Liz Brown
Candidate for State Senator, 15th District
Background
- Occupation
- State senator; mediator
- Lives in
- Fort Wayne
- Campaign website
- lizbrown.us
State senator for District 15 (part of Allen County) since 2014 and owner of Brown Mediation LLC; she served on the Fort Wayne City Council as an at-large member from 2008 to 2011. She narrowly won the May 2026 Republican primary over Darren Vogt.
Photo: Indiana General Assembly
Documented positions
Public safety
Sponsored the 2026 law on local police enforcing immigration law.In office
Senate Bill 76 (2026) also has the attorney general defend officers and agencies sued over certain immigration actions; Brown is its first-listed author. It became Public Law 106 of 2026.
ReportSenate Bill 76: Immigration matters (2026 session), introduced versionGovernment record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“Clarifies that the enforcement of federal immigration laws may be carried out by federal, state, or local law enforcement.”
Senate Bill 76: Immigration matters (2026 session): bill pageGovernment record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
Environment & parks
Sponsored limits on zoning overlays for commercial solar projects.In office
Senate Bill 54 (2026) would require underlying zoning to permit commercial solar before an overlay district is created; it did not advance.
ReportSenate Bill 54: Zoning overlay districts for solar projects (2026 session), introduced versionGovernment record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“a permit authority may not establish in a unit a zoning overlay district in which one or more commercial solar energy projects”
Health & human services
Supports Indiana's near-total abortion ban.
ReportLiz Brown | Indiana Senate District 15Campaign website · Friends of Liz Brown · lizbrown.us
“is credited with Indiana's passage of the near-total 2022 abortion ban”
Government & transparency
Supported mid-decade congressional redistricting.
ReportLiz Brown | Indiana Senate District 15Campaign website · Friends of Liz Brown · lizbrown.us
“Liz led the charge in support of redistricting”
Sponsored a bill defining sex across Indiana law.In office
Senate Bill 182 (2026) would define "female," "male," "gender" and "sex" for all statutes and house inmates by sex at birth; it passed the Senate 37-8 but did not become law.
ReportSenate Bill 182: Gender issues (2026 session), introduced versionGovernment record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“assign an offender, including a delinquent offender, to a facility or program that is based on the offender's biological sex at birth”
Sponsored Indiana's 2025 parental rights law.In office
Senate Bill 143 (2025) also bars government entities from advising children to withhold certain information from parents; it became Public Law 101 of 2025.
ReportSenate Bill 143: Parental rights (2025 session), introduced versionGovernment record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“a governmental entity may not substantially burden certain parental rights unless the burden is in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest”
Senate Bill 143: Parental rights (2025 session): bill pageGovernment record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
Courts & justice
Sponsored the 2026 law requiring defendants hear victim statements.In office
Senate Bill 9 (2026), unless the defendant poses a safety risk or causes a significant disruption; it became Public Law 66 of 2026.
ReportSenate Bill 9: Victim impact statements (2026 session), introduced versionGovernment record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“Requires a defendant to be present in the courtroom while a victim makes a statement concerning the crime and the sentence”
Senate Bill 9: Victim impact statements (2026 session): bill pageGovernment record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Liz Brown on them.
- EducationNo documented position found.
- Economy & jobsNo documented position found.
All sources (14)
- Who and What Is on My Ballot: the official ballot of every precinct, 2026 General Election (Allen 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
- Narrow vote margins leave 2 GOP Indiana Senate races in uncertainty
News coverage · Indiana Capital Chronicle · May 6, 2026 · indianacapitalchronicle.com
- Senator Liz Brown: member page
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
- Liz Brown, State Senator - District 15
Government record · Indiana Senate Republicans · indianasenaterepublicans.com
- Liz Brown | Indiana Senate District 15
Campaign website · Friends of Liz Brown · lizbrown.us
- Senate Bill 76: Immigration matters (2026 session), introduced version
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
- Senate Bill 76: Immigration matters (2026 session): bill page
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
- Senate Bill 182: Gender issues (2026 session), introduced version
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
- Senate Bill 9: Victim impact statements (2026 session), introduced version
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
- Senate Bill 9: Victim impact statements (2026 session): bill page
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
- Senate Bill 143: Parental rights (2025 session), introduced version
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
- Senate Bill 143: Parental rights (2025 session): bill page
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
- Senate Bill 54: Zoning overlay districts for solar projects (2026 session), introduced version
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
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