# Michelle Davis

Michelle Davis is a Republican member of the Indiana House for district 58.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Indiana House, district 58
- Serving since: 2020-11-04
- Current term: IN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7580d002-efd7-461a-80ee-06c82ab0db71

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7580d002-efd7-461a-80ee-06c82ab0db71 (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

Davis has 58 classified statements in the IN 2025–26 session.

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

58 classified statements: 58 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Davis | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 3.5% | 9.3% | 529 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 46.6% | 31.9% | 179 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.7% | 1.8% | 298 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 31.0% | 12.7% | 60 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.7% | 1.4% | 220 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 37% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Government Operations and Politics 30% (State House Republicans 18%); Education 19% (State House Republicans 15%); Families 19% (State House Republicans 3.6%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State House Republicans 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.40 (standard error 0.04), from 0 donors and 517 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 58% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IN 2025–26 session)

908 roll calls. Attendance 92.1% (Indiana House 91.6%). Party unity 98.4% (95.2%). 21 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-02-27 · voted not voting · SB 199 - Behning · SB 199 Various education matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB199/
- 2026-02-27 · voted not voting · SB 14 - Teshka · SB 14 Pension matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB14/
- 2026-02-27 · voted not voting · SB 140 - Zimmerman · SB 140 Public safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB140/
- 2026-02-27 · voted not voting · HB 1200 - Pressel · HB 1200 Bureau of motor vehicles. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1200/
- 2026-02-27 · voted not voting · SB 144 - Rowray · SB 144 Tobacco, e-liquid, and vapor devices. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB144/
- 2026-02-27 · voted not voting · HB 1343 - Bartels · HB 1343 Public safety matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1343/
- 2026-02-27 · voted not voting · SB 4 - Snow · SB 4 Various fiscal matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB4/
- 2026-02-27 · voted not voting · HB 1268 - Bartels · HB 1268 Indiana defense matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1268/
- 2026-02-27 · voted not voting · HB 1266 - Behning · HB 1266 Department of education and education matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1266/
- 2026-02-27 · voted not voting · HB 1038 - Snow · HB 1038 Gaming matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1038/

## Legislation (IN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 18 bills: 18 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 50. 38.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana House 45.8%; rank 58 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 35: Congratulating the Whiteland Community High School Girls Wrestling Team. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HR35/
- HB 1086: Ten Commandments as a protected writing. (in committee, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1086/
- HB 1095: School police pension matters. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1095/
- HB 1188: Police pension matters. (in committee, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1188/
- HB 1195: High school equivalency programs. (became law, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1195/
- HB 1041: Line maintenance in public rights-of-way. (in committee, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1041/
- HB 1678: Qualified immunity for elected state officers. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1678/
- HB 1662: State and local policies on homelessness. (in committee, 2025-02-19) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1662/
- HB 1480: Line maintenance in public rights-of-way. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1480/
- HB 1479: State police pensions. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1479/

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/vote4mdavis/status/2107861226063606040
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/vote4mdavis/status/2105755592203604201
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/vote4mdavis/status/2104574827873075423
- 2026-09-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/vote4mdavis/status/2097001178424873367
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/vote4mdavis/status/2095964874345943185
- 2026-08-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/vote4mdavis/status/2087652429818990857
- 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/vote4mdavis/status/2073382818718388472
- 2026-05-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/vote4mdavis/status/2058905675313697183
- 2026-05-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/vote4mdavis/status/2051822557242819033
- 2026-05-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/vote4mdavis/status/2051485372803117110

## Links

- Official site: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/legislators/legislator_michelle_davis_1
- Campaign site: https://www.vote4michelledavis.com/about-michelle/
- X: https://x.com/vote4mdavis
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100046071585385
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vote4michelledavis/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-davis-1ab85441/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7580d002-efd7-461a-80ee-06c82ab0db71