# Lorissa Sweet

Lorissa Sweet is a Republican member of the Indiana House for district 50.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Indiana House, district 50
- Serving since: 2022-11-09
- Current term: IN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3568c1ff-87a5-4121-a468-ced11a824691

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3568c1ff-87a5-4121-a468-ced11a824691 (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

Sweet reported $2,050 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.32 (standard error 0.03), from 55 donors and 452 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 44% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IN 2025–26 session)

908 roll calls. Attendance 94.8% (Indiana House 91.6%). Party unity 93.3% (95.2%). 40 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 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 33. 20.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana House 45.8%; rank 80 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 21: Recognizing and commending GAP26 for its efforts to promote prayer, faith, and community across the United States. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HCR21/
- HB 1305: Grain shortages, claims, and payments. (in committee, 2026-01-06) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1305/
- HB 1295: Hospital disclosures and requirements. (in committee, 2026-01-06) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1295/
- HB 1304: Titles for vintage vehicles. (in committee, 2026-01-06) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1304/
- HB 1166: Elections. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1166/
- HB 1255: Presumption of continuation of life. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1255/
- HR 54: Congratulating the Manchester Junior-Senior High School boys basketball team on winning the 2025 IHSAA Class 2A state championship title. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-15) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HR54/
- SCR 32: Recognizing Christian persecution in the area known as the Artsakh Republic. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/SCR32/
- HB 1524: Tax credit for contributions to qualified nonprofits. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1524/
- HB 1657: Second amendment protection. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1657/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,050 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/legislators/legislator_lorissa_sweet_1
- Campaign site: https://www.sweet4indiana.com/
- X: https://x.com/sweetgroomer
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lorissa.sweet
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sweetlorissa/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorissa-sweet-41ab501a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3568c1ff-87a5-4121-a468-ced11a824691