# Lonnie Randolph Lonnie Randolph is a Democratic member of the Indiana Senate for district 2. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Indiana Senate, district 2 - Serving since: 2008-11-05 - Current term: IN 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/a48f9631-3436-4445-b8fc-87c143f373cd Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a48f9631-3436-4445-b8fc-87c143f373cd (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 34% of the 32 bills Randolph sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Indiana Senate. ## What Randolph says (IN 2025–26 session) 84 classified statements: 84 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Randolph | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 | | Policy criticism | 10.7% | 10.3% | 128 of 329 | | Policy discussion | 69.0% | 42.9% | 19 of 329 | | Bipartisanship | 9.5% | 3.4% | 20 of 329 | | Credit claiming | 39.3% | 16.1% | 16 of 329 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 | Most discussed policy areas: Health 24% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Education 17% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 12% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.62 (standard error 0.03), from 21 donors and 666 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 55% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (IN 2025–26 session) 790 roll calls. Attendance 86% (Indiana Senate 94.7%). Party unity 93.1% (91.0%). 50 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 32 bills: 32 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 283. 34.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana Senate 66.7%; rank 48 of 49). Recent sponsored bills: - SR 68: Memorializing Reverend Jesse Jackson. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SR68/ - HCR 11: Honoring the Hosea Family on the occasion of the 31st Biennial Hosea Family Reunion. (passed both chambers, 2026-01-23) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HCR11/ - SB 132: Restriction on noncompete agreements. (in committee, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB132/ - SB 180: Various health care matters. (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB180/ - SB 115: Driver instructions of law enforcement procedures. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB115/ - SB 17: Air quality. (in committee, 2025-12-08) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB17/ - SB 16: Privately made firearms. (in committee, 2025-12-08) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB16/ - SB 20: Voluntary family leave insurance program. (in committee, 2025-12-08) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB20/ - SB 18: East Chicago school board elections. (in committee, 2025-12-08) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB18/ - SB 19: Election of Lake County superior court judges. (in committee, 2025-12-08) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB19/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $9,000 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2026-01-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorrandolph/status/2013752962527469937 - 2026-01-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorrandolph/status/2013752964788216213 - 2026-01-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorrandolph/status/2009389809932878273 - 2026-01-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorrandolph/status/2009389813279945072 - 2026-01-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorrandolph/status/2008964035849695490 - 2026-01-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorrandolph/status/2008646756578591017 - 2026-01-06 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorrandolph/status/2008646758319223109 - 2026-01-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorrandolph/status/2008304837214015965 - 2025-11-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorrandolph/status/1990888801078587735 - 2025-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorrandolph/status/1973842381234647097 ## Links - Official site: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/legislators/legislator_lonnie_randolph_160 - X: https://x.com/senatorrandolph - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorRandolph - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lonnierandolph2/?hl=en Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a48f9631-3436-4445-b8fc-87c143f373cd