# Eric Koch

Eric Koch is a Republican member of the Indiana Senate for district 44.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Indiana Senate, district 44
- Serving since: 2016-11-09
- Current term: IN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a7974310-0d01-4bc1-9c14-29561ec68a60

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a7974310-0d01-4bc1-9c14-29561ec68a60 (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

91% of the 79 bills Koch sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Indiana Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.62 (standard error 0.04), from 34 donors and 747 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 85% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IN 2025–26 session)

790 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Indiana Senate 94.7%). Party unity 98.2% (91.0%). 25 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 yea · SB 239 - Rogers · SB 239 Various education matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB239/

## Legislation (IN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 79 bills: 79 reached committee, 72 passed one chamber, 50 passed both, 45 became law. Cosponsored 85. 91.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana Senate 66.7%; rank 4 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 22: Honoring Don Fischer. (passed both chambers, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HCR22/
- SR 21: Celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SR21/
- SCR 18: Honoring the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 481. (passed both chambers, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SCR18/
- SR 9: Recognizing the partnership between Ontario, Canada, and the State of Indiana. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SR9/
- SR 8: Recognizing the partnership between Quebec, Canada, and the State of Indiana. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SR8/
- SR 7: Recognizing the partnership between Alberta, Canada, and the State of Indiana. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SR7/
- SB 285: Housing matters. (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB285/
- SB 293: Pharmacist licensure. (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB293/
- SB 291: Court security. (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB291/
- SB 2: Bail procedures. (became law, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB2/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $43.1K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/legislators/legislator_eric_allan_koch_709
- Campaign site: https://thekochlawfirm.com/eric-allan-koch.php
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erickochforindiana
- LinkedIn: https://be.linkedin.com/in/eric-koch-96123b33

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a7974310-0d01-4bc1-9c14-29561ec68a60