# Lori Goss-Reaves

Lori Goss-Reaves is a Republican member of the Indiana House for district 31.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Indiana House, district 31
- Serving since: 2023-06-01
- Current term: IN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4647c4f2-f1d1-4151-a85a-74db23a7fb5d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4647c4f2-f1d1-4151-a85a-74db23a7fb5d (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

Goss-Reaves voted against the majority of Indiana House Republicans 39 times; party unity 92.3%, in the bottom quarter of the Indiana House (average 95.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.33 (standard error 0.03), from 139 donors and 421 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 47% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IN 2025–26 session)

908 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (Indiana House 91.6%). Party unity 92.3% (95.2%). 39 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 28 bills: 28 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 55. 53.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana House 45.8%; rank 40 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 34: Honoring the Indiana Wesleyan University Women's Volleyball Team and Head Coach Candace Moats. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HR34/
- SB 262: INSPECT program. (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB262/
- HB 1410: Law enforcement officer training requirements. (in committee, 2026-01-08) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1410/
- HB 1253: Various crimes and child protection. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1253/
- SB 180: Various health care matters. (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB180/
- SB 157: Disclosures related to prescription drugs. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB157/
- HB 1076: Liability connected with off-road vehicle use. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1076/
- HB 1254: Various dental matters; respiratory care. (became law, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1254/
- HB 1046: Family recovery court fund. (in committee, 2025-12-02) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1046/
- HCR 40: Recognizing Grant Cates of Oak Hill High School. (passed both chambers, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HCR40/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $67.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/legislators/legislator_lori_goss_reaves_1
- X: https://x.com/lorireaves5
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lori.gossreaves/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lorij1967/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lori-goss-reaves-46481917/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4647c4f2-f1d1-4151-a85a-74db23a7fb5d
