# Cindy Ledbetter

Cindy Ledbetter is a Republican member of the Indiana House for district 75.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Indiana House, district 75
- Serving since: 2020-11-04
- Current term: IN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e3cfa300-8d75-4217-9cc4-371aca7f77dd

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e3cfa300-8d75-4217-9cc4-371aca7f77dd (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

The policy areas Ledbetter talks about and legislates on agree at 0.28 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans.

## What Ledbetter says (IN 2025–26 session)

67 classified statements: 67 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 | Ledbetter | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 4.5% | 9.3% | 476 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 32.8% | 31.9% | 362 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 9.0% | 12.7% | 420 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 36% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (State House Republicans 18%); Agriculture and Food 14% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.1% (State House Republicans 11%); Emergency Management 9.1% (State House Republicans 2.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.43 (standard error 0.03), from 101 donors and 494 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 64% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IN 2025–26 session)

908 roll calls. Attendance 90.6% (Indiana House 91.6%). Party unity 97.1% (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 14 bills: 14 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 32. 14.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana House 45.8%; rank 88 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1276: Competitive electric generation service. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1276/
- HB 1120: Retirement of electric generation resources. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1120/
- HB 1139: Assessment of property. (in committee, 2026-01-15) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1139/
- HB 1129: Advanced practice registered nurses. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1129/
- HB 1059: Commercial advertising on a school bus. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1059/
- HR 10: Recognizing women's heart health research and supporting awareness for cardiovascular disease. (passed one chamber, 2025-01-30) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HR10/
- HB 1120: Hyperbaric oxygen treatment program. (in committee, 2025-01-13) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1120/
- HB 1129: Mental health coverage by third party. (in committee, 2025-02-11) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1129/
- SB 26: Signal jamming. (became law, 2025-05-06) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/SB26/
- HB 1141: Mental health and substance abuse coverage. (in committee, 2025-02-11) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1141/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $47.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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.

- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/voteledbetter/status/2111513375264104690
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/voteledbetter/status/2111513955772326328
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/voteledbetter/status/2111514216968728786
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/voteledbetter/status/2111135477105315936
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/voteledbetter/status/2110702766133784972
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/voteledbetter/status/2110703161384329726
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/voteledbetter/status/2110703525357347197
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/voteledbetter/status/2110703602906054943
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/voteledbetter/status/2110703718203260991
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/voteledbetter/status/2110703934327415094

## Links

- Official site: https://www.indianahouserepublicans.com/members/general/cindy-ledbetter/
- Campaign site: https://votecindyledbetter.com/
- X: https://x.com/voteledbetter
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cindylynn1
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/votecindyledbetter/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJorLCHASglq6wlj_P4jHfw
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindy-ledbetter-2723b428/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e3cfa300-8d75-4217-9cc4-371aca7f77dd
