# Alaina Shonkwiler

Alaina Shonkwiler is a Republican member of the Indiana House for district 29.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Indiana House, district 29
- Serving since: 2024-11-06
- Current term: IN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3564d02c-d1d7-4c46-87b7-dbc1c5f1dc14

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3564d02c-d1d7-4c46-87b7-dbc1c5f1dc14 (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

The policy areas Shonkwiler talks about and legislates on agree at 0.41 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans.

## What Shonkwiler says (IN 2025–26 session)

168 classified statements: 168 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Shonkwiler | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 1.8% | 9.3% | 605 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 38.1% | 31.9% | 294 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.6% | 1.8% | 133 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 18.4% | 12.7% | 201 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 22% (State House Republicans 11%); Education 14% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (State House Republicans 18%); Armed Forces and National Security 11% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Economics and Public Finance 9.4% (State House Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.40 (standard error 0.03), from 189 donors and 285 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 59% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IN 2025–26 session)

908 roll calls. Attendance 94.0% (Indiana House 91.6%). Party unity 96.9% (95.2%). 13 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 yea · HB 1038 - Snow · HB 1038 Gaming matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1038/

## Legislation (IN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 8 bills: 8 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 39. 62.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana House 45.8%; rank 29 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1002: Electric utility affordability. (became law, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1002/
- HB 1272: Collateral recovery services. (in committee, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1272/
- HB 1350: Exclusionary rule. (in committee, 2026-01-06) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1350/
- HB 1315: Township reorganization. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1315/
- HB 1215: Regulation of interchange fees. (in committee, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1215/
- SB 23: Alcoholic beverage permits for county fairs. (became law, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB23/
- HB 1232: IDACS. (became law, 2025-04-30) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1232/
- HB 1188: Resisting law enforcement. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-11) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1188/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $96.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ShonkwilerIN29, AlainaShonk/status/2114013235930357793
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShonkwilerIN29, AlainaShonk/status/2113691482431308069
- 2026-09-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ShonkwilerIN29, AlainaShonk/status/2099901822924103767
- 2026-09-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ShonkwilerIN29, AlainaShonk/status/2099641660191789457
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShonkwilerIN29, AlainaShonk/status/2098452435828122087
- 2026-08-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ShonkwilerIN29, AlainaShonk/status/2092421736302346521
- 2026-08-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShonkwilerIN29, AlainaShonk/status/2090243622402658564
- 2026-08-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ShonkwilerIN29, AlainaShonk/status/2089819575579967741
- 2026-08-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ShonkwilerIN29, AlainaShonk/status/2089488879074119792
- 2026-08-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShonkwilerIN29, AlainaShonk/status/2088718681450647964

## Links

- Official site: https://www.indianahouserepublicans.com/members/general/alaina-shonkwiler
- Campaign site: https://www.alainafornoblesville.com/
- X: https://x.com/ShonkwilerIN29
- X: https://x.com/AlainaShonk
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alainafornoblesville
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6815316
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alainafornoblesville/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3564d02c-d1d7-4c46-87b7-dbc1c5f1dc14