# Vaneta Becker

Vaneta Becker is a Republican member of the Indiana Senate for district 50.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Indiana Senate, district 50
- Serving since: 2005-09-26
- Current term: IN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b6be97c1-d574-443d-b493-224dcb6e2a7f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b6be97c1-d574-443d-b493-224dcb6e2a7f (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

Becker voted against the majority of Indiana Senate Republicans 98 times; party unity 51%, the lowest of 50 in the Indiana Senate (average 91.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.11 (standard error 0.01), from 16 donors and 674 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 2.5% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IN 2025–26 session)

790 roll calls. Attendance 75% (Indiana Senate 94.7%). Party unity 51% (91.0%). 98 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 29 bills: 29 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 97. 55.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana Senate 66.7%; rank 36 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 24: Recognizing the 70th anniversary of The Arc of Indiana and honoring its enduring leadership and advocacy for Hoosiers with intellectual and developmental… (passed both chambers, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HCR24/
- SB 234: Energy utility matters. (in committee, 2026-01-08) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB234/
- HB 1357: Child services provider background checks. (became law, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1357/
- SB 235: Intelligent speed assistance device. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB235/
- SB 269: Youth peer support program. (in committee, 2026-01-15) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB269/
- SB 140: Public safety. (became law, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB140/
- HB 1250: Public safety procedures. (became law, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1250/
- SB 141: Administration of do not call list. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB141/
- HB 1116: Virtual currency kiosks. (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1116/
- HB 1251: Emergency ambulance services. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1251/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $13.8K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/legislators/legislator_vaneta_becker_228
- X: https://x.com/SenatorBecker
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vaneta.becker

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b6be97c1-d574-443d-b493-224dcb6e2a7f