# Mark Spencer Mark Spencer is a Democratic member of the Indiana Senate for district 3. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Indiana Senate, district 3 - Serving since: 2024-11-06 - Current term: IN 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/c553dcc6-1c2c-49d8-be04-e89e4d123d8b Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c553dcc6-1c2c-49d8-be04-e89e4d123d8b (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 30% of the 27 bills Spencer sponsored got out of committee, the lowest of 49 in the Indiana Senate. ## What Spencer says (IN 2025–26 session) 99 classified statements: 99 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 | Spencer | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 | | Policy criticism | 6.1% | 10.3% | 190 of 329 | | Policy discussion | 61.6% | 42.9% | 47 of 329 | | Bipartisanship | 16.2% | 3.4% | 8 of 329 | | Credit claiming | 45.5% | 16.1% | 7 of 329 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 | Most discussed policy areas: Education 21% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Transportation and Public Works 18% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 15% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Health 15% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Crime and Law Enforcement 13% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.68 (standard error 0.05), from 66 donors and 278 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 45% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (IN 2025–26 session) 790 roll calls. Attendance 92.0% (Indiana Senate 94.7%). Party unity 96.7% (91.0%). 10 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 nay · 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 27 bills: 27 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 99. 29.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana Senate 66.7%; rank 49 of 49). Recent sponsored bills: - 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 292: Loans from the common school fund. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB292/ - SB 232: Real property appraisals. (became law, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB232/ - SB 273: 911 telecommunications fees. (in committee, 2026-01-08) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB273/ - SB 166: Eligibility for veteran's benefits. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB166/ - SB 164: Study of community or urban microfarming. (became law, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB164/ - SB 165: Hobart counter-cyclical fund loan. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB165/ - SB 152: Utilities matters. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB152/ - SB 123: Student water safety. (in committee, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB123/ - HCR 2: Urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename that portion of U.S. Highway 30 from mile marker 15 to mile marker 16 the "Sergeant William Gilbert… (passed both chambers, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HCR2/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $12.9K (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 · https://x.com/SenatorSpencer3/status/2013751840496611550 - 2026-01-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorSpencer3/status/2013751842920902855 - 2026-01-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorSpencer3/status/2011236571165704648 - 2026-01-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorSpencer3/status/2011236574701502781 - 2026-01-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorSpencer3/status/2009389064252727337 - 2026-01-07 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorSpencer3/status/2008972991473090734 - 2026-01-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorSpencer3/status/2008972994413211837 - 2026-01-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorSpencer3/status/2008646293477036054 - 2026-01-06 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorSpencer3/status/2008646299088978056 - 2026-01-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorSpencer3/status/2008304954604126315 ## Links - Official site: https://indianasenatedemocrats.org/senator/s3/ - Campaign site: https://spencerforsenator.com/ - X: https://x.com/SenatorSpencer3 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61568783259462 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/statesenspencer/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c553dcc6-1c2c-49d8-be04-e89e4d123d8b