# Heath VanNatter Heath VanNatter is a Republican member of the Indiana House for district 38. - Party: Republican - Seat: Indiana House, district 38 - Serving since: 2010-11-03 - Current term: IN 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/113063ff-6e21-4bf7-b9d0-f06aafc349f2 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/113063ff-6e21-4bf7-b9d0-f06aafc349f2 (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 100% of VanNatter’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Indiana, in the top quarter of State House Republicans. ## What VanNatter says (IN 2025–26 session) 27 classified statements: 27 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | VanNatter | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 11.1% | 2.9% | 43 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 18.5% | 9.3% | 118 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 40.7% | 31.9% | 254 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 7.4% | 12.7% | 469 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 20% (State House Republicans 18%); Health 20% (State House Republicans 10%); Housing and Community Development 20% (State House Republicans 3.4%); Labor and Employment 20% (State House Republicans 2.5%); Crime and Law Enforcement 10% (State House Republicans 11%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.51 (standard error 0.04), from 41 donors and 554 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 76% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (IN 2025–26 session) 908 roll calls. Attendance 93.2% (Indiana House 91.6%). Party unity 98.7% (95.2%). 30 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 yea · HB 1038 - Snow · HB 1038 Gaming matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1038/ ## Legislation (IN 2025–26 session) Sponsored 21 bills: 21 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 36. 61.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana House 45.8%; rank 31 of 99). Recent sponsored bills: - SCR 25: Celebrating the legacy of Abigail Williams and Liberty German. (passed both chambers, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SCR25/ - SB 245: Tip pooling. (became law, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB245/ - HB 1374: Requirements for incentive recipient employers. (in committee, 2026-01-08) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1374/ - HB 1157: Maximum practical parenting time. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1157/ - HB 1147: Licensure of certified public accountants. (became law, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1147/ - HB 1146: Homestead property tax freeze. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1146/ - HB 1156: Veterans property tax deduction. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1156/ - SB 185: Alcohol and tobacco matters. (became law, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB185/ - SB 89: Three-way permits. (became law, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB89/ - SB 69: 1977 pension and disability fund. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB69/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $133.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2026-06-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/repvannatter/status/2068438735130140731 - 2026-06-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repvannatter/status/2063781138951290893 - 2026-03-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/repvannatter/status/2034313599393382433 - 2026-03-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/repvannatter/status/2032422862267535391 - 2026-03-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/repvannatter/status/2032423375851700675 - 2026-02-16 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/repvannatter/status/2023204198003962288 - 2026-01-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/repvannatter/status/2016379798025609563 - 2026-01-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/repvannatter/status/2006883804741513506 - 2025-12-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/repvannatter/status/2004353855568719903 - 2025-12-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/repvannatter/status/1999867900233134276 ## Links - Official site: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/legislators/legislator_heath_vannatter_956 - X: https://x.com/repvannatter - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repvannatter/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/113063ff-6e21-4bf7-b9d0-f06aafc349f2