# Shane Lindauer

Shane Lindauer is a Republican member of the Indiana House for district 63.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Indiana House, district 63
- Serving since: 2017-11-16
- Current term: IN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2a0b391a-a59d-4b7f-907b-87980c2714d8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2a0b391a-a59d-4b7f-907b-87980c2714d8 (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

Lindauer sits at +0.59 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 85% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.59 (standard error 0.04), from 84 donors and 578 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 85% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IN 2025–26 session)

908 roll calls. Attendance 93.3% (Indiana House 91.6%). Party unity 99.7% (95.2%). 16 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 20 bills: 20 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 24. 50.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana House 45.8%; rank 45 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 224: Department of natural resources. (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB224/
- HB 1389: Adoption and foster care matters. (became law, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1389/
- HB 1390: Eminent domain. (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1390/
- HB 1225: Certified technology parks. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1225/
- HB 1227: Designation of gold and silver as legal tender. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1227/
- HB 1226: Public purchasing from Indiana businesses. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1226/
- HB 1617: Parent's bill of rights. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1617/
- HB 1613: Background checks. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1613/
- HB 1614: Bullion depositories. (in committee, 2025-02-04) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1614/
- HB 1612: Rural business growth. (in committee, 2025-01-27) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1612/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $11.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/legislators/legislator_shane_lindauer_1
- Campaign site: https://www.shanelindauer.com/
- X: https://x.com/ShaneLindauer1
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shanelindauerforstaterep/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shane-lindauer-742a5317

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2a0b391a-a59d-4b7f-907b-87980c2714d8