# Ryan Dvorak Ryan Dvorak is a Democratic member of the Indiana House for district 8. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Indiana House, district 8 - Serving since: 2002-11-06 - Current term: IN 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/16b01fca-3a93-41a3-ad6a-f2bf9209ddf7 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/16b01fca-3a93-41a3-ad6a-f2bf9209ddf7 (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 0% of the 10 bills Dvorak sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Indiana House. ## What Dvorak says (IN 2025–26 session) 5 classified statements: 5 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Dvorak | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 | | Policy criticism | 40.0% | 10.4% | 12 of 765 | | Policy discussion | 60.0% | 39.2% | 113 of 765 | | Bipartisanship | 40.0% | 2.9% | 1 of 765 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 | Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 67% (State House Democrats 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 33% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.47 (standard error 0.03), from 8 donors and 547 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 72% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (IN 2025–26 session) 908 roll calls. Attendance 87% (Indiana House 91.6%). Party unity 89% (95.2%). 115 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-02-27 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · SB 4 - Snow · SB 4 Various fiscal matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB4/ - 2026-02-27 · voted nay · 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 not voting · HB 1038 - Snow · HB 1038 Gaming matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1038/ ## Legislation (IN 2025–26 session) Sponsored 10 bills: 10 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 4. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana House 45.8%; rank 98 of 99). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1340: Sales tax exemption for utility service. (in committee, 2026-01-06) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1340/ - HJR 4: Ratification of amendment to the Constitution of the United States. (in committee, 2026-01-06) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HJR4/ - HJR 3: Membership of the general assembly. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HJR3/ - HB 1238: Assessment of homesteads. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1238/ - HB 1239: PFAS water safety standards. (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1239/ - HB 1446: Sales tax exemption for utility service. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1446/ - HJR 3: Membership of the general assembly. (in committee, 2025-01-13) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HJR3/ - HB 1364: Minimum wage. (in committee, 2025-01-13) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1364/ - HB 1366: PFAS water safety standards. (in committee, 2025-01-13) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1366/ - HB 1365: Ballot access for major and minor parties. (in committee, 2025-01-13) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1365/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $22.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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. - 2026-01-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/ryandvorak/status/2010781988123443234 - 2025-04-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/ryandvorak/status/1910740489382359328 - 2025-04-11 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/ryandvorak/status/1910748381313446343 - 2025-01-29 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/ryandvorak/status/1884720252568715672 - 2025-01-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/ryandvorak/status/1879382623400976551 ## Links - X: https://x.com/ryandvorak - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ryan.M.Dvorak - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryan.m.dvorak/ - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ryandvorak3842 Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/16b01fca-3a93-41a3-ad6a-f2bf9209ddf7