# Eric Bassler

Eric Bassler is a Republican member of the Indiana Senate for district 39.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Indiana Senate, district 39
- Serving since: 2014-11-05
- Current term: IN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2d517236-2a88-435f-bc1f-ce09de86c6f9

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2d517236-2a88-435f-bc1f-ce09de86c6f9 (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

Bassler reported $600 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.13 (standard error 0.02), from 35 donors and 635 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 18% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IN 2025–26 session)

790 roll calls. Attendance 78% (Indiana Senate 94.7%). Party unity 84% (91.0%). 54 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-02-27 · voted not voting · SB 140 - Becker · SB 140 Public safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB140/
- 2026-02-27 · voted not voting · HB 1115 - Deery · HB 1115 Homeowners association governance. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1115/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 14 - Rogers · SB 14 Pension matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB14/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1200 - Crider · HB 1200 Bureau of motor vehicles. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1200/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 179 - Crider · SB 179 Indiana department of transportation. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB179/
- 2026-02-27 · voted not voting · SB 80 - Freeman · SB 80 Code publication. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB80/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1408 - Raatz · HB 1408 Education matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1408/
- 2026-02-27 · voted not voting · HB 1406 - Holdman · HB 1406 Tax and fiscal matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1406/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1277 - Crider · HB 1277 Health and human services matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1277/
- 2026-02-27 · voted not voting · SB 239 - Rogers · SB 239 Various education matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB239/

## Legislation (IN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 71. 64.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana Senate 66.7%; rank 28 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 10: Urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename that portion of State Highway 558 between U.S. Highway 231 and the Northwest Gate of Naval Support… (passed one chamber, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HCR10/
- SB 279: Private credit funds. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB279/
- SB 9: Victim impact statements. (became law, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB9/
- HCR 45: Congratulating the South Knox High School girls basketball team on winning the 2025 IHSAA Class 2A state championship title. (passed both chambers, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HCR45/
- SCR 27: Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Owen County Chamber of Commerce. (passed both chambers, 2025-04-04) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/SCR27/
- SR 36: Recognizing the Purdue Extension Community Leadership Program. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-04) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/SR36/
- HB 1615: Certified technology parks. (passed both chambers, 2025-03-31) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1615/
- SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (became law, 2025-05-06) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/SB464/
- SB 466: Military base infrastructure grant program. (in committee, 2025-01-23) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/SB466/
- HB 1427: Department of local government finance. (became law, 2025-05-06) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1427/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $600 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/legislators/legislator_eric_bassler_1
- X: https://x.com/basslerinsenate
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/basslerstatesenate
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vote_for_bassler
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-bassler-9a9b624/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2d517236-2a88-435f-bc1f-ce09de86c6f9