# Alex Burton

Alex Burton is a Democratic member of the Indiana House for district 77.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Indiana House, district 77
- Serving since: 2024-11-06
- Current term: IN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ea9905ae-ca94-4184-853c-d7d622dd46ee

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ea9905ae-ca94-4184-853c-d7d622dd46ee (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

11% of the 9 bills Burton sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Indiana House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.61 (standard error 0.04), from 36 donors and 295 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 52% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (IN 2025–26 session)

908 roll calls. Attendance 96.8% (Indiana House 91.6%). Party unity 93.9% (95.2%). 38 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 9 bills: 9 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 48. 11.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana House 45.8%; rank 90 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1307: Department of child services ombudsman. (became law, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1307/
- HB 1297: Water intensive facilities. (in committee, 2026-01-06) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1297/
- HB 1308: Indiana bright start program and fund. (in committee, 2026-01-06) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1308/
- HB 1100: Health insurance coverage for adoptive children. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1100/
- HB 1043: Data center water regulation. (in committee, 2026-01-08) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1043/
- HB 1674: Tracking of statewide utility costs. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1674/
- HB 1673: Tracking of municipal utility costs. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1673/
- HB 1675: Appropriation to community mental health centers. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1675/
- HB 1349: IHCDA report requirement. (in committee, 2025-01-13) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1349/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $46.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 92% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.indianahousedemocrats.org/members/alex-burton
- Campaign site: https://ab4evv.com/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ea9905ae-ca94-4184-853c-d7d622dd46ee