# Cyndi Carrasco

Cyndi Carrasco is a Republican member of the Indiana Senate for district 36.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Indiana Senate, district 36
- Serving since: 2023-11-01
- Current term: IN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f15e7d77-05df-4875-88a3-0a1aa40822ec

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f15e7d77-05df-4875-88a3-0a1aa40822ec (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

85% of the 47 bills Carrasco sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Indiana Senate.

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

111 classified statements: 111 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Carrasco | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 18.9% | 37.3% | 290 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.9% | 2.3% | 212 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 18.0% | 15.4% | 129 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 38% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 24% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Families 14% (State Senate Republicans 4.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 9.5% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Law 9.5% (State Senate Republicans 3.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.39 (standard error 0.03), from 126 donors and 436 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 56% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IN 2025–26 session)

790 roll calls. Attendance 97.4% (Indiana Senate 94.7%). Party unity 94.2% (91.0%). 30 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 140 - Becker · SB 140 Public safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB140/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1115 - Deery · HB 1115 Homeowners association governance. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1115/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 14 - Rogers · SB 14 Pension matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB14/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1200 - Crider · HB 1200 Bureau of motor vehicles. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1200/
- 2026-02-27 · voted nay · SB 179 - Crider · SB 179 Indiana department of transportation. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB179/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 80 - Freeman · SB 80 Code publication. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB80/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1408 - Raatz · HB 1408 Education matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1408/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1406 - Holdman · HB 1406 Tax and fiscal matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1406/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1277 - Crider · HB 1277 Health and human services matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1277/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 239 - Rogers · SB 239 Various education matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB239/

## Legislation (IN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 47 bills: 47 reached committee, 40 passed one chamber, 33 passed both, 31 became law. Cosponsored 68. 85.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana Senate 66.7%; rank 7 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 20: Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Hope Academy. (passed both chambers, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SCR20/
- SB 285: Housing matters. (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB285/
- SB 291: Court security. (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB291/
- SB 284: Law enforcement civilian oversight boards. (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB284/
- SB 227: Counter action against unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). (became law, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB227/
- SB 2: Bail procedures. (became law, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB2/
- SB 246: Redaction of court records. (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB246/
- SB 252: Criminal law matters. (in committee, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB252/
- SB 250: Regulation of hemp. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB250/
- SB 251: OWI penalties. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB251/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $34.1K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 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.

- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/cyndi_carrasco/status/2105108198386532634
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/cyndi_carrasco/status/2104703543995175109
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/cyndi_carrasco/status/2102176358373704012
- 2026-09-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/cyndi_carrasco/status/2099891097610670292
- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/cyndi_carrasco/status/2098918281335710079
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/cyndi_carrasco/status/2098458560879313195
- 2026-08-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/cyndi_carrasco/status/2089894891736207442
- 2026-08-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/cyndi_carrasco/status/2089814198821720196
- 2026-08-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/cyndi_carrasco/status/2086502375393517852
- 2026-07-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/cyndi_carrasco/status/2079747953023963553

## Links

- Official site: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/legislators/legislator_cyndi_carrasco_1
- Campaign site: https://cyndicarrasco.com/
- X: https://x.com/cyndi_carrasco
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cyndi.carrasco.7
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cyndi.carrasco/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyndi-carrasco-71511264/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f15e7d77-05df-4875-88a3-0a1aa40822ec
