# Tonya Pfaff Tonya Pfaff is a Democratic member of the Indiana House for district 43. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Indiana House, district 43 - Serving since: 2018-11-07 - Current term: IN 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/0f97a586-0089-4eb8-86c1-40f42bc1f594 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0f97a586-0089-4eb8-86c1-40f42bc1f594 (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 Pfaff voted against the majority of Indiana House Democrats 39 times; party unity 90%, in the bottom quarter of the Indiana House (average 95.2%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.45 (standard error 0.02), from 80 donors and 595 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 74% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (IN 2025–26 session) 908 roll calls. Attendance 98.9% (Indiana House 91.6%). Party unity 90% (95.2%). 39 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-02-27 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · HB 1266 - Behning · HB 1266 Department of education and education matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1266/ - 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1038 - Snow · HB 1038 Gaming matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1038/ ## Legislation (IN 2025–26 session) Sponsored 12 bills: 12 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 49. 25.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana House 45.8%; rank 74 of 99). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1325: Special education. (became law, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1325/ - HB 1083: Lane expansion of I-70. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1083/ - HB 1175: Study of state house accessibility improvements. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1175/ - HB 1174: Project Lifesaver program requirement for counties. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1174/ - HR 50: Honoring Executive Director Kristi Howe upon her retirement from the Vigo County Public Library. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HR50/ - HCR 23: Recognizing the Indiana State University Band program's centennial. (passed both chambers, 2025-02-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HCR23/ - HB 1511: Riverfront economic development tax area. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1511/ - HB 1513: Student self-regulation program. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1513/ - HB 1512: Outdoor recreation. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1512/ - HB 1510: School counselor grants. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1510/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $84.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 91% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/legislators/legislator_tonya_pfaff_1/;https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/legislators/legislator_tonya_pfaff_1;http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/legislators/legislator_tonya_pfaff_1;https://api.iga.in.gov/2021/legislators/tonya_pfaff_1;https://indianahousedemocrats.org/members/tonya-pfaff/full;https://indianahousedemocrats.org/members - Campaign site: https://www.tonyapfaff.com/ - X: https://x.com/tonyapfaff - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/electtonyapfaff/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonya.pfaff.for.indiana/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonya-pfaff-8ab438167/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0f97a586-0089-4eb8-86c1-40f42bc1f594