# Hunter Smith

Hunter Smith is a Republican member of the Indiana House for district 24.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Indiana House, district 24
- Serving since: 2024-11-06
- Current term: IN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0950736c-1a85-4534-91dd-3538759e75cf

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0950736c-1a85-4534-91dd-3538759e75cf (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Smith reported $271.3K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.37 (standard error 0.04), from 139 donors and 290 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 52% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IN 2025–26 session)

908 roll calls. Attendance 97.2% (Indiana House 91.6%). Party unity 96.8% (95.2%). 23 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 199 - Behning · SB 199 Various education matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB199/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 14 - Teshka · SB 14 Pension matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB14/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 140 - Zimmerman · SB 140 Public safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB140/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1200 - Pressel · HB 1200 Bureau of motor vehicles. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1200/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 144 - Rowray · SB 144 Tobacco, e-liquid, and vapor devices. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB144/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1343 - Bartels · HB 1343 Public safety matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1343/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 4 - Snow · SB 4 Various fiscal matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB4/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1268 - Bartels · HB 1268 Indiana defense matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1268/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1266 - Behning · HB 1266 Department of education and education matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1266/
- 2026-02-27 · voted nay · HB 1038 - Snow · HB 1038 Gaming matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1038/

## Legislation (IN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 14 bills: 14 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 30. 42.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana House 45.8%; rank 53 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 26: Urging the Indiana General Assembly to prioritize legislation during the 2027 budget year establishing property tax credits for unemployable Hoosier veterans… (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HR26/
- HB 1426: Training concerning Alzheimer's disease and dementia. (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1426/
- HB 1427: Reporting on gender transition procedures. (in committee, 2026-01-08) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1427/
- SB 204: Various education matters. (became law, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB204/
- HB 1425: Social service provider tax credit. (in committee, 2026-01-08) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1425/
- HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales. (became law, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1424/
- HB 1428: Swimming pools in senior neighborhoods. (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1428/
- SCR 46: Congratulating the Notre Dame fencing team. (passed both chambers, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/SCR46/
- HR 46: Recognizing Sunday, August 10, 2025, as Indiana Prayer Walk Your Campus Day. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HR46/
- SCR 38: Honoring Jadin O'Brien. (passed both chambers, 2025-04-15) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/SCR38/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $271.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.indianahouserepublicans.com/members/general/hunter-smith/?back=members
- Campaign site: https://www.hunterforindiana.com/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0950736c-1a85-4534-91dd-3538759e75cf