# Jim Pressel

Jim Pressel is a Republican member of the Indiana House for district 20.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Indiana House, district 20
- Serving since: 2016-11-09
- Current term: IN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3918dc6e-fbf5-4ea0-b62a-376729b463ec

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3918dc6e-fbf5-4ea0-b62a-376729b463ec (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

85% of the 20 bills Pressel sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Indiana House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.34 (standard error 0.03), from 160 donors and 572 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 48% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IN 2025–26 session)

908 roll calls. Attendance 92.4% (Indiana House 91.6%). Party unity 96.1% (95.2%). 25 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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, 17 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 63. 85.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana House 45.8%; rank 7 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1348: Regulation of grease control equipment. (became law, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1348/
- SB 179: Indiana department of transportation. (became law, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB179/
- HB 1200: Bureau of motor vehicles. (became law, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1200/
- HB 1150: Local regulation. (became law, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1150/
- HB 1247: Underground utility facilities. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1247/
- HB 1044: Insurance coverage for public safety employees. (became law, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1044/
- HR 16: Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the LaPorte Little Theatre. (passed one chamber, 2025-02-18) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HR16/
- HB 1459: Water and wastewater utility asset management. (became law, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1459/
- HB 1461: Road funding. (became law, 2025-05-01) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1461/
- HB 1460: Drainage systems. (became law, 2025-05-01) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1460/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $322.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 94% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: http://www.indianahouserepublicans.com/members/general/jim-pressel
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jimpresselforstaterep/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3918dc6e-fbf5-4ea0-b62a-376729b463ec