# Mike Bohacek

Mike Bohacek is a Republican member of the Indiana Senate for district 8.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Indiana Senate, district 8
- Serving since: 2016-11-09
- Current term: IN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9569c3da-b86b-4b33-a9ad-8d6174323569

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9569c3da-b86b-4b33-a9ad-8d6174323569 (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

Bohacek voted against the majority of Indiana Senate Republicans 73 times; party unity 80%, in the bottom quarter of the Indiana Senate (average 91.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.07 (standard error 0.02), from 33 donors and 733 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 13% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IN 2025–26 session)

790 roll calls. Attendance 97.9% (Indiana Senate 94.7%). Party unity 80% (91.0%). 73 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 140 - Becker · SB 140 Public safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB140/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1115 - Deery · HB 1115 Homeowners association governance. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1115/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 14 - Rogers · SB 14 Pension matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB14/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1200 - Crider · HB 1200 Bureau of motor vehicles. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1200/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 179 - Crider · SB 179 Indiana department of transportation. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB179/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 80 - Freeman · SB 80 Code publication. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB80/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1408 - Raatz · HB 1408 Education matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1408/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1406 - Holdman · HB 1406 Tax and fiscal matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1406/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1277 - Crider · HB 1277 Health and human services matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1277/
- 2026-02-27 · voted nay · SB 239 - Rogers · SB 239 Various education matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB239/

## Legislation (IN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 51 bills: 51 reached committee, 31 passed one chamber, 21 passed both, 17 became law. Cosponsored 107. 60.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana Senate 66.7%; rank 31 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 290: Sex with a minor. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB290/
- HCR 8: Honoring the longstanding partnership between the Province of Québec and the State of Indiana. (passed both chambers, 2026-01-15) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HCR8/
- HB 1354: Employee health plans for county elected officials. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1354/
- SB 220: Health care shopping and decision support program. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB220/
- 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/
- SB 188: Parking at Lake Michigan beaches. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB188/
- SB 187: Regional sewer districts. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB187/
- SB 156: Dating app aggravator. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB156/
- SB 157: Disclosures related to prescription drugs. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB157/
- SB 144: Tobacco, e-liquid, and vapor devices. (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB144/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $11.2K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/legislators/legislator_mike_bohacek_1
- Campaign site: https://mikebohacek.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikebohaceklaporte/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikebohacekinsenate/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5_5Fl6-U953Ynur5Mkt7oA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-bohacek-47875915/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9569c3da-b86b-4b33-a9ad-8d6174323569