# Carey Hamilton Carey Hamilton is a Democratic member of the Indiana House for district 87. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Indiana House, district 87 - Serving since: 2016-11-09 - Current term: IN 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/ec6a3cce-3eca-4020-8809-a7a1875e1663 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ec6a3cce-3eca-4020-8809-a7a1875e1663 (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 Hamilton reported $388.7K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State House Democrats (median $40.4K). ## What Hamilton says (IN 2025–26 session) 55 classified statements: 55 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Hamilton | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 27.3% | 10.4% | 54 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 60.0% | 39.2% | 112 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 10.9% | 2.9% | 24 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 10.9% | 14.4% | 406 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 | Most discussed policy areas: Education 27% (State House Democrats 15%); Families 21% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Health 21% (State House Democrats 15%); Transportation and Public Works 18% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State House Democrats 11%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.56 (standard error 0.02), from 887 donors and 576 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 60% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (IN 2025–26 session) 908 roll calls. Attendance 94.7% (Indiana House 91.6%). Party unity 92.6% (95.2%). 28 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 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 18 bills: 18 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 60. 27.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana House 45.8%; rank 71 of 99). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1138: Child care tax credit. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1138/ - HB 1084: Plug-in solar power systems. (in committee, 2026-01-08) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1084/ - HB 1216: Hyperbaric oxygen treatment program. (in committee, 2026-01-06) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1216/ - HB 1248: Advanced DNA testing for cold cases. (became law, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1248/ - HB 1097: Chronic disease registry. (in committee, 2026-01-06) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1097/ - SCR 25: Honoring EMS providers. (passed both chambers, 2025-04-02) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/SCR25/ - HCR 25: Recognizing April as Parkinson's Awareness Month and April 11, 2025, as World Parkinson's Day. (passed both chambers, 2025-02-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HCR25/ - HB 1582: Small loan finance charges. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1582/ - HB 1436: Free state park admission for non-motorized entry. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1436/ - HCR 11: Honoring Dr. Nikki Woodson upon her retirement from Superintendent for Washington Township Schools. (passed both chambers, 2025-01-23) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HCR11/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $388.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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. - 2026-08-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/careyhamilton1/status/2089038911892791792 - 2026-07-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/careyhamilton1/status/2077834582783569987 - 2026-05-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/careyhamilton1/status/2052379881409851575 - 2026-04-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/careyhamilton1/status/2047704017271185755 - 2026-04-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/careyhamilton1/status/2044047442560061950 - 2026-03-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/careyhamilton1/status/2036142787058348407 - 2026-03-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/careyhamilton1/status/2029285291001880935 - 2026-02-20 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/careyhamilton1/status/2024873624835072188 - 2026-02-04 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/careyhamilton1/status/2019130146809344109 - 2026-01-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/careyhamilton1/status/2015199954176704697 ## Links - Official site: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/legislators/legislator_carey_hamilton_1 - Campaign site: https://www.careyhamilton.com/ - X: https://x.com/careyhamilton1 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/state-rep-carey-hamilton-indy-northside-1284164651613280/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/careyhamilton/?hl=en - YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h-NI79aspcY - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carey-hamilton-97336aa/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ec6a3cce-3eca-4020-8809-a7a1875e1663