# Joanna King Joanna King is a Republican member of the Indiana House for district 49. - Party: Republican - Seat: Indiana House, district 49 - Serving since: 2020-12-21 - Current term: IN 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/e2a84cfb-4ec9-4c0c-879b-27e51dbd6674 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e2a84cfb-4ec9-4c0c-879b-27e51dbd6674 (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 King missed 12% of 908 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the Indiana House (average 91.6%). ## What King says (IN 2025–26 session) 465 classified statements: 465 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | King | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 1.3% | 2.9% | 364 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 4.7% | 9.3% | 464 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 26.5% | 31.9% | 462 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 0.9% | 1.8% | 431 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 12.7% | 12.7% | 330 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 1.3% | 1.4% | 261 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 18% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Health 16% (State House Republicans 10%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State House Republicans 12%); Science, Technology, Communications 12% (State House Republicans 2.4%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.46 (standard error 0.03), from 95 donors and 502 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 68% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (IN 2025–26 session) 908 roll calls. Attendance 88% (Indiana House 91.6%). Party unity 98.4% (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 nay · HB 1038 - Snow · HB 1038 Gaming matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1038/ ## Legislation (IN 2025–26 session) Sponsored 22 bills: 22 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 66. 31.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana House 45.8%; rank 67 of 99). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1409: Mobile retail food establishment operations. (in committee, 2026-01-08) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1409/ - HB 1362: Privacy protections in public institutions. (in committee, 2026-01-08) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1362/ - HB 1373: Breast reconstruction coverage. (in committee, 2026-01-08) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1373/ - HB 1085: Civil liability for child sexual abuse material. (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1085/ - HB 1178: Minor access to social media. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1178/ - SB 21: State sandwich. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB21/ - SB 9: Victim impact statements. (became law, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB9/ - SCR 43: Congratulating the South Bend Saint Joseph High School boys basketball team. (passed both chambers, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/SCR43/ - HR 53: Recognizing the importance of repentance. (in committee, 2025-04-15) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HR53/ - SCR 35: Urging the Governor to recognize the SOS Hand Signal. (passed both chambers, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/SCR35/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $56.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 95% 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. - 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/joannaking?lang=en/status/2114149383931388288 - 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/joannaking?lang=en/status/2114345472915812556 - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/joannaking?lang=en/status/2114127707843989725 - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/joannaking?lang=en/status/2114131030131269840 - 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/joannaking?lang=en/status/2112868923615908232 - 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/joannaking?lang=en/status/2112881089740202460 - 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/joannaking?lang=en/status/2112984205932048855 - 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/joannaking?lang=en/status/2113048921379684483 - 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/joannaking?lang=en/status/2112640356017918303 - 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/joannaking?lang=en/status/2111906031513276552 ## Links - Official site: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/legislators/legislator_joanna_king_1 - Campaign site: https://votejoannaking.com/ - X: https://x.com/joannaking?lang=en - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoannaKing2016 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanna-king-711813143/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e2a84cfb-4ec9-4c0c-879b-27e51dbd6674