# Mitch Gore Mitch Gore is a Democratic member of the Indiana House for district 89. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Indiana House, district 89 - Serving since: 2020-11-04 - Current term: IN 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/30a1de33-efbb-41e1-bf59-bf8171089a3a Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/30a1de33-efbb-41e1-bf59-bf8171089a3a (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 Gore voted against the majority of Indiana House Democrats 57 times; party unity 81%, in the bottom 5% of the Indiana House (average 95.2%). ## What Gore says (IN 2025–26 session) 127 classified statements: 127 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 | Gore | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 5.5% | 2.5% | 125 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 18.1% | 10.4% | 155 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 40.2% | 39.2% | 382 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 3.9% | 2.9% | 195 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 14.2% | 14.4% | 332 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 0.8% | 1.0% | 226 of 764 | Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 59% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 9.8% (State House Democrats 11%); Armed Forces and National Security 7.8% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 7.8% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Transportation and Public Works 5.9% (State House Democrats 5.3%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.29 (standard error 0.02), from 470 donors and 465 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 92% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (IN 2025–26 session) 908 roll calls. Attendance 78% (Indiana House 91.6%). Party unity 81% (95.2%). 57 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 24 bills: 24 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 55. 50.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana House 45.8%; rank 45 of 99). Recent sponsored bills: - HR 53: Honoring Spencer Parli Tew. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HR53/ - HR 42: Recognizing May 2026 as Myositis Awareness Month. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HR42/ - HR 43: Honoring Kenneth Edwards upon his retirement. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HR43/ - HCR 20: Honoring Sergeant Terry Frye. (passed both chambers, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HCR20/ - HCR 17: Urging Indiana's federal congressional delegation and the United States government to place price floors for farmers and break up agricultural monopolies. (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HCR17/ - HCR 19: Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Indianapolis Children's Choir. (passed both chambers, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HCR19/ - HB 1191: Decriminalization of marijuana. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1191/ - HB 1067: Reporting of grocery staple pricing. (in committee, 2025-12-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1067/ - HB 1066: Purchase and lease of government vehicles. (in committee, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1066/ - HB 1015: Indiana National Guard. (in committee, 2025-12-01) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1015/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $145.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 99% 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. - 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/repmitchgore/status/2107985300811080002 - 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/repmitchgore/status/2108030843499299102 - 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/repmitchgore/status/2107971043159609843 - 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/repmitchgore/status/2107971765003583762 - 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repmitchgore/status/2107972245553647878 - 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/repmitchgore/status/2107973655871492151 - 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/repmitchgore/status/2107974754426834970 - 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repmitchgore/status/2107975207122276840 - 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/repmitchgore/status/2107976355384316282 - 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repmitchgore/status/2107977561313849698 ## Links - Official site: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/legislators/legislator_mitch_gore_1 - Campaign site: https://mitchgore.com/ - X: https://x.com/repmitchgore - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mitch.gore.144 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mitchforrep/ - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mitchgore4699 Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/30a1de33-efbb-41e1-bf59-bf8171089a3a