# Tim O'Brien Tim O'Brien is a Republican member of the Indiana House for district 78. - Party: Republican - Seat: Indiana House, district 78 - Serving since: 2021-03-30 - Current term: IN 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/87eb34dc-70d6-4614-a871-568a836ff552 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/87eb34dc-70d6-4614-a871-568a836ff552 (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 O'Brien reported $292.3K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State House Republicans (median $33.7K). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.50 (standard error 0.03), from 306 donors and 520 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 74% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (IN 2025–26 session) 908 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (Indiana House 91.6%). Party unity 99.7% (95.2%). 1 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 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 48. 62.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana House 45.8%; rank 29 of 99). Recent sponsored bills: - HR 28: Recognizing the seriousness of the U.S. national debt and its threat to national security. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HR28/ - HR 15: To commemorate the 250th Anniversary, or semiquincentennial, of the founding of the United States of America. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HR15/ - HR 13: Recognizing the 250th anniversary of the United States of America and the Irish ties to the historical event. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HR13/ - HR 9: Recognizing the seriousness of the US national debt and its threat to national security. (in committee, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HR9/ - HB 1252: Broker companies. (became law, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1252/ - HB 1250: Public safety procedures. (became law, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1250/ - HB 1251: Emergency ambulance services. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1251/ - HR 12: Celebrating the cultural and economic ties between Indiana and Ireland. (passed one chamber, 2025-02-10) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HR12/ - HB 1685: Tax credit for teacher professional development. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1685/ - HB 1489: Indiana-Ireland trade commission. (became law, 2025-05-01) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1489/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $292.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://www.indianahouserepublicans.com/members/general/tim-o-brien/ - X: https://x.com/httpsTimothyOBrienII - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timefortim2019/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timothyaobrien/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothyaobrien/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/87eb34dc-70d6-4614-a871-568a836ff552