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State Senator

What does this office do?

  • Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
  • Voting on how much money your local public schools get
  • Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired

Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,

Candidates:

Democratic

Cindi Clayton is a Democratic candidate for State Senator in State Senate District 49 (2024) in 2026.

Republican · Incumbent

Jim Tomes serves in the Indiana Senate after 33 years as a truck driver, including 21 years as a union steward. He holds an associate's degree from Ivy Tech Community College and advises the University of Southern Indiana's nursing and health professions college.

Records: Environment and Public Health 5 against, Election Integrity 2 for, Healthcare Affordability 1 for, 1 against,

Source: ballotpedia.org