# Matt Lehman

Matt Lehman is a Republican member of the Indiana House for district 79.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Indiana House, district 79
- Serving since: 2008-11-05
- Current term: IN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/423b3123-c1b6-4e2f-92f4-5610130de844

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/423b3123-c1b6-4e2f-92f4-5610130de844 (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

80% of the 20 bills Lehman sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Indiana House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.51 (standard error 0.04), from 47 donors and 568 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 76% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IN 2025–26 session)

908 roll calls. Attendance 94.1% (Indiana House 91.6%). Party unity 98.7% (95.2%). 6 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 20 bills: 20 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 37. 80.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana House 45.8%; rank 12 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 39: Honoring Representative Edward D. Clere. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HR39/
- SB 226: Indiana department of administration. (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB226/
- HB 1417: Causes of action and damages. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1417/
- HB 1360: Access to public records. (became law, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1360/
- SB 211: Cancellation of caucus meeting. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB211/
- HB 1267: State board of accounts. (became law, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1267/
- HB 1260: Various insurance matters. (became law, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1260/
- HB 1261: Use of aerial photography. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1261/
- HR 61: Recognizing EP Graphics upon its 100th anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HR61/
- HCR 39: Congratulating the Norwell High School girls basketball team on winning the 2025 IHSAA Class 3A state championship title. (passed both chambers, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HCR39/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $166.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 87% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.indianahouserepublicans.com/members/leadership/matt-lehman/
- Campaign site: https://mattlehman.com/
- X: https://x.com/mjlehman23
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MattLehmanForStateRep
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattlehman1

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/423b3123-c1b6-4e2f-92f4-5610130de844