# Randy Novak

Randy Novak is a Democratic member of the Indiana House for district 9.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Indiana House, district 9
- Serving since: 2025-10-22
- Current term: IN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/74acd892-bd86-453a-8a48-87954ad68c19

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/74acd892-bd86-453a-8a48-87954ad68c19 (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

Novak voted against the majority of Indiana House Democrats 28 times; party unity 83%, in the bottom 5% of the Indiana House (average 95.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.26 (standard error 0.03), from 129 donors and 129 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 94% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (IN 2025–26 session)

388 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (Indiana House 91.6%). Party unity 83% (95.2%). 28 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 9 bills: 9 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 20. 55.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana House 45.8%; rank 38 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 52: Honoring honoring Representative Pat Boy. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HR52/
- HR 48: Honoring the LaPorte County Fair. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HR48/
- HR 46: Honoring the 190th anniversary of the incorporation of Michigan City, Indiana. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HR46/
- SCR 3: Urging INDOT to rename the portion of U.S. 12 the "Chief Marshal James R. Kautz Memorial Highway". (passed both chambers, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SCR3/
- HB 1189: Labor requirements for data center incentives. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1189/
- HB 1244: Tax increment financing. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1244/
- HB 1162: Medicaid waiver direct care staff compensation. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1162/
- HB 1190: Line of duty disability from PFAS exposure. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1190/
- HB 1048: VFD clothing and automobile allowances. (became law, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1048/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $153.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 90% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/74acd892-bd86-453a-8a48-87954ad68c19