# Bob Heaton

Bob Heaton is a Republican member of the Indiana House for district 46.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Indiana House, district 46
- Serving since: 2010-11-16
- Current term: IN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/791928fe-00bb-46bf-9b57-36b7a40e0250

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/791928fe-00bb-46bf-9b57-36b7a40e0250 (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

Heaton sits at +0.58 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 84% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.58 (standard error 0.04), from 136 donors and 596 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 84% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IN 2025–26 session)

908 roll calls. Attendance 98.7% (Indiana House 91.6%). Party unity 99.4% (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 yea · HB 1038 - Snow · HB 1038 Gaming matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1038/

## Legislation (IN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 8 bills: 8 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 52. 25.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana House 45.8%; rank 74 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1386: Massage establishment liability insurance. (in committee, 2026-01-08) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1386/
- HB 1316: Child welfare provider protections. (in committee, 2026-01-06) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1316/
- SCR 27: Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Owen County Chamber of Commerce. (passed both chambers, 2025-04-04) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/SCR27/
- HB 1544: Tax credit for public school foundation. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1544/
- HB 1545: Investment adviser representatives and agents. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1545/
- HB 1543: Vigo County courts. (in committee, 2025-01-27) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1543/
- SB 382: County transfers or gifts to school corporations. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-03) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/SB382/
- HB 1034: Indecent displays by incarcerated individuals. (in committee, 2025-01-08) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1034/
- HB 1218: Indecent displays by incarcerated individuals. (in committee, 2024-01-09) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2024/HB1218/
- HB 1582: DCS workforce stabilization grants. (in committee, 2023-01-24) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2023/HB1582/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $105.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/legislators/legislator_robert_heaton_1030
- X: https://x.com/bobheaton
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BobsForJobs
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-heaton-a4460110/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/791928fe-00bb-46bf-9b57-36b7a40e0250