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State Representative, 40th District

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Term
2 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

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

Taxes & budget

  • William ColteryahnDemocratic

    • Supports making big-box stores pay full property assessments
    • Opposes TIFs and abatements for large companies
  • Gregory E. SteuerwaldRepublican

    No documented position found.

Public safety

Education

Roads & infrastructure

Government & transparency

  • William ColteryahnDemocratic

    • Supports local authority to approve or reject data centers
    • Supports opt-in consent for personal data collection
  • Gregory E. SteuerwaldRepublican

    • Voted against the 2025 mid-decade congressional redistricting billIn office

Courts & justice

  • William ColteryahnDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Gregory E. SteuerwaldRepublican

    • Authored a law setting procedures for police Giglio listsIn office
    • Sponsored a law setting eyewitness identification proceduresIn office
    • Sponsored a law shielding judges' personal informationIn office
    • Authored a bill funding prosecutors through new court feesIn office

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 6 issues covered in this race.