State Representative, 35th District · Indiana 2026 General Election

Phil G. Gift

Democratic

Retired VA nurse

The gist

Supports fully funding public schools and halting voucher growth
Supports ending partisan gerrymandering
Opposes unchecked data center development in rural areas
Supports keeping rural hospitals open and expanding coverage
Supports legalizing and regulating adult-use marijuana
Supports making large industrial power users pay their share

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Supports fully funding public schools and halting voucher growth
Issues — Phil Gift for Indiana House District 35
Campaign website · Phil Gift for Indiana House District 35 · phil4house35.com
“Indiana should fully fund its public schools and stop expanding”
Supports ending partisan gerrymandering
Phil Gift for Indiana House District 35
Campaign website · Phil Gift for Indiana House District 35 · phil4house35.com
“End partisan gerrymandering and ensure Hoosiers choose their elected officials, not the other way around.”
Opposes unchecked data center development in rural areas
Phil Gift for Indiana House District 35
Campaign website · Phil Gift for Indiana House District 35 · phil4house35.com
“Protect farmland, water resources, and local communities from unchecked data center development”
Supports keeping rural hospitals open and expanding coverage
Phil Gift for Indiana House District 35
Campaign website · Phil Gift for Indiana House District 35 · phil4house35.com
“Keep rural hospitals open, expand access to affordable health insurance”
Supports legalizing and regulating adult-use marijuana
Phil Gift for Indiana House District 35
Campaign website · Phil Gift for Indiana House District 35 · phil4house35.com
“decriminalize possession, and prioritize treatment and rehabilitation over incarceration for nonviolent offenses”
Supports making large industrial power users pay their share
Issues — Phil Gift for Indiana House District 35
Campaign website · Phil Gift for Indiana House District 35 · phil4house35.com
“Require large industrial users to pay their fair share”

Elizabeth Rowray

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; nonprofit consultant · Yorktown

The gist

Authored a law setting background checks for child welfare workersIn office
Authored a law reserving child care vouchers for foster childrenIn office
Sponsored a law raising penalties for youth tobacco, THC salesIn office
Authored a bill banning sales of e-liquids and vapor productsIn office
Authored a bill barring AI substitutes for mental health professionalsIn 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.

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Authored a law setting background checks for child welfare workers
House Bill 1357 (2026 session), "Child services provider background checks" — bill text and digest (HB1357.04.ENGS)
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“to undergo a background check once every four years”
Authored a law reserving child care vouchers for foster children
House Bill 1248 (2025 session), "Child Care and Development Fund" — bill text and digest (HB1248.05.ENGS)
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“allocate 200 CCDF vouchers to be used for a child who is placed with a licensed foster parent”
Sponsored a law raising penalties for youth tobacco, THC sales
Senate Bill 144 (2026 session), "Tobacco, THC, and vapor devices" — bill text and digest (SB0144.05.ENGH)
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“Makes it a Class B misdemeanor to sell a THC containing product to a minor.”
Authored a bill banning sales of e-liquids and vapor products
House Bill 1218 (2025 session), "Ban on e-liquids and vapor products" — bill text and digest (HB1218.01.INTR)
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“offering for barter or exchange an e-liquid or vapor product in Indiana after June 30, 2025”
Authored a bill barring AI substitutes for mental health professionals
House Bill 1201 (2026 session), "Various mental health and insurance matters" — bill text and digest (HB1201.01.INTR)
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“Prohibits the use of an artificial intelligence system to impersonate or act as a substitute for a licensed mental health professional.”
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”