# Justin Busch Justin Busch is a Republican member of the Indiana Senate for district 16. - Party: Republican - Seat: Indiana Senate, district 16 - Serving since: 2018-11-06 - Current term: IN 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/fc270bf0-2220-476a-ad9c-15db82d62192 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fc270bf0-2220-476a-ad9c-15db82d62192 (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 81% of the 32 bills Busch sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Indiana Senate. ## What Busch says (IN 2025–26 session) 1 classified statements: 1 post 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 | Busch | State Senate Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 273 of 355 | | Policy criticism | 100.0% | 9.5% | 1 of 355 | | Policy discussion | 100.0% | 37.3% | 1 of 355 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 355 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 15.4% | 342 of 355 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 355 | Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 100% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.36 (standard error 0.03), from 140 donors and 730 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 50% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (IN 2025–26 session) 790 roll calls. Attendance 95.0% (Indiana Senate 94.7%). Party unity 94.9% (91.0%). 22 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 yea · 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 32 bills: 32 reached committee, 26 passed one chamber, 21 passed both, 17 became law. Cosponsored 78. 81.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana Senate 66.7%; rank 11 of 49). Recent sponsored bills: - SR 38: Honoring Senator Kyle Walker upon his retirement from the Indiana Senate. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SR38/ - SB 282: Compounding drugs; registration of medical spas. (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB282/ - SB 222: Family and social services administration matters. (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB222/ - HB 1358: Indiana department of health. (became law, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1358/ - SB 277: Indiana department of environmental management. (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB277/ - SB 225: Health matters. (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB225/ - HCR 6: Recognizing January as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. (passed both chambers, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HCR6/ - HB 1278: Nursing matters; education programs. (became law, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1278/ - SB 135: Alkaline hydrolysis for animal remains disposal. (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB135/ - SB 70: Riverboat relocation. (in committee, 2025-12-10) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB70/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $30.2K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 89% 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. - 2025-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/justinbusch/status/1981833249602343095 ## Links - Official site: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/legislators/legislator_justin_busch_1 - Campaign site: https://justinbusch.com/ - X: https://x.com/justinbusch - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/buschforindiana/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/busch4/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-busch-37a93167/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fc270bf0-2220-476a-ad9c-15db82d62192