# Wendy McNamara Wendy McNamara is a Republican member of the Indiana House for district 76. - Party: Republican - Seat: Indiana House, district 76 - Serving since: 2010-11-03 - Current term: IN 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/ac2c89af-df39-4057-bdeb-15ca57b7ef9f Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ac2c89af-df39-4057-bdeb-15ca57b7ef9f (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 95% of the 21 bills McNamara sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Indiana House. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.28 (standard error 0.02), from 82 donors and 566 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 37% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (IN 2025–26 session) 908 roll calls. Attendance 92.9% (Indiana House 91.6%). Party unity 97.5% (95.2%). 13 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 21 bills: 21 reached committee, 20 passed one chamber, 14 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 35. 95.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana House 45.8%; rank 2 of 99). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 271: Telecommunications wire and valuable metal dealers. (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB271/ - HB 1303: Sex crimes and child safety. (became law, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1303/ - HB 1165: Various animal related matters. (became law, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1165/ - HB 1116: Virtual currency kiosks. (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1116/ - SB 90: Consent for pelvic, prostate, and rectal exams. (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB90/ - HB 1040: Battery against school and healthcare employees. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1040/ - HR 66: Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the Indiana Bar Foundation. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HR66/ - HR 62: Recognizing the 90th anniversary of the Evansville Philharmonic. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HR62/ - HR 56: Honoring Dr. David Smith upon his retirement from the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-15) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HR56/ - HR 45: Recognizing the 50th anniversary of Frog Follies. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-09) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HR45/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $59.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/legislators/legislator_wendy_mcnamara_1046 - Campaign site: https://www.wendymcnamara.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repwendymac/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-mcnamara-542b5512/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ac2c89af-df39-4057-bdeb-15ca57b7ef9f