# Ryan Lauer

Ryan Lauer is a Republican member of the Indiana House for district 59.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Indiana House, district 59
- Serving since: 2018-11-07
- Current term: IN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d96c807a-9e72-4861-bca4-67d787cbf49f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d96c807a-9e72-4861-bca4-67d787cbf49f (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

Lauer sits at +0.56 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 82% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.56 (standard error 0.03), from 135 donors and 599 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 82% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IN 2025–26 session)

908 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (Indiana House 91.6%). Party unity 99.4% (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 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 43. 35.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana House 45.8%; rank 64 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 50: Reaffirming the commitment of sister ties between Indiana and Taiwan. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HR50/
- HB 1264: Child fatality information. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1264/
- HB 1263: Use of SNAP benefits. (in committee, 2026-01-06) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1263/
- HB 1286: Military protective order. (became law, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1286/
- HB 1280: Social Security number search requests. (in committee, 2026-01-06) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1280/
- HB 1306: Prevention of elder abuse. (in committee, 2026-01-06) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1306/
- SCR 40: Recognizing the 50th anniversary of CYH and congratulating the Icemen. (passed both chambers, 2025-04-15) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/SCR40/
- HR 40: Reaffirming the commitment of sister ties between Indiana and Taiwan. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HR40/
- HB 1488: Pediatric cancer research and treatment grant. (in committee, 2025-01-27) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1488/
- HB 1570: Social Security number search requests. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1570/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $24.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.indianahouserepublicans.com/members/general/ryan-lauer/
- X: https://x.com/lauercampaign
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ryanforindiana/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanforindiana
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanlauer/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d96c807a-9e72-4861-bca4-67d787cbf49f