# Matt Hostettler Matt Hostettler is a Republican member of the Indiana House for district 64. - Party: Republican - Seat: Indiana House, district 64 - Serving since: 2018-11-07 - Current term: IN 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/be7ad6b3-da1b-4b8d-b41b-6b6e48a9bdfa Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/be7ad6b3-da1b-4b8d-b41b-6b6e48a9bdfa (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 0% of Hostettler’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Indiana, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.40 (standard error 0.04), from 7 donors and 484 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 58% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (IN 2025–26 session) 908 roll calls. Attendance 82% (Indiana House 91.6%). Party unity 92.4% (95.2%). 64 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-02-27 · voted not voting · SB 199 - Behning · SB 199 Various education matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB199/ - 2026-02-27 · voted not voting · SB 14 - Teshka · SB 14 Pension matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB14/ - 2026-02-27 · voted not voting · SB 140 - Zimmerman · SB 140 Public safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB140/ - 2026-02-27 · voted not voting · HB 1200 - Pressel · HB 1200 Bureau of motor vehicles. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1200/ - 2026-02-27 · voted not voting · SB 144 - Rowray · SB 144 Tobacco, e-liquid, and vapor devices. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB144/ - 2026-02-27 · voted not voting · HB 1343 - Bartels · HB 1343 Public safety matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1343/ - 2026-02-27 · voted not voting · SB 4 - Snow · SB 4 Various fiscal matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB4/ - 2026-02-27 · voted not voting · HB 1268 - Bartels · HB 1268 Indiana defense matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1268/ - 2026-02-27 · voted not voting · HB 1266 - Behning · HB 1266 Department of education and education matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1266/ - 2026-02-27 · voted not voting · HB 1038 - Snow · HB 1038 Gaming matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1038/ ## Legislation (IN 2025–26 session) Sponsored 5 bills: 5 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 11. 40.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana House 45.8%; rank 56 of 99). Recent sponsored bills: - HCR 45: Congratulating the South Knox High School girls basketball team on winning the 2025 IHSAA Class 2A state championship title. (passed both chambers, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HCR45/ - SCR 26: Urging the U.S. Congress and the President of the U.S. to repeal the EPA's ban on vented gas cans. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/SCR26/ - HB 1407: Testing of drinking water. (in committee, 2025-01-13) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1407/ - HB 1346: Maintenance of U.S. 41 right-of-way. (in committee, 2025-01-13) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1346/ - HB 1406: Contracts with CSA and student training providers. (in committee, 2025-01-13) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1406/ - HB 1027: Fire department work schedule. (became law, 2024-03-11) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2024/HB1027/ - HR 38: Honoring Indiana Rural Teacher of the Year Leigh Anne Eck. (passed one chamber, 2023-04-17) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2023/HR38/ - HB 1383: Documents and procedures concerning elections. (in committee, 2023-01-17) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2023/HB1383/ - HJR 1: Rights of a preborn child. (in committee, 2022-07-28) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2022ss1/HJR1/ - HR 13: Congratulating the Gibson Southern Titans Football Team. (passed one chamber, 2022-01-27) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2022/HR13/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $12.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 0% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://iga.in.gov/2024/committees/house/natural-resources - Campaign site: https://www.matthostettler.com/ - X: https://x.com/matt_hostettler - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matthostettlerhd64/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-hostettler-696508102/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/be7ad6b3-da1b-4b8d-b41b-6b6e48a9bdfa