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State Representative, 41st District

Vote for: 1
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.

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Jackson T. Hayes

Democratic

Frankfort

The gist

Supports reining in utility monopolies' rates
Supports making data centers pay full taxes and utility rates
Supports expanding Medicaid eligibility and cutting paperwork
Supports shutting down private schools and returning their funding
Supports reducing the number of firearms in circulation
Pledges to fight to reverse Indiana's abortion ban

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Supports reining in utility monopolies' rates
Jackson Hayes: State Representative Candidate District 41
Campaign website · Jackson T. Hayes campaign · sites.google.com
“I would like to see these monopolies reigned in and reminded that they exist to benefit communities, not profit off of them.”
Supports making data centers pay full taxes and utility rates
Jackson Hayes: State Representative Candidate District 41
Campaign website · Jackson T. Hayes campaign · sites.google.com
“My solution to these issues is to have these companies pay their fair share in taxes and utilities rates”
Supports expanding Medicaid eligibility and cutting paperwork
Jackson Hayes: State Representative Candidate District 41
Campaign website · Jackson T. Hayes campaign · sites.google.com
“Medicaid needs to be expanded to allow access for more people by increasing income cap for applicants”
Supports shutting down private schools and returning their funding
Jackson Hayes: State Representative Candidate District 41
Campaign website · Jackson T. Hayes campaign · sites.google.com
“Private schools should be shut down, and the money returned to the communities that it was taken from.”
Supports reducing the number of firearms in circulation
Jackson Hayes: State Representative Candidate District 41
Campaign website · Jackson T. Hayes campaign · sites.google.com
“the solution to this problem is to reduce the number of firearms in circulation”
Pledges to fight to reverse Indiana's abortion ban
Jackson Hayes: State Representative Candidate District 41
Campaign website · Jackson T. Hayes campaign · sites.google.com
“I will always fight to reverse our state's harmful abortion ban”

Mark Genda

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; funeral director · Frankfort

The gist

Authored driving privilege cards for residents without lawful statusIn office
Authored a sales tax exemption for hygiene products and diapersIn office
Authored a bill letting opioid funds buy first responder radiosIn office
Authored a bill authorizing alkaline hydrolysis of human remainsIn office
Voted against 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 driving privilege cards for residents without lawful status
House Bill 1397 (2025 session), "Driving privilege cards" — bill text and digest (HB1397.01.INTR)
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“cannot provide proof of identity and lawful status in the United States may apply for a driving privilege card”
Authored a sales tax exemption for hygiene products and diapers
House Bill 1042 (2025 session), "Sales tax exemption for certain hygiene products" — bill text and digest (HB1042.01.INTR)
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“Provides sales tax exemptions for feminine hygiene products and adult diapers.”
Authored a bill letting opioid funds buy first responder radios
House Bill 1237 (2026 session), "Use of opioid settlement funds" — bill text and digest (HB1237.01.INTR)
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“may be used for the procurement of mobile radio equipment by a city, county, or town for use by first responders”
Authored a bill authorizing alkaline hydrolysis of human remains
House Bill 1240 (2026 session), "Dissolution of human remains" — bill text and digest (HB1240.01.INTR)
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“Amends the definition of cremation to include alkaline hydrolysis as a means for the dissolution of human remains.”
Voted against 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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