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State Representative, 31st District

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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on Indiana laws and the state budget in the Indiana House of Representatives.

Katie Robins

Democratic

ICU nurse · Marion

The gist

  • Supports affordable housing and responsible rent stabilization
  • Supports protecting households from unpredictable utility rate increases
  • Supports strengthening rural health care and veterans' care
  • Supports fully funded public education
  • Supports road improvements and expanded transportation access
  • Supports protecting workers' rights and fair wages
More about Katie
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  1. Supports affordable housing and responsible rent stabilization

    Katie Robins For Indiana

    Campaign website · Katie Robins For Indiana · katierobinsforindiana.com

    “including affordable housing solutions, responsible approaches to rent stabilization”
  2. Supports protecting households from unpredictable utility rate increases

    Katie Robins For Indiana

    Campaign website · Katie Robins For Indiana · katierobinsforindiana.com

    “protect households from unpredictable rate increases”
  3. Supports strengthening rural health care and veterans' care

    Katie Robins For Indiana

    Campaign website · Katie Robins For Indiana · katierobinsforindiana.com

    “Katie supports strengthening local healthcare systems and ensuring veterans receive the funding and care they have earned through their service.”
  4. Supports fully funded public education

    Katie Robins For Indiana

    Campaign website · Katie Robins For Indiana · katierobinsforindiana.com

    “Katie supports fully funded public education”
  5. Supports road improvements and expanded transportation access

    Katie Robins For Indiana

    Campaign website · Katie Robins For Indiana · katierobinsforindiana.com

    “Katie supports investing in road improvements and expanding transportation access”
  6. Supports protecting workers' rights and fair wages

    Katie Robins For Indiana

    Campaign website · Katie Robins For Indiana · katierobinsforindiana.com

    “protecting workers' rights, supporting fair wages”
Photo of Lori J. Goss-Reaves
Lori J. Goss-ReavesOfficial portrait — Indiana General Assembly

Lori J. Goss-Reaves

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; social work professor · Marion

The gist

  • Authored a fund for family recovery courts from opioid settlementsIn office
  • Authored a law allowing over-the-counter hearing aid salesIn office
  • Authored a school-based family mental health pilot programIn office
  • Authored a bill naming family case managers first respondersIn office
  • Voted for the 2025 mid-decade congressional redistricting billIn office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

More about Lori
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  1. Authored a fund for family recovery courts from opioid settlements

    House Bill 1046 (2026 session), "Family recovery court fund" — bill text and digest (HB1046.01.INTR)

    Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov

    “money appropriated by the general assembly from the state unrestricted opioid settlement account”
  2. Authored a law allowing over-the-counter hearing aid sales

    House Bill 1572 (2025 session), "Hearing aids and speech-language pathologists" — bill text and digest (HB1572.03.COMS)

    Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov

    “without the fitting of the hearing aid by a hearing aid dealer who has been issued a certificate of registration or a licensed audiologist”
  3. Authored a school-based family mental health pilot program

    House Bill 1574 (2025 session), "School based family mental health pilot program" — bill text and digest (HB1574.01.INTR)

    Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov

    “Establishes the school based family mental health pilot program (program) to provide mental health services to students in school based settings”
  4. Authored a bill naming family case managers first responders

    House Bill 1253 (2026 session), "Various crimes and child protection" — bill text and digest (HB1253.01.INTR)

    Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov

    “Adds family case managers to the list of individuals who are designated as Indiana first responders.”
  5. Voted for the 2025 mid-decade congressional redistricting bill

    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

    “Roll Call 28: Bill Passed HB 1032 - Smaltz - 3rd Reading”

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