Kendell Culp
Candidate for State Representative, 16th District
Background
- Occupation
- State representative; grain and livestock farmer
- Lives in
- Rensselaer
- Campaign website
- indianahouserepublicans.com
State representative for District 16 (parts of Jasper, Pulaski, Starke and White counties) since 2022 and vice president of Indiana Farm Bureau since 2016. Grain and livestock farmer who served 18 years as a Jasper County commissioner.
Documented positions
Public safety
Authored a bill penalizing drone flights over private propertyIn office
House Bill 1064 (2026), with higher penalties involving agricultural property. Did not become law.
ReportHouse Bill 1064 (2026 session), "Unmanned aerial vehicles" — bill text and digest (HB1064.01.INTR)Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“Makes repeated operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) over private real property a nuisance”
Economy & jobs
Authored a tax credit for retiring farmers who help beginnersIn office
House Bill 1191 (2025), capped at $1 million a year. Did not become law.
ReportHouse Bill 1191 (2025 session), "Retiring farmers tax credit" — bill text and digest (HB1191.01.INTR)Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“Provides an adjusted gross income tax credit for retired farmers who sell or lease farmland or sell livestock to a qualified beginning farmer.”
Environment & parks
Authored a law streamlining permits for confined feeding operationsIn office
House Bill 1355 (2026); it also bars requiring existing permit holders who expand to update previously approved structures. Signed into law (Public Law 42-2026).
ReportHouse Bill 1355 (2026 session), "Confined feeding operations" — bill text and digest (HB1355.04.ENGS)Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“Creates a preapplication process for the approval of confined feeding operations.”
Authored a bill creating protected agricultural resource areasIn office
House Bill 1356 (2026): land in a program would be shielded from annexation for nonagricultural purposes and could get a county option property tax deduction. Did not become law.
ReportHouse Bill 1356 (2026 session), "Conservation of agricultural land" — bill text and digest (HB1356.01.INTR)Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“allow landowners to apply to have land included in an agricultural resource area within the county”
Government & transparency
Voted for the 2025 mid-decade congressional redistricting billIn office
House Bill 1032 would have redrawn Indiana's congressional districts mid-decade. The House passed it 57-41 on Dec. 5, 2025 (Roll Call 28, which lists each member's vote); the Senate defeated it 19-31 on Dec. 11, 2025. Culp is listed among the yeas.
ReportHouse Roll Call 28: House Bill 1032 (Redistricting), third reading, Dec. 5, 2025Government record · Indiana House of Representatives · Dec 5, 2025 · iga.in.gov
“Roll Call 28: Bill Passed HB 1032 - Smaltz - 3rd Reading”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Kendell Culp on them.
- Health & human servicesNo documented position found.
All sources (12)
- Who and What Is on My Ballot: the official ballot of every precinct, 2026 General Election (Jasper County offices and districts)
Election filing · Indiana Election Division (Indiana Voter Portal) · indianavoters.in.gov
- Who and What Is on My Ballot: the official ballot of every precinct, 2026 General Election (Pulaski County offices and districts)
Election filing · Indiana Election Division (Indiana Voter Portal) · indianavoters.in.gov
- Who and What Is on My Ballot: the official ballot of every precinct, 2026 General Election (Starke County offices and districts)
Election filing · Indiana Election Division (Indiana Voter Portal) · indianavoters.in.gov
- Who and What Is on My Ballot: the official ballot of every precinct, 2026 General Election
Election filing · Indiana Election Division (Indiana Voter Portal) · indianavoters.in.gov
- Who and What Is on My Ballot: the official ballot of every precinct, 2026 General Election (White County offices and districts)
Election filing · Indiana Election Division (Indiana Voter Portal) · indianavoters.in.gov
- Representative Kendell Culp — member page
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
- State Rep. Kendell Culp — member biography
Government record · Indiana House Republican Caucus · indianahouserepublicans.com
- House Bill 1355 (2026 session), "Confined feeding operations" — bill text and digest (HB1355.04.ENGS)
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
- House Bill 1356 (2026 session), "Conservation of agricultural land" — bill text and digest (HB1356.01.INTR)
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
- House Bill 1064 (2026 session), "Unmanned aerial vehicles" — bill text and digest (HB1064.01.INTR)
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
- House Bill 1191 (2025 session), "Retiring farmers tax credit" — bill text and digest (HB1191.01.INTR)
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
- House Roll Call 28: House Bill 1032 (Redistricting), third reading, Dec. 5, 2025
Government record · Indiana House of Representatives · Dec 5, 2025 · iga.in.gov
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