# Rodney Pol Rodney Pol is a Democratic member of the Indiana Senate for district 4. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Indiana Senate, district 4 - Serving since: 2021-11-16 - Current term: IN 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/4058ba4c-30a9-46a7-80a1-1f3de1e44a2f Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4058ba4c-30a9-46a7-80a1-1f3de1e44a2f (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 Pol missed 17% of 790 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the Indiana Senate (average 94.7%). ## What Pol says (IN 2025–26 session) 507 classified statements: 507 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Pol | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.2% | 2.4% | 161 of 329 | | Policy criticism | 18.1% | 10.3% | 65 of 329 | | Policy discussion | 58.6% | 42.9% | 84 of 329 | | Bipartisanship | 6.1% | 3.4% | 56 of 329 | | Credit claiming | 26.8% | 16.1% | 62 of 329 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 | Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 19% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Education 15% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Labor and Employment 11% (State Senate Democrats 5.9%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.68 (standard error 0.03), from 181 donors and 524 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 44% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (IN 2025–26 session) 790 roll calls. Attendance 83% (Indiana Senate 94.7%). Party unity 96.2% (91.0%). 22 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 140 - Becker · SB 140 Public safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB140/ - 2026-02-27 · voted nay · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 nay · SB 239 - Rogers · SB 239 Various education matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB239/ ## Legislation (IN 2025–26 session) Sponsored 61 bills: 61 reached committee, 35 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 109. 57.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana Senate 66.7%; rank 34 of 49). Recent sponsored bills: - SR 71: Recognizing the Town of Chesterton. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SR71/ - SR 69: Honoring Roni Embry. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SR69/ - SR 50: Honoring Senator J.D. Ford upon his retirement. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SR50/ - SR 51: Honoring Portage Township Schools and Stratelign. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SR51/ - SCR 21: Honoring Chesterton Large Co-ed Cheer. (passed both chambers, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SCR21/ - SR 49: Honoring Senator Andrea Hunley on her retirement. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SR49/ - SR 41: Honoring the 2026 Senate Democratic Caucus interns. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SR41/ - SR 17: Memorializing Richard Young. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SR17/ - SR 32: Honoring Samuelson Insurance Agency. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SR32/ - SR 30: Congratulating Rising Stars of Indiana. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SR30/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $159.8K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 92% 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. - 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senrodneypol/status/2107145789701296546 - 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senrodneypol/status/2107145793522307445 - 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senrodneypol/status/2107145796235702449 - 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senrodneypol/status/2107145798907748634 - 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senrodneypol/status/2107145800941818195 - 2026-09-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senrodneypol/status/2103203381485727765 - 2026-09-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senrodneypol/status/2103203387340685735 - 2026-09-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senrodneypol/status/2103203401626742985 - 2026-09-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senrodneypol/status/2103203409885360266 - 2026-09-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senrodneypol/status/2103203418127089858 ## Links - Official site: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/legislators/legislator_rodney_pol_1 - Campaign site: https://www.rodneyforindiana.com/ - X: https://x.com/senrodneypol - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StateSenatorRodneyPolJr - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Rodney4Indiana/ - YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCcUShePNSzkUj_oAf4Lcg6w/videos - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodney-pol-jr-47381883/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4058ba4c-30a9-46a7-80a1-1f3de1e44a2f