# Blake Johnson

Blake Johnson is a Democratic member of the Indiana House for district 100.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Indiana House, district 100
- Serving since: 2020-06-27
- Current term: IN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5fd5f8d8-b47c-4b69-ba1a-d89f0fb106a7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5fd5f8d8-b47c-4b69-ba1a-d89f0fb106a7 (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

The policy areas Johnson talks about and legislates on agree at 0.22 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats.

## What Johnson says (IN 2025–26 session)

49 classified statements: 49 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Johnson | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.1% | 2.5% | 162 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 42.9% | 10.4% | 8 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 61.2% | 39.2% | 93 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.0% | 2.9% | 367 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 10.2% | 14.4% | 423 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 43% (State House Democrats 15%); Housing and Community Development 30% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Government Operations and Politics 23% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 23% (State House Democrats 15%); Families 13% (State House Democrats 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.47 (standard error 0.03), from 268 donors and 236 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 73% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (IN 2025–26 session)

372 roll calls. Attendance 91.9% (Indiana House 91.6%). Party unity 92.4% (95.2%). 12 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-02-27 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · HB 1266 - Behning · HB 1266 Department of education and education matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1266/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1038 - Snow · HB 1038 Gaming matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1038/

## Legislation (IN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 10 bills: 10 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 26. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana House 45.8%; rank 98 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1430: Referenda on preschool funding levies. (in committee, 2026-01-08) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1430/
- HB 1293: Vulnerable road users. (in committee, 2026-01-06) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1293/
- HB 1292: Automated traffic enforcement safety devices. (in committee, 2026-01-06) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1292/
- HB 1291: Self-service by wine retailer customer. (in committee, 2026-01-06) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1291/
- HB 1603: Credit for automobile loan interest expenses. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1603/
- HB 1497: Automated traffic enforcement safety devices. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1497/
- HB 1622: Referenda on prekindergarten funding levies. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1622/
- HB 1332: Cannabis. (in committee, 2025-01-13) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1332/
- HB 1331: Vulnerable road users. (in committee, 2025-01-13) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1331/
- HB 1330: Child operated refreshment stands. (in committee, 2025-01-13) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1330/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $30.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% 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.

- 2026-04-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/indyblakej/status/2046376621708292444
- 2026-04-09 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/indyblakej/status/2042359910785036395
- 2026-02-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/indyblakej/status/2026787000083177737
- 2026-02-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/indyblakej/status/2024606940064559480
- 2025-11-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/indyblakej/status/1990943961607721372
- 2025-07-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/indyblakej/status/1949077238348996938
- 2025-07-01 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism · https://x.com/indyblakej/status/1940134153086710056
- 2025-06-08 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/indyblakej/status/1931534900768674139
- 2025-06-08 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/indyblakej/status/1931534902693917054
- 2025-06-08 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/indyblakej/status/1931534904392655328

## Links

- Official site: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/legislators/legislator_blake_johnson_1
- Campaign site: https://www.johnsonforthehouse.com/
- X: https://x.com/indyblakej
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnsonforthehouse/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indyblakej/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Indyblakej/about
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blake-johnson-31aa1510/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5fd5f8d8-b47c-4b69-ba1a-d89f0fb106a7
