 3 2 candidates · 1 with a statement
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Marlin A. Stutzman
Republican · In office
Stutzman said data center operators should provide their own power and pay those costs upfront instead of receiving substantial tax abatements and write offs at the beginning of a project
Their newest statement on the record, October 15, 2026, WOWO (opens in a new tab).
3 statements · 1 vote on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Marlin A. Stutzman's page.
Photo: United States Congress, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Kelly Thompson
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 4 2 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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James R. Baird
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 11, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: US House of Representatives, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Drew Cox
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 5 2 candidates · 2 with a statement
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Victoria Spartz
Republican · In office
Victoria Spartz has expressed opposition to one of Indiana's largest economic development efforts, data centers
Their newest statement on the record, September 18, 2026, Indianapolis Business Journal (opens in a new tab).
3 statements · 1 vote on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Victoria Spartz's page.
Photo: House Creative Committee, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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J.D. Ford
Democratic
J.D. Ford introduced Senate Bill 79 for the 2026 session with similar proposals regarding disclosure and local site assessments, which did not advance beyond the Senate Utilities Committee
Their newest statement on the record, January 1, 2026, LarryInFishers (opens in a new tab).
2 statements · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on J.D. Ford's page.
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U.S. House, District 6 2 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Jefferson Shreve
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: House Creative Services, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Cynthia (Cinde) Wirth
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 7 3 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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André Carson
Democratic · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: United States Congress, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Patrick McAuley
Republican
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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James M Sceniak
Libertarian
No sourced statement on the record as of October 14, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 8 2 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Mark B. Messmer
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 11, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: Governor Eric Holcomb, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Mary Allen
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 9 3 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Erin Houchin
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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Brad A. Meyer
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 11, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Tonya L. Hudson
Libertarian
No sourced statement on the record as of October 11, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
In office now 15 officials
Each name opens the person's page. An official who is also on the November ballot is listed here and again in their race, marked In office.
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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3 statements · 1 vote on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Marlin A. Stutzman's page.
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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3 statements · 1 vote on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Victoria Spartz's page.
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
- Lloyd Lamberton Chairman, Vanderburgh County Data Center Research Committee
1 statement · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Lloyd Lamberton's page.
- Tyler Moore Mayor of Kokomo
1 statement · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Tyler Moore's page.
State lawmakers 0 on the record
State legislators appear here as sponsors and final passage voters on the data center bills already on the record, once that level ships. Indiana's bills and laws on the record.
