# Ed Clere Ed Clere is a Republican member of the Indiana House for district 72. - Party: Republican - Seat: Indiana House, district 72 - Serving since: 2008-11-05 - Current term: IN 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/d01b6bbc-9c5e-4479-afd6-3e7410946367 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d01b6bbc-9c5e-4479-afd6-3e7410946367 (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 Clere voted against the majority of Indiana House Republicans 210 times; party unity 39%, the lowest of 100 in the Indiana House (average 95.2%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.03 (standard error 0.01), from 59 donors and 572 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 6.4% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (IN 2025–26 session) 908 roll calls. Attendance 94.8% (Indiana House 91.6%). Party unity 39% (95.2%). 210 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-02-27 · voted nay · 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 nay · HB 1038 - Snow · HB 1038 Gaming matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1038/ ## Legislation (IN 2025–26 session) Sponsored 23 bills: 23 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 56. 69.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana House 45.8%; rank 24 of 99). Recent sponsored bills: - HR 55: Honoring Floyd Central High School Navy Junior Reserves Officers Training Corps Rifle Team. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HR55/ - HR 54: Honoring Floyd Central High School Navy Junior Reserves Officers Training Corps Rifle Team. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HR54/ - 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/ - HCR 15: Recognizing Wednesday, February 4, 2026, as a day to honor the work and mission of the Indiana Region of the American Red Cross. (passed both chambers, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HCR15/ - HB 1387: Release and sale of cemetery plots. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1387/ - HB 1329: Real property assessment. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1329/ - HB 1256: Campaign finance reports of local candidates. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1256/ - HB 1218: Straight ticket voting. (in committee, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1218/ - SB 91: Syringe exchange program. (became law, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB91/ - HB 1012: Medicaid matters. (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1012/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $30.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 69% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/legislators/legislator_edward_clere_984 - Campaign site: https://edclere.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repclere/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d01b6bbc-9c5e-4479-afd6-3e7410946367