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State Representative, 41st District

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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.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Jackson T. HayesDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Mark GendaRepublican

    • Authored a sales tax exemption for hygiene products and diapersIn office

Public safety

  • Jackson T. HayesDemocratic

    • Supports reducing the number of firearms in circulation

  • Mark GendaRepublican

    • Authored a bill letting opioid funds buy first responder radiosIn office

Education

  • Jackson T. HayesDemocratic

    • Supports shutting down private schools and returning their funding

  • Mark GendaRepublican

    No documented position found.

Economy & jobs

  • Jackson T. HayesDemocratic

    • Supports making data centers pay full taxes and utility rates

  • Mark GendaRepublican

    • Authored driving privilege cards for residents without lawful statusIn office

Roads & infrastructure

Health & human services

  • Jackson T. HayesDemocratic

    • Supports expanding Medicaid eligibility and cutting paperwork
    • Pledges to fight to reverse Indiana's abortion ban

  • Mark GendaRepublican

    • Authored a bill authorizing alkaline hydrolysis of human remainsIn office

Government & transparency

  • Jackson T. HayesDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Mark GendaRepublican

    • Voted against the 2025 mid-decade congressional redistricting billIn 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; 7 issues covered in this race.