State Representative, 50th District · Indiana 2026 General Election

Pepper Snyder

Democratic

Former state fraud investigator · Huntington County

The gist

Supports protecting public school funding over voucher expansion
Supports eliminating sales tax on residential utility bills
Supports keeping rural hospitals and maternity care close to home
Supports a child care tax credit and full CCDF funding
Supports making data centers pay their fair share
Supports legalizing a regulated adult cannabis market

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Supports protecting public school funding over voucher expansion
How I Will Fight for You — Pepper Snyder
Campaign website · The People for Pepper · peopleforpepper.com
“Protect public school funding instead of continuing to expand taxpayer-funded private-school vouchers for the wealthiest Hoosiers.”
Supports eliminating sales tax on residential utility bills
How I Will Fight for You — Pepper Snyder
Campaign website · The People for Pepper · peopleforpepper.com
“Eliminate the 7% sales tax on residential utility bills and fight excessive rate hikes.”
Supports keeping rural hospitals and maternity care close to home
How I Will Fight for You — Pepper Snyder
Campaign website · The People for Pepper · peopleforpepper.com
“Fight to keep hospitals, maternity care, pediatric care and other essential health services available close to home.”
Supports a child care tax credit and full CCDF funding
How I Will Fight for You — Pepper Snyder
Campaign website · The People for Pepper · peopleforpepper.com
“Support a child care tax credit for working Hoosier families and fully fund CCDF vouchers.”
Supports making data centers pay their fair share
How I Will Fight for You — Pepper Snyder
Campaign website · The People for Pepper · peopleforpepper.com
“Make billion-dollar data centers pay their fair share, protect local control”
Supports legalizing a regulated adult cannabis market
How I Will Fight for You — Pepper Snyder
Campaign website · The People for Pepper · peopleforpepper.com
“A regulated, adult-only cannabis market can generate revenue, create businesses and jobs”

Lorissa C. Sweet

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; small-business owner · Wabash

The gist

Authored a bill requiring paper ballots counted by handIn office
Authored a bill barring enforcement of some federal gun lawsIn office
Authored a bill requiring parental consent for minors' DNR ordersIn office
Authored a bill banning weather modification chemicalsIn office
Authored a bill exempting Indiana from daylight saving timeIn 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 bill requiring paper ballots counted by hand
House Bill 1166 (2026 session), "Elections" — bill text and digest (HB1166.01.INTR)
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“Specifies that ballots must be counted by hand.”
Authored a bill barring enforcement of some federal gun laws
House Bill 1657 (2025 session), "Second amendment protection" — bill text and digest (HB1657.01.INTR)
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“no person or entity has the authority to enforce, attempt to enforce, or participate in any way in enforcing particular federal laws concerning firearms”
Authored a bill requiring parental consent for minors' DNR orders
House Bill 1255 (2026 session), "Presumption of continuation of life" — bill text and digest (HB1255.01.INTR)
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“Establishes a presumption that the continuation of life is in a minor's best interests.”
Authored a bill banning weather modification chemicals
House Bill 1335 (2025 session), "Weather control" — bill text and digest (HB1335.01.INTR)
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“Prohibits a person who has the intent of affecting the intensity of sunlight, temperature, or weather from discharging a chemical or apparatus into the atmosphere”
Authored a bill exempting Indiana from daylight saving time
House Bill 1337 (2025 session), "Time observance in Indiana" — bill text and digest (HB1337.01.INTR)
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“Exempts Indiana from daylight saving time.”
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”