# Carolyn Jackson Carolyn Jackson is a Democratic member of the Indiana House for district 1. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Indiana House, district 1 - Serving since: 2018-11-07 - Current term: IN 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/16ded3c5-7034-4910-b5d1-76efa7b2f02f Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/16ded3c5-7034-4910-b5d1-76efa7b2f02f (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 7.7% of the 13 bills Jackson sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Indiana House. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.81 (standard error 0.03), from 64 donors and 548 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 25% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (IN 2025–26 session) 851 roll calls. Attendance 91.7% (Indiana House 91.6%). Party unity 97.7% (95.2%). 29 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 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 67. 7.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana House 45.8%; rank 94 of 99). Recent sponsored bills: - HCR 8: Honoring the longstanding partnership between the Province of Québec and the State of Indiana. (passed both chambers, 2026-01-15) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HCR8/ - HB 1366: Workforce development incentives. (in committee, 2026-01-08) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1366/ - HB 1318: Physical examinations in CHINS investigations. (in committee, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1318/ - HB 1319: Collection of toll road user fees. (in committee, 2026-01-06) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1319/ - HB 1228: Judicial immunity concerning electronic monitoring. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1228/ - HB 1124: Testing drinking water for lead in school buildings. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1124/ - HB 1550: Personal exemptions. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1550/ - HB 1352: Mental health care for first responders. (in committee, 2025-01-13) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1352/ - HB 1353: Regulation of transportation network drivers. (in committee, 2025-01-13) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1353/ - HB 1410: Ban on sale of flavored tobacco and e-liquids. (in committee, 2025-01-13) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1410/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $18.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 71% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Campaign site: https://votecbjackson.com/ - X: https://x.com/cbjdistrict1 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/votecbjackson/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolynbjackson/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/16ded3c5-7034-4910-b5d1-76efa7b2f02f