Throughout my time as your state senator, I have always worked to make sure the voices of Senate District 9 are heard at the Statehouse.

Addressing Utility Costs

One of the biggest issues Hoosiers have faced, especially in northern Indiana, is the rising cost of electric utilities. In 2022, I sponsored a law to eliminate the state's utility receipts tax, resulting in $220 million in savings for Hoosiers on their utility bills, and this year, I supported House Enrolled Act 1002, which ensures utilities prioritize more affordable, reliable power to Hoosiers.

Lowering Health Care Costs

For many Hoosiers, the cost of health care is too high and rising. For years, Senate Republicans have championed efforts to lower the cost of health care by increasing transparency and patient choice. Some of those efforts I supported include the following:

• Banning doctor noncompete agreements so doctors have the ability to practice in the communities they want to practice in.
• Reducing prescription drug prices by requiring health insurance plans to pass on rebates to employers and members, and by stopping unfair pharmacy benefit practices.
• Instituting truth in billing for Indiana's largest hospital systems so Hoosiers aren't charged higher hospital prices when they receive care at hospital-owned office sites.
• Reining in anti-competitive practices by insurers, pharmacy benefit managers and large hospitals, and requiring providers to more quickly give a good-faith cost estimate to patients before a scheduled service.

Preserving safety nets for Hoosiers who need them most

This year, I authored a measure to ensure illegal immigrants can't get taxpayer-funded welfare, a top priority for Senate Republicans in 2026. Senate Enrolled Act 1 is designed to root out waste, fraud and abuse in Indiana's welfare programs by increasing eligibility checks for SNAP, preventing illegal immigrants from claiming benefits and updating Indiana's laws to comply with new federal Medicaid reforms, including work requirements for able-bodied, working-age adults. This is Indiana's latest effort to catch bad actors and preserve programs like SNAP and Medicaid for Hoosiers who need them most.

Protecting girls and women's sports

Over the last several years, instances of biological males competing in girls and women's sports were becoming too common. Recognizing biological realities, I supported legislation to ensure girls and women's sports are preserved for biological girls and women. This includes legislation from 2022 that protected high school athletics, and a law from 2025 that extended the same protections to college athletics.

Fostering economic prosperity

Smaller rural communities have unique economic development needs. In recognition of this, I have consistently supported economic development for our small towns.

This includes creating a state Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation to support small businesses, creating a state revolving loan fund to make it easier for rural communities to invest in new housing development, and providing tens of millions of dollars in economic-development projects through the READI Grant program.

I encourage you to contact me with any questions or comments you may have by filling out a "Contact Me" form online or by phone at 800-382-9467.